Table 3 Growth performance, food utilize and hepatoma somatic index of zebrafish fed diets with a conventional diet (CD), a high-fat diet (HFD), and an HFD supplemented with 2% Nannochloropsis oculate (HFD + NO) for 4 weeks (means ± SD)

From: Astaxanthin-rich Nannochloropsis oculata mitigates high-fat diet-induced liver dysfunction in zebrafish by modulating lipid metabolism and oxidative stress

Parameters

CD

HFD

HFD + NO

P-value

Initial weight (g)

0.398 ± 0.03

0.402 ± 0.02

0.399 ± 0.08

0.268

Final weight (g)

1.103 ± 0.04 c

1.117 ± 0.06 b

1.122 ± 0.01a

0.001

Weight gain (%)

215.11 ± 3.12 c

224.32 ± 1.12 b

228.21 ± 2.70 a

0.002

SGR (%)

1.10 ± 0.03 c

1.15 ± 0.04 b

1.17 ± 0.02 a

< 0.001

FCR

1.19 ± 0.14 b

1.84 ± 0.09 a

1.20 ± 0.11 b

0.001

HSI (%)

0.40 ± 0.02 b

0.68 ± 0.01 a

0.40 ± 0.04 b

0.01

  1. The letters of the difference in each row indicate significance. P < 0.05 was considered as significant.
  2. SGR, specific growth rate; HIS, hepato-somatic index; FCR, feed conversion ratio
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