Table 6 Survival, growth, and swim bladder % of G. seabream, Sparus aurata larvae 0.2 mg IBW for 20 DPH produced from broodstock fed at control (C), Nano-Se, and Org-Se diets during the maturation period.

From: The impact of various selenium forms during the maturation period of Gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) broodstock on the reproductive performance, egg, and offspring quality

Treatment

Control

Nano-Se

Org-Se

P-Value

Final length, mm*

4.10 ± 0.06c

5.00 ± 0.12a

4.63 ± 0.07b

0.001

Length gain, mm

1.20 ± 0.06c

2.10 ± 0.12a

1.73 ± 0.07b

0.001

Final weight, mg

2.22 ± 0.06b

2.84 ± 0.001a

2.54 ± 0.01ab

0.001

Gain, mg

2.02 ± 0.06b

2.64 ± 0.003a

2.34 ± 0.01ab

0.001

SGR, %/day

12.04 ± 0.14b

13.27 ± 0.01a

12.71 ± 0.02ab

0.001

Survival, %

53.80 ± 0.45c

57.41 ± 0.63a

54.79 ± 0.26b

0.004

Swim bladder percentage, %

94.33 ± 0.33b

98 ± 0.58a

97 ± 0.58a

0.050

  1. *Initial length = 2.9 mm/larvae. Values in the same row with a different superscript are significantly different.