Table 3
Growth performance, feed utilization efficiency, and morphological parameters of mandarin fish fed the four experimental diets for 12 weeks

Experimental diets

FO

LO

SO

Lard

IBW1

1.8 ± 0.02

1.8 ± 0.02

1.7 ± 0.01

1.8 ± 0.02

FBW2

11.6 ± 0.3

10.9 ± 0.3

10.3 ± 0.03

10.7 ± 0.4

WG3

549 ± 20

524 ± 18

503 ± 1

499 ± 13

SGR4

2.23 ± 0.04

2.18 ± 0.04

2.14 ± 0.00

2.13 ± 0.03

DFI5

2.54 ± 0.10a

2.50 ± 0.06a

2.81 ± 0.02b

2.72 ± 0.04ab

DPI6

1.44 ± 0.06

1.42 ± 0.03

1.57 ± 0.01

1.53 ± 0.02

FE7

69.1 ± 3.2

69.1 ± 2.3

61.4 ± 0.8

62.5 ± 1.2

PER8

1.44 ± 0.06

1.45 ± 0.04

1.31 ± 0.01

1.34 ± 0.02

Survival (%)

98.7 ± 1.33

97.3 ± 1.33

98.7 ± 1.33

98.7 ± 1.33

CF9

1.14 ± 0.11

1.41 ± 0.06

1.17 ± 0.02

1.14 ± 0.11

HSI10

2.06 ± 0.10

3.04 ± 0.57

2.47 ± 0.28

2.24 ± 0.09

VSI11

9.93 ± 0.73

10.42 ± 0.50

9.65 ± 0.74

8.95 ± 0.30