Table 2. Weight gain (WG), specific growth rate (SGR), total feed consumption (TFC), and feed conversion ratio (FCR) of striped catfish (Pangasius hypophthalmus) fed different level of crude protein diets with kombucha supplementation for 40 days
| Treatment | Parameters |
| Initial weight (g) | Final weight (g) | WG (g) | SGR (%) | TFC (g) | FCR |
| Pa | Ka | 8.96 ± 0.58 | 16.90 ± 0.82 | 7.94 ± 0.44c | 1.59 ± 0.08c | 15.64 ± 0.33 | 1.98 ± 0.13a |
| Kb | 9.18 ± 0.47 | 20.94 ± 0.34 | 11.76 ± 0.44b | 2.06 ± 0.12b | 16.37 ± 1.20 | 1.40 ± 0.14b |
| Pb | Ka | 9.08 ± 0.28 | 21.45 ± 0.61 | 12.37 ± 0.81b | 2.15 ± 0.13b | 16.55 ± 2.41 | 1.34 ± 0.18bc |
| Kb | 9.14 ± 0.47 | 24.47 ± 1.32 | 15.33 ± 1.20a | 2.46 ± 0.15a | 17.89 ± 0.89 | 1.18 ± 0.14c |
| Two-way ANOVA |
| Protein level (P) | | | p < 0.00 | p < 0.00 | p < 0.08 | p < 0.00 |
| Kombucha (K) | | | p < 0.00 | p < 0.00 | p < 0.12 | p < 0.00 |
| P × K (Interaction) | | | p < 0.24 | p < 0.15 | p < 0.64 | p < 0.01 |
The values are presented as the mean ± SD.
Significant differences (p < 0.05) between treatments within the same columns are denoted by superscript letters.
PaKa, low protein diet without kombucha; PaKb, low protein diet with kombucha; PbKa, high protein diet without kombucha; PbKb, high protein diet with kombucha.