Table 3. Protein and Lipid Retention of striped catfish (Pangasius hypophthalmus) fed different level of crude protein diets with kombucha supplementation for 40 days

Treatment Parameters
Protein content (g) Protein retention (%) Lipid content (g) Lipid retention (%)
Pa Ka 39.65 ± 1.20d 26.12 ± 1.60c 11.64 ± 1.42b 42.08 ± 8.86c
Kb 51.59 ± 1.56c 38.66 ± 4.62b 13.40 ± 1.91b 50.36 ± 14.59bc
Pb Ka 64.50 ± 4.60b 37.54 ± 5.25b 12.93 ± 2.58b 70.46 ± 23.99b
Kb 90.37 ± 7.12a 52.43 ± 5.73a 25.17 ± 1.69a 184.85 ± 20.27a
Two-way ANOVA
Protein level (P) p < 0.00 p < 0.00 p < 0.00 p < 0.00
Kombucha (K) p < 0.00 p < 0.00 p < 0.00 p < 0.00
P × K (Interaction) p < 0.00 p < 0.58 p < 0.00 p < 0.00
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.