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Table 1 Effects of four types of feed on the growth of juvenile sea cucumbers (n = 15)

From: Culture of benthic diatom Nitzschia sp. with macroalgae carriers and its application as feed of juveniles Stichopus japonicus

Bait

Group I

Group II

Group III

Group IV

Diatoms cultured with Ulva

Ulva powder

Diatoms cultured without carrier

Commercial bait

Survival rate (SR, %)

98.88 ± 0.37

95.55 ± 0.75

98.88 ± 0.46

97.78 ± 0.44

Final weight (Wt, g)

15.23 ± 1.12a

8.06 ± 0.95c

15.56 ± 1.23a

11.01 ± 1.03b

Weight growth rate (WGR, %)

144.67 ± 7.76a

61.24 ± 8.10c

151.21 ± 7.54a

100.22 ± 7.94b

Special growth rate (SGR; % d-1)

1.49 ± 0.09a

0.80 ± 0.08c

1.54 ± 0.11a

1.16 ± 0.12b

Feed efficiency (FE, %)

85.32 ± 6.42a

43.25 ± 4.35c

87.65 ± 7.15a

78.64 ± 6.54b

Ratio of visceral weight to body wall weight (VBR, %)

17.52 ± 0.93

19.34 ± 1.12

17.44 ± 0.87

18.15 ± 1.02

Ratio of intestine weight to body wall weight (IBR, %)

4.15 ± 0.21

5.03 ± 0.33a

4.16 ± 0.25

4.32 ± 0.19

Ratio of intestine length to body length (IB, %)

4.27 ± 0.15

5.33 ± 0.17a

4.25 ± 0.11

4.37 ± 0.16

  1. In the same row, values with the same superscripts or no superscripts are not significantly different (p > 0.05), while distinct superscripts signify significant differences between values (p < 0.05)