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Table 2 Growth performance of rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss ) in control, low exposed (1μg/l) and high exposed (3 μg/l) cadmium over the experimental period of 30 days

From: Effects of cadmium at sub-lethal concentration on growth and biochemical parameters in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Parameters/groups

Control

LowCd

HighCd

MWi

19.51±0.5a

19.30±0.26a

19. 6±0.25a

MWf

48.39±1.03a

41.24±0.41b

31.71±0.55c

MBLi

12.3±0.32a

12.4±0.25a

12.65±0.10a

MBLf

15.96±0.12a

15.30±0.15b

14.30±0.15c

CFi

1.047±0.01a

1.012±0.01a

0.968±0.01b

CFf

1.190±0.01a

1.151±0.03b

1.085±0.01b

SGR

3.03±0.03a

2.53±0.2b

1.606±0.03c

BWG

148.153±10.85a

113.678±8.65b

61.88±6.5c

FCR

2.808±0.33a

3.156±0.56b

4.968±0.63c

  1. MWi: Initial mean weight (g); MWf: Final mean weight (g); MBLi: Initial mean body length (cm); MBLf: Final mean body length (cm); CFi: Initial condition factor, CFf: Final conditionfactor; SGR: Specific growth rate; FCR: Feed conversion ratio. BWG: Body weight gain. Significant differences between values in columns are indicated with letters (P < 0. 05); values in columns with the same letters are not significantly different. Significant differences between values in columns are indicated with letters (P < 0. 05); values in columns with the same letters are not significantly different.