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Table 4 Growth parameters and survival rate of kutum ( Rutilus frisii kutum ) in experimental treatments (trial 1–2) and control

From: Effect of copper sulfate on the survival and growth performance of Caspian Sea kutum, Rutilus frisii kutum

Treatments

Control

T1

T2

Growth Indices

Free of copper sulfate

0.11 mg L-1copper sulfate

0.23 mg L-1copper sulfate

Initial weight (g)

3.90 ± 0.11

3.87 ± 0.04

3.91 ± 0.18

Final body weight (g)

4.74 ± 0.11a

4.62 ± 0.06ab

4.42 ± 0.17b

Body weight increased (g)

0.84 ± 0.01a

0.75 ± 0.06b

0.52 ± 0.03c

Specific growth rate for weight (% BW day-1)

0.32 ± 0.01a

0.29 ± 0.03ab

0.20 ± 0.02b

Feed Conversion Ratio (%)

0.60 ± 0.01a

0.66 ± 0.06a

0.95 ± 0.08b

Condition Factor

0.82 ± 0.01

0.81 ± 0.01

0.79 ± 0.03

Survival rate (%)

96.18 ± 2.18a

89.28 ± 4.28ab

81.99 ± 5.71b

  1. Groups with different alphabetic superscripts differ significantly at P < 0.05 (ANOVA).