Supplemental effects of mixed ingredients and rice bran on the growth performance, survival and yield of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus reared in fertilized earthen ponds

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Table 3 Growth performance parameters of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus fed on the mixed ingredients (MI) and rice bran (RB) diets during the study period

Growth parameter	Diet type
Growth parameter	Mixed ingredients (MI) diet	Rice bran alone (RB) diet
Initial mean weight (g)	14.62 ± 0.61	14.62 ± 0.61
Final mean weight, FMW (g)	128.32 ± 7.32	115.06 ± 6.53
Mean weight gain, MWG (g)	12.63 ± 1.00	11.16 ± 0.88
Daily mean weight gain, DWG (g day⁻¹)	0.43 ± 0.03	0.38 ± 0.03
Specific growth rate, SGR (%)	0.92 ± 0.15	0.89 ± 0.14
Condition factor (K)	1.85 ± 0.02	1.89 ± 0.02
Percentage survival (%)	82.60 ± 4.53	81.54 ± 6.18

All measured growth performance parameters were not statistically different (MWG, t₍₇₀₎ = 1.112, p = 0.270; DWG, t₍₇₀₎ = 0.939, p = 0.351 and SGR, t₍₇₀₎ = 0.162, p = 0.872)