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Table 2 Carotenoid content (mg/kg) in the skin and tail fin of Blood parrot fed the golden apple snail egg powder for 20, 40, and 60 days

From: Effects of dietary supplementation of golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) egg on survival, pigmentation and antioxidant activity of Blood parrot

 

Dietary treatments

Control

EP5 %

EP15 %

0 day

   

 Skin

36.13 ± 10.65ab

36.13 ± 10.65a

36.13 ± 10.65a

 Tail fin

50.51 ± 8.33x

50.51 ± 8.33x

50.51 ± 8.33x

20 days

   

 Skin

52.96 ± 13.46b

53.17 ± 16.09a

46.59 ± 14.17ab

 Tail fin

43.45 ± 14.63x

62.55 ± 11.75x

81.44 ± 17.70*y

40 days

   

 Skin

43.90 ± 14.82ab

53.31 ± 9.51a

61.38 ± 7.52b

 Tail fin

35.24 ± 8.78x

77.96 ± 18.41*x

86.91 ± 30.63*y

60 days

   

 Skin

30.10 ± 8.90a

48.94 ± 15.38a

60.86 ± 10.83*b

 Tail fin

21.02 ± 5.86x

71.80 ± 29.93*x

131.82 ± 23.22*z

  1. Values are presented as the mean ± SD
  2. P < 0.05 versus control group, Different superscripts a and b with each columndemarcate significant (P < 0.05) differences in the skin tissue; different superscripts x, yandzdemarcate significant (P < 0.05) differences in the tail fin tissue