Table 4.
Condition factor, viscerasomatic index, hepatosomatic index and hepatic glycogen content of juvenile blunt snout bream fed with the experimental diets.
Carbohydrate sources Condition factor (%) Viscerasomatic index (%) Hepatosomatic index (%) Hepatic glycogen content (%)
Wheat starch 2.14 ± 0.13ab 10.9 ± 0.75 2.80 ± 0.16b 7.99 ± 0.88b
Corn starch 2.19 ± 0.06b 11.6 ± 0.55 2.59 ± 0.24b 7.79 ± 0.37b
Dextrin 2.03 ± 0.02ab 11.2 ± 0.41 2.52 ± 0.25b 8.33 ± 0.39b
Maltose 2.02 ± 0.03ab 11.5 ± 0.35 1.98 ± 0.24ab 6.94 ± 0.71b
Glucose 2.06 ± 0.03ab 12.0 ± 0.70 2.59 ± 0.33b 7.17 ± 0.62b
Cellulose 1.96 ± 0.06a 11.2 ± 0.34 1.48 ± 0.14a 3.92 ± 0.62a
Mean values and standard error (± SE) are presented for each parameter. Significant differences within the diets are indicated by different letters (P < 0.05).