66 JUNE 2013 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WAS.ORG TABLE 2. Growth Performance of C. striatus fingerlings fed on different diets. Parameters Aloe vera Bacillus subtilis Terminalia catappa Control Initial length (cm) 4.6±0.4 4.7±0.3 4.9±0.4 4.9±0.4 Final length (cm) 7.9±0.5 8.2±0.8 9.7±0.4 7.9±0.5 Initial weight (g) 1.0±0.2 1.0±0.2 1.0±0.2 1.0±0.2 Final weight (g) 3.9±0.7 3.9±0.7 7.3±0.6 3.9±0.5 Weight gain (g) 2.9 2.9 6.3 2.9 SGR (%/d) 2.7 2.9 4.0 2.6 Condition Factor 0.79 0.77 0.80 0.79 Survival (%) 100 90 90 60 TABLE 3. Mortality of C. striata fingerlings challenged by A. hydrophila. Diet Hours post-challenge 24 48 72 96 120 144 168 Total Control * * * 1/10 * 1/9 2/8 4/10 Terminalia catappa * * * * 1/10 * * 1/10 Aloe vera * * * * * * * 0/10 Bacillus subtilis * * * * * 1/10 * 1/10
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