International Journal of Aquaculture, 2016, Vol.6, No.12, 1
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Table 1 Monthly proximate composition of Coppens
®
feed stored under airtight and open conditions for the period of six months
November
December
January
February
March
April
Air Tight
Open
Air Tight
Open
Air Tight
Open
Air Tight
Open
Air Tight
Open
Air Tight
Open
Moisture
9.50±0.00
a
9.42±0.02
b
9.47±0.02
9.45±0.01
9.61±0.01
a
9.42±0.01
b
9.75±0.00
a
9.68±0.01
b
9.78±0.01
b
9.90±0.01
a
9.81±0.01
b
10.01±0.01
a
Ash
7.22±0.00
7.20±0.01
7.17±0.01
7.18±0.01
7.15±0.02
7.19±0.02
7.11±0.00
b
7.17±0.01
a
7.15±0.01
7.14±0.00
7.11±0.01
7.11±0.01
Lipid
13.29±0.03
a
13.05±0.03
b
13.23±0.03
13.22±0.03
13.21±0.02
a
12.82±0.01
b
13.24±0.00
a
12.70±0.00
b
13.21±0.00
a
12.33±0.01
b
13.19±0.00
a
12.27±0.01
b
Protein
43.65±0.01
43.69±0.02
43.80±0.01
a
43.65±0.03
b
43.75±0.01
a
42.09±0.02
b
43.76±0.01
a
40.32±0.00
b
43.67±0.00
a
39.97±0.01
b
43.70±0.01
a
39.88±0.01
b
NFE
33.03±0.04
b
33.33±0.02
a
32.95±0.06
b
33.26±0.01
a
33.20±0.02
b
35.16±0.01
a
33.28±0.01
b
37.08±0.01
a
33.22±0.04
b
37.89±0.00
a
33.17±0.01
b
38.13±0.02
a
Fibre
2.81±0.01
2.73±0.03
2.82±0.02
a
2.69±0.01
b
2.70±0.01
b
2.77±0.01
a
2.61±0.01
b
2.74±0.00
a
2.75±0.03
2.67±0.01
2.83±0.01
a
2.62±0.01
b
Note: Mean in the same row within the same month with different superscript differ significantly (P<0.05)
Table 2 Monthly proximate composition of Multifeed
®
stored under airtight and open storage conditions for the period of six months.
November
December
January
February
March
April
Air Tight
Open
Air Tight
Open
Air Tight
Open
Air Tight
Open
Air Tight
Open
Air Tight
Open
Moisture
9.31±0.01
9.30±0.01
9.32±0.00
a
9.30±0.00
b
9.45±0.01
9.46±0.01
9.48±0.00
b
9.61±0.01
a
9.58±0.01
b
9.80±0.01
a
9.70±0.01
b
9.89±0.01
a
Ash
6.08±0.01
b
6.13±0.01
a
5.94±0.01
5.93±0.01
5.94±0.00
b
6.23±0.01
a
5.97±0.01
b
6.23±0.00
a
6.01±0.01
b
6.22±0.01
a
5.99±0.01b
6.28±0.01
a
Lipid
12.68±0.01
a
12.38±0.02
b
12.80±0.01
a
12.35±0.01
b
12.71±0.00
a
12.36±0.01
b
12.68±0.01
a
12.25±0.00
b
12.63±0.00
a
12.13±0.00
b
12.77±0.01
b
12.10±0.01
a
Protein
47.11±0.00
a
47.07±0.01
b
46.90±0.02
46.91±0.01
46.15±0.00
a
45.67±0.00
b
46.00±0.01
a
45.57±0.01
b
45.56±0.01
a
45.47±0.00
b
45.29±0.00
b
45.39±0.00
a
NFE
31.46±0.01
b
31.85±0.01
a
31.83±0.01
b
32.28±0.02
a
32.66±0.00
b
33.13±0.01
a
32.78±0.00
b
33.32±0.02
a
33.20±0.00
b
33.51±0.01
a
33.33±0.01
b
33.54±0.02
a
Fibre
2.67±0.01
a
2.59±0.01
b
2.54±0.00
2.54±0.00
2.55±0.00b
2.60±0.01
a
2.57±0.01
2.64±0.02
2.59±0.01
b
2.66±0.00
a
2.63±0.01
b
2.69±0.01
a
Note: Mean in the same row within the same month with different superscript differ significantly (P<0.05)
Table 3 Monthly proximate composition of Vitafeed
®
stored under airtight and open conditions.
November
December
January
February
March
April
Air Tight
Open
Air Tight
Open
Air Tight
Open
Air Tight
Open
Air Tight
Open
Air Tight
Open
Moisture
11.04±0.02
11.02±0.02
11.02±0.00
b
11.19±0.01
a
11.10±0.01
b
11.42±0.01
a
11.19±0.01
b
11.65±0.01
a
11.33±0.00
b
11.73±0.00
a
11.30±0.00
b
12.01±0.01
a
Ash
5.86±0.02
5.82±0.03
5.86±0.01
b
6.00±0.00
a
5.81±0.02
b
6.11±0.01
a
5.82±0.01
b
6.33±0.01
a
5.87±0.01
b
6.46±0.01
a
5.85±0.01
b
6.68±0.00
a
Lipid
12.02±0.01
a
11.75±0.01
b
11.92±0.01
a
11.72±0.01
b
11.93±0.01
a
11.56±0.01
b
11.87±0.01
a
11.47±0.01
b
11.85±0.01
a
11.23±0.01
b
11.83±0.00
a
10.92±0.01
b
Protein
48.14±0.03
48.10±0.01
48.04±0.01
b
48.15±0.02
a
48.16±0.02
b
47.42±0.01
a
46.41±0.01
a
43.12±0.01
b
45.61±0.01
a
39.43±0.01
b
44.87±0.00
a
37.98±0.01
b
NFE
30.31±0.02
b
30.75±0.00
a
30.53±0.01
a
30.40±0.01
b
30.44±0.01
a
31.28±0.01
b
32.35±0.00
b
35.23±0.01
a
33.16±0.02
b
39.36±0.00
a
33.96±0.01
b
40.39±0.01
a
Fibre
3.67±0.01
a
3.57±0.00
b
3.65±0.01
b
3.73±0.02
a
3.67±0.00
3.62±0.01
3.55±0.01
b
3.87±0.01
a
3.51±0.01
3.51±0.00
3.50±0.00
b
4.04±0.01
a
Note: Mean in the same row within the same month with different superscript differ significantly (P<0.05)
