From: Quantifying the genetic parameters of feed efficiency in juvenile Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus
Trait1 | N | Mean ± SD | Min | Max | CV (%) | LS Means ± SE | |
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Males | Females | ||||||
Growth traits and feed intake | |||||||
BWi | 1029 | 22.4 ± 5.64 | 7.74 | 40.15 | 25.1 | 23.4 ± 0.17a | 21.01 ± 0.18b |
BWf | 993 | 31.9 ± 8.26 | 10.04 | 56.61 | 25.9 | 33.7 ± 0.26a | 29.4 ± 0.27b |
TGCLOSS | 997 | − 0.036 ± 0.01 | − 0.068 | 0.00 | 24.9 | − 0.036 ± 0.001a | − 0.036 ± 0.001a |
TGCCOMP | 995 | 0.282 ± 0.049 | 0.024 | 0.426 | 17.5 | 0.296 ± 0.002a | 0.265 ± 0.002b |
BWG | 981 | 9.33 ± 3.14 | 0.76 | 18.3 | 33.7 | 10.3 ± 0.11a | 8.35 ± 0.12b |
TGCFI | 993 | 0.16 ± 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.28 | 22.5 | 0.17 ± 0.001a | 0.15 ± 0.002b |
FI | 949 | 8.35 ± 2.42 | 1.80 | 15.6 | 29.0 | 9.05 ± 0.09a | 8.17 ± 0.09b |
Feed efficiency traits | |||||||
FCR | 953 | 0.94 ± 0.21 | 0.47 | 1.55 | 22.1 | 0.91 ± 0.01a | 1.01 ± 0.01b |
RFI | 935 | 0 ± 1.53 | −4.41 | 4.40 | NR | −0.40 ± 0.06a | 0.09 ± 0.07b |