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Table 2 The experimental diet formulations and their proximate composition (%, dry weight)

From: Temporal changes in the gut microbiota in farmed Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) outweigh the response to diet supplementation with macroalgae

 

Diet

CTRL

ULVA

ASCO

Diet formulation

 LT94 Fish mealb

66.00

64.94

62.44

 Fish oilb

12.74

12.75

12.90

 Ascophyllum nodosum

–

–

10.00

 Ulva rigida

–

10.00

–

 Wheat glutenc

9.00

9.00

9.00

 Potato starchc

10.10

1.18

2.53

 Vitamin & mineral premixd

2.00

2.00

2.00

 Antioxidante

0.02

0.02

0.02

Proximate Compositiona

 Protein

50.65

50.76

50.15

 Lipid

20.10

20.79

20.82

 Ash

15.53

18.05

17.58

 Energy; MJ kg−1

20.12

20.12

19.96

  1. an = 3
  2. bUnited fish industries Ltd., Grimsby, UK
  3. cGemcom, London, UK
  4. dPremier nutrition products Ltd., Rugley, UK. (Manufacturer’s analysis: Ca 12.09%; ash 78.71%; Na 8.86%; vitamin A 1.00 μg kg− 1; vitamin D3 0.10%, vitamin E 7.00 g kg− 1; Cu 250 mg kg− 1; Mg 15.6 g kg− 1; P 5.2 g kg− 1)
  5. eBarox plus liquid, Kemin Europa N.V., Herentals, Belgium