Table 3 Effect of defatted diatom microalgal biomass on body weight, feed intake, egg production rate, egg mass and FCR

1.53 ± 0.16

1.60 ± 0.19

1.58 ± 0.18

1.58 ± 0.20

1.47 ± 0.08

1.58 ± 0.08

1.53 ± 0.11

1.51 ± 0.10

100.1 ± 4.9

96.9 ± 3.9

95.9 ± 6.7

92.6 ± 11.2

96.0 ± 8.3^a

96.0 ± 3.6^a

95.0 ± 6.9^a

85.5 ± 4.5^b

98.1 ± 6.0^a

96.4 ± 3.4^ab

95.4 ± 5.9^ab

89.1 ± 5.9^b

86.7 ± 3.4

83.7 ± 6.3

84.7 ± 6.6

75.1 ± 16.4

81.3 ± 11.2^a

85.6 ± 5.0^a

83.9 ± 8.7^a

69.0 ± 6.6^b

84.0 ± 7.1^a

84.6 ± 4.7^a

84.3 ± 7.1^a

72.1 ± 10.1^b

52.02 ± 2.02

49.79 ± 3.68

50.21 ± 3.23

45.63 ± 8.65

48.77 ± 5.02^a

49.73 ± 2.23^a

49.71 ± 4.34^a

41.43 ± 4.01^b

50.40 ± 3.87^a

49.74 ± 2.93^a

49.96 ± 3.36^a

43.53 ± 5.71^b

1.92 ± 0.03

1.95 ± 0.05

1.91 ± 0.06

2.02 ± 0.11

1.97 ± 0.08^a

1.93 ± 0.04^a

1.92 ± 0.05^a

2.06 ± 0.05^b

1.94 ± 0.06^a

1.94 ± 0.04^a

1.92 ± 0.05^a

2.05 ± 0.09^b