Debaryomyces hansenii supplementation in low fish meal diets promotes growth, modulates microbiota and enhances intestinal condition in juvenile marine fish

Table 2 Growth and feed performance indicators in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) fed experimental low fishmeal diets containing Debaryomyces hansenii (1.1%, 17.2 × 10⁵ CFU; Yeast diet) or devoid of the probiotic (Control diet)

	Control diet	Yeast diet	P-value
Final body weight (BW_f), g	84.4 ± 2.92	95.6 ± 4.64	0.007^*
Body weight gain (BWG), g	69.9 ± 2.92	81.1 ± 4.65	0.007^*
Specific growth rate (SGR), %BW/d	2.52 ± 0.05	2.69 ± 0.07	0.006^*
Survival rate (SR), %	92.0 ± 3.3	93.0 ± 2.0	0.620
Feed intake (FI), g/fish	86.9 ± 3.77	84.3 ± 6.65	0.526
Feed conversion ratio (FCR), BWG/FI	1.26 ± 0.07	1.06 ± 0.05	0.003^*

Data are shown as the mean ± standard deviation (SD). The asterisk (*) denotes statistically significant differences between both groups (Student’s t-test, P < 0.05; n = 4)

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