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Table 1. Proximate composition (%) of diets used in a feeding trial with free-swimming and caged tilapia in ponds in Sagana, Kenya.1
Table 1

1 Values are means of two replicates ± SD for the first batch of diets used in the experiment.

2 Protein in subsequent batches of the test diet was within 1% of the first batch. Protein ranged from 9.8 to 12.4% for subsequent batches of the pig finisher and 4.7 to 8.1% for subsequent batches of rice bran.

3 Lipid in subsequent batches of all diets was within 1% of the values for batch 1.

4 Dry matter in subsequent batches of all diets was within 2% of the values for batch 1.

5 Ash in subsequent batches of pig finisher was within 1% of the value for batch 1. Ash in subsequent batches of rice bran ranged from 15.5 to 21.1%.