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Table 3 Intestinal dry matter and leucine aminopeptidase activity (LAP) (Mean values with their standard errors)

From: Choline supplementation prevents diet induced gut mucosa lipid accumulation in post-smolt Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)

 

LFa

LFCb

Pooled SEM

P-valuec

Intestinal dry matter (%)

 PI1

9.3

10.3

0.65

0.062

 PI2

11.0

12.2

0.71

0.086

 MI

12.9

14.5

0.67

0.005

 DI1

12.9

14.0

0.48

0.011

 DI2

11.0

12.7

0.47

<0.001

LAP (mmol/h/kg BW)

 PI

244

235

16.1

0.729

 DI

44

43

3.1

0.743

LAP (μmol/h/mg prot)

 PI

331

385

25.3

0.309

 DI

228

244

17.3

0.237

  1. aControl low fishmeal diet group (n = 20)
  2. bCholine supplemented low fishmeal diet (n = 20)
  3. cP-values in bold indicate significant differences between the two treatments; italicized values represent trends