Carotenoid coloration and coloration-linked gene expression in red tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) tissues

BMC Veterinary Research

Table 2 Carotenoid values in different tissues of the red tilapia as affected by the different treatments

TREATMENTS	SKIN	FINS	MUSCLE
D. carota peel+ feeds	2.18 ± 0.13^a	2.82 ± 0.13^a	1.68 ± 0.15^a
I. aquatica leaves+ feeds	1.54 ± 0.12^b	1.90 ± 0.13^b	1.53 ± 0.06^a
M. oleifera leaves+ feeds	1.41 ± 0.06^b	1.23 ± 0.10^c	1.50 ± 0.21^a
Control Feeds	0.58 ± 0.14^c	0.70 ± 0.13^d	0.53 ± 0.02^b
P	<.001	<.001	<.001

Note: Comparison in columns. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Means within the same column with same superscript letter are not significantly different

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