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Table 1 Ingredients of the Nile tilapia basal diet (air dry basis %)

From: Dietary Pediastrum boryanum microalgal extract improves growth, enhances immunity, and regulates immune-related genes in Nile tilapia

Ingredient

Control

 Yellow Corn

17.87

 Soyabean meal

27

 Fish meal

16

 Wheat bran

32.0

 Corn gluten meal

3

 Gelatin

2

 Sunflower Oil

0.5

 Vitamins & mineral premixa

0.50

 Salt

0.3

 Vitamin C

0.1

 Antioxidants

0.02

 Dicalcium Phosphate

0.5

 Methionine

0.21

  1. aTrace minerals and vitamin premixes were prepared to cover the levels of microminerals and vitamins in tilapia fish, as recommended by the NRC (1993). Vitamins premix (IU or mg/kg diet); vit. A 5000, Vit. D3 1000, vit. E 20, vit. k3 2, vit. B1 2, vit. B2 5, vit. B6 1.5, vit. B12 0.02, Pantothenic acid 10, Folic acid 1, Biotin 0.15, Niacin 30. Mineral mixture (mg/kg diet); Fe 40, Mn 80, Cu 4, Zn 50, I 0.5, Co 0.2 & Se 0.2