Table 3 Mean ± SD of body mass of chub mackerel immediately and 46 or 50 days post-surgery, and the associated specific growth rate
Experimental group | n | Days | Specific growth rate (%) | Final survival rate (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 46 (50) | ||||
Warm condition | |||||
Implantation-A | 2 | 475 | 468 | −0.03 | 23 |
441 | 409 | −0.16 | |||
External-1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 |
External-2 | 1 | 411 | 314 | −0.58 | 20 |
Untagged | 8 | 482 ± 81 | 503 ± 84 | 0.10 ± 0.22 | 53 |
Implant-sham | 8 | 425 ± 44 | 447 ± 68 | 0.09 ± 0.10 | 58 |
External-sham | 5 | 476 ± 84 | 446 ± 39 | −0.12 ± 0.41 | 36 |
Cold condition | |||||
Implantation-A | 6 | 474 ± 31 | 523 ± 58 | 0.18 ± 0.11 | 86 |
Implantation-B | 7 | 485 ± 40 | 547 ± 55 | 0.27 ± 0.09 | 100 |
Implantation-C | 8 | 510 ± 72 | 586 ± 93 | 0.24 ± 0.07 | 100 |
Untagged | 10 | 509 ± 71 | 579 ± 81 | 0.26 ± 0.12 | 100 |