Biometrics of gilthead sea bream from the fasting and re-feeding experiment.

Body weight, total length, 1hepatosomatic index [HSI = (Liver weight/Body weight)*100], 2mesenteric fat index [MFI = (Adipose weight/Body weight)*100], and 3condition factor [CF = (Body weight/Total length3)*100]. Results are shown as mean ± SEM (n = 7–8). Different letters (a,b) indicate significant differences at p<0,05 with fasting and re-feeding periods analysed separately. 4Condition: D: day, C: control fed fish, F: fasted fish, R: re-fed fish.