Growth Responses of Tilapia aurea to Dietary Protein Quality and Quantity
- 1 May 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
- Vol. 107 (3) , 479-483
- https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1978)107<479:grotat>2.0.co;2
Abstract
Juvenile Tilapia aurea were fed diets containing fish meal, soybean meal, or mixtures of these to provide 15, 22, 29, or 36% dietary protein. Average daily gain and food conversions were determined over a 12‐week period. Growth rates of fish fed the 36% protein diets were greater than those fed the other protein levels. Within each protein level, the 100% fish meal diets produced the greatest growth, although no differences were observed between any of the protein sources when fed at the 36% protein level. No significant correlations were observed between protein level or source and body protein composition.Keywords
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