| publication name | EFFECT OF PARTIAL AND TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF FISH MEAL BY SOYBEAN MEAL ON GROWTH AND PROXIMATE ANALYSIS OF NILE TILAPIA |
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| Authors | M. A. Soltan, M.K. Ibrahim, Fatma A. Hafez and A.F. Fath El-Bab |
| year | 2001 |
| keywords | Nile tilapia, growth performance, body composition, fish meal, soybean meal |
| journal | Egyptian J. Nutrition and Feeds |
| volume | 4 |
| issue | Not Available |
| pages | 799-812 |
| publisher | Not Available |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | Not Available |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
A 16 week feeding trial was conducted in aquaria with all-male sex-reversed Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (2.79±0.5 g). Five isonitrogenous (25% protein) and isocaloric (288 Kcal metabolizable energy/100g) diets were formulated to replace 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100% of fish meal protein with soybean meal protein. The experimental diets were tested in two replicates to evaluate the effects of replacing fish meal protein (FMP) with soybean meal protein (SMP) on growth, feed utilization, carcass traits and proximate analysis of all-male sex-revered Nile tilapia O. niloticus. After 16 weeks, fish fed a diet with 100% FMP had a significant (P