Growth and metabolic responses in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) subjected to varied starch and protein levels of diets
In the present study, six diets were formulated to contain 24% or 36% protein, and 0, 20%, or 40% starch. The Nile tilapias (Oreochromis niloticus) were fed with the designed diets for 56 days. An overall increasing tendency of percent weight gain, feed efficiency, protein efficiency rate (PER), hep...
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| description | In the present study, six diets were formulated to contain 24% or 36% protein, and 0, 20%, or 40% starch. The Nile tilapias (Oreochromis niloticus) were fed with the designed diets for 56 days. An overall increasing tendency of percent weight gain, feed efficiency, protein efficiency rate (PER), hepatosomatic index (HSI), and condition factor (CF), whole-body protein and lipid contents, plasma concentrations of triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (T-CHO) and glucose, liver glycogen contents, liver activities of glucokinase, pyruvate kinase, fatty acid synthetase, lipoprotein lipase (LPL), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, and malic enzyme with increasing dietary starch level was noted. While the opposite trend was found for feed intake (FI), whole-body moisture and ash contents, liver activities of glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK). Furthermore, all the parameters above were higher in fish fed the 36% vs. 24% protein diets, expect FI, PER, whole-body moisture, liver G6Pase and PEPCK were opposite, and furthermore HSI, whole-body lipid, liver glycogen and LPL were unaffected by dietary protein treatments. The results indicate that Nile tilapia appears to have a more sensitive response to dietary starch level than dietary protein level. Appropriate dietary starch supplementation could help promote the growth of the fish species. Low-dietary protein (24%) allowance may acquire growth comparable to that of Nile tilapia fed 36% protein diets when feed protein is provided only by fish meal with at least 20% starch supplementation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2ced7b3639874f32bb60c62bf5c8bed22022-12-21T18:23:19ZengTaylor & Francis GroupItalian Journal of Animal Science1828-051X2017-04-0116230831610.1080/1828051X.2016.12759531275953Growth and metabolic responses in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) subjected to varied starch and protein levels of dietsXue-xi Wang0Meng-yao Chen1Kun Wang2Ji-dan Ye3Fisheries College, Jimei UniversityFisheries College, Jimei UniversityFisheries College, Jimei UniversityFisheries College, Jimei UniversityIn the present study, six diets were formulated to contain 24% or 36% protein, and 0, 20%, or 40% starch. The Nile tilapias (Oreochromis niloticus) were fed with the designed diets for 56 days. An overall increasing tendency of percent weight gain, feed efficiency, protein efficiency rate (PER), hepatosomatic index (HSI), and condition factor (CF), whole-body protein and lipid contents, plasma concentrations of triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (T-CHO) and glucose, liver glycogen contents, liver activities of glucokinase, pyruvate kinase, fatty acid synthetase, lipoprotein lipase (LPL), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, and malic enzyme with increasing dietary starch level was noted. While the opposite trend was found for feed intake (FI), whole-body moisture and ash contents, liver activities of glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK). Furthermore, all the parameters above were higher in fish fed the 36% vs. 24% protein diets, expect FI, PER, whole-body moisture, liver G6Pase and PEPCK were opposite, and furthermore HSI, whole-body lipid, liver glycogen and LPL were unaffected by dietary protein treatments. The results indicate that Nile tilapia appears to have a more sensitive response to dietary starch level than dietary protein level. Appropriate dietary starch supplementation could help promote the growth of the fish species. Low-dietary protein (24%) allowance may acquire growth comparable to that of Nile tilapia fed 36% protein diets when feed protein is provided only by fish meal with at least 20% starch supplementation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2016.1275953Carbohydratefish mealnutrient utilisationintermediary metabolism |
| spellingShingle | Xue-xi Wang Meng-yao Chen Kun Wang Ji-dan Ye Growth and metabolic responses in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) subjected to varied starch and protein levels of diets Italian Journal of Animal Science Carbohydrate fish meal nutrient utilisation intermediary metabolism |
| title | Growth and metabolic responses in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) subjected to varied starch and protein levels of diets |
| title_full | Growth and metabolic responses in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) subjected to varied starch and protein levels of diets |
| title_fullStr | Growth and metabolic responses in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) subjected to varied starch and protein levels of diets |
| title_full_unstemmed | Growth and metabolic responses in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) subjected to varied starch and protein levels of diets |
| title_short | Growth and metabolic responses in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) subjected to varied starch and protein levels of diets |
| title_sort | growth and metabolic responses in nile tilapia oreochromis niloticus subjected to varied starch and protein levels of diets |
| topic | Carbohydrate fish meal nutrient utilisation intermediary metabolism |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2016.1275953 |
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