Effect of enzymatic complex in the diet of pirarucu, Arapaima gigas juveniles

ABSTRACT The pirarucu, Arapaima gigas is a native, carnivorous fish species from the Amazon basin. As carnivorous fish have low amylase activity, exogenous enzymes can improve the digestibility of carbohydrates in aquaculture feeds. We evaluated the digestibility of increasing levels of an enzymatic...

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Main Authors: Julliana de Castro LIMA, Marianne SCHORER, José Fernando Bibiano MELO, Luís Gustavo Tavares BRAGA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 2021-09-01
Series:Acta Amazonica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672021000300207&tlng=en