Effects of replacing soybean meal protein with cottonseed protein concentrate on the growth condition and intestinal health of Nile tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus )

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei‐Jie Li ◽  
Hong‐Xia Wu ◽  
Le Zhang ◽  
Miao Li ◽  
Tong Wang ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 265-270
Author(s):  
S. O. Obasa ◽  
A. A. Dada ◽  
W. O. Alegbeleye

Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) meal was substituted for soybean meal in the practical diets for Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus fingerlings. Six iso-nitrogenous diets (35% crude protein) were formulated in which heat-treated soybean meal was replaced at varying levels (0, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100%) with protein from pressure-cooked and sun dried pigeon meal (23% crude protein). Nile tilapia fed 60% pigeon pea meal had significantly (P<0.01) better growth response and nutrient utilisation. Growth was depressed in low pigeon pea fish and also in high (above 60%) pigeon pea diets. The poorest feed conversion ratio was observed from 100% pigeon pea fed fish.


2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-66
Author(s):  
W. A. Jimoh ◽  
M. O. Shittu ◽  
S. A. Abdulsalami ◽  
F. Y. Okemakin ◽  
A. A. Ayeloja

The nutritive potential of water melon (Citrullus lanatus) seed meal as dietary protein source in the diet of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) using growth performance and nutrient utilization were evaluated in a 56 day feeding trial. One hundred and fifty tilapia fingerlings of average weight 6.12±0.05g were acclimatized for a week, weighed and allotted into five dietary treatments; containing 0, 15, 30, 45 and 60% Citrullus lanatus replacement levels with soybean meal respectively. The diets (35% crude protein and 10% lipid) were isonitrogenous and isolipidic. Each treatment was replicated three times with ten fish per replicate. Fish were fed 5% body weight on two equal proportions per day to determine weight gain, percentage weight gain, specific growth rate, food conversion ratio, protein efficiency ratio and net protein utilization. The result from the study indicated that there was no significant (p>0.05) differences in the FCR and PER between the fish fed control diets and the fish fed test diets.


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