黄颡鱼对四种动物性蛋白原料在不同制粒工艺下的表观消化率研究

实验以三氧化二铬(Cr₂O₃)为外源指示剂,采用“70%基础饲料+30%实验原料”的方法配制实验饲料,测定了初始体质量为(28.68±0.49) g的黄颡鱼(Peltobagrus fulvidraco)对国产鱼粉、进口鱼粉、进口鸡肉粉和脱脂黄粉虫粉在膨化制粒和非膨化制粒两种工艺下的干物质、粗蛋白、粗脂肪和氨基酸表观消化率。结果显示,在非膨化制粒工艺下,黄颡鱼对进口鸡肉粉的干物质表观消化率显著高于另外3种原料(P<0.05),黄颡鱼对黄粉虫粉蛋白消化率最低(P<0.05),黄颡鱼对进口鸡肉粉脂肪表观消化率显著高于国产鱼粉和进口鱼粉(P<0.05); 在膨化制粒工艺下,进口鸡肉粉的干物质表观消化率显著低于另外3种原料(P<0.05),国产鱼粉和进口鱼粉的粗蛋白质消化率达94%以上,显著高于另外两种原料(P<0.05),但进口鸡肉粉的脂肪表观消化率显著低于其他原料(P<0.05)。在非膨化制粒工艺和膨化制粒工艺下国产鱼粉、进口鱼粉和黄粉虫粉的干物质表观消化率无显著性差异,但在非膨化制粒工艺下进口鸡肉粉的干物质表观消化率显著高于膨化制粒工艺(P<0.05)。对于国产鱼粉、进口鱼粉和黄粉虫粉而言,非膨化制粒工艺的蛋白消化率显著低于膨化制粒工艺(P<0.05),而鸡肉粉则相反。膨化加工工艺进口鱼粉的脂肪表观消化率显著高于非膨化加工工艺(P<0.05),而膨化加工工艺的黄粉虫脂肪表观消化率显著低于非膨化加工工艺(P<0.05)。氨基酸的消化率结果与粗蛋白的表观消化率变化趋势基本一致。由此可知,对于黄颡鱼饲料,国产鱼粉和进口鱼粉是最佳的蛋白质来源,进口鸡肉粉和黄粉虫亦可以作为其优质的蛋白质来源。对于进口鱼粉、国产鱼粉和黄粉虫粉,膨化制粒工艺更有利于黄颡鱼对其干物质、蛋白、脂肪和氨基酸等营养元素的消化利用,而对于进口鸡肉粉,非膨化制粒工艺更有利于黄颡鱼对营养元素的消化利用。     

麦瑞加拉鲮幼鱼对12种原料表观消化率的比较研究

试验以麦瑞加拉鲮（Cirrhinus mrigala）幼鱼（3.88±0.06）g为试验对象,研究其对国产鱼粉、白鱼粉、花生粕、白酒糟、鸡肉粉、米糠、棉粕、菜粕、豆粕、玉米蛋白粉、玉米酒糟和羽毛粉的干物质、粗蛋白、粗脂肪、总能、磷、钙、镁、锌、铜、铁和锰的表观消化率。结果表明:12种试验原料的干物质、粗蛋白质、粗脂肪、总能、磷、钙、镁、锌、铜、铁和锰的表观消化率范围分别为24.93%-85.68%、50.02%-97.40%、51.89%-94.02%、39.18%-96.39%、9.72%-87.37%、3.47%-25.92%、26.11%-88.25%、12.63%-66.35%、41.33%-104.86%、10.69%-91.84%、4.42%-85.49%。其中包括干物质、粗蛋白和总能在内的主要营养物质的表观消化率以国产鱼粉和白鱼粉最高。除鱼粉外的其他原料中,干物质以花生粕、豆粕和玉米蛋白粉最高;粗蛋白以花生粕最高;粗脂肪以米糠和花生粕最高;总能以花生粕和鸡肉粉最高;白酒糟的干物质、粗蛋白、粗脂肪、总能的消化率最低。在矿物质元素表观消化率中,羽毛粉的磷、铜、铁和锰的表观消化率最高;米糠的锌表观消化率最高;钙的表观消化率以白鱼粉、豆粕和羽毛粉最高;镁的表观消化率以豆粕、羽毛粉和玉米酒糟最高;鸡肉粉的磷、钙、镁和铁表观消化率最低;花生粕和棉粕中锌的表观消化率最低;菜粕中铜的表观消化率最低;白酒糟中锰的表观消化率最低。因此,花生粕、豆粕和玉米蛋白粉是麦瑞加拉鲮幼鱼配合饲料中较优质的蛋白源,可进一步开发用于适量替代饲料中的鱼粉;米糠可作为较好的能量饲料;羽毛粉可作为饲料中较好的矿物质元素来源;白酒糟对麦瑞加拉鲮幼鱼而言营养价值最差。     

猪对两种黑麦原料消化性的研究

分别以HH91和Pluto两种黑麦作为饲料来源进行消化试验.结果 表明,喂饲HH91黑麦组日粮中干物质、粗蛋白、粗纤维、无氮浸出物、有机物等的表观消化率、总能的表观消化率、日粮可消化蛋白质的利用系数和N平衡等均高于Pluto组,其中粗纤维的表观消化率有极显著性的差异( P<0.01),有机物表观消化率差异性显著(P<0.05),其余指标差异不明显(P >0.05).喂饲HH91黑麦组日粮中粗脂肪、粗灰分和总能的表观消化率则低于Pluto组,但差异不明显( P >0.05).     

大黄鱼对几种饲料蛋白原料消化率的研究

以白鱼粉为主要蛋白源制成参考饲料,以0.1%的Cr2O3为外源性指示剂,按参考饲料和实验原料70%∶30%的比例配制成实验饲料,测定了大黄鱼（Pseudosciaena crocea）对白鱼粉、红鱼粉、肉骨粉、豆粕、花生粕、菜籽粕和棉籽粕的表观消化率。实验大黄鱼（平均初始体重15.0±1.6g）养殖于海水浮式网箱（1.5m×1.5m×2.0m）中,分别以各实验饲料投喂实验鱼5周,然后采用挤压法收集粪便。实验结果表明各原料表观干物质消化率在43.6%至70.0%之间,能量消化率在42.9%到82.6%的范围内。实验原料的蛋白质表观消化率在70.7%到92.4%之间,其中白鱼粉和红鱼粉的蛋白消化率最高（分别为92.4%和89.3%）,而棉籽粕则最低（70.7%）。脂肪的表观消化率在61.3%到90.5%之间,其中棉籽粕最低（61.3%）。磷的表观消化率相对较低,仅白鱼粉和红鱼粉在53.2%以上,其余皆低于37.5%。总之,大黄鱼对这几种原料的表观消化率存在较大差异,但蛋白消化率均较高,因此,可作为大黄鱼的饲料蛋白源在实际饲料配制中使用。     

长吻Wei幼鱼的赖氨酸需要量

本文通过以添加结晶氨基酸的半精制饲料饲喂长吻Ｗｅｉ（ＬｅｉｏｃａｓｓｉｓｌｏｇｎｉｒｏｓｔｒｉｓＧｕｎｔｈｅｒ）幼鱼的生长试验来确定春赖氨基酸需要量,试验饲料由鱼粉,玉米蛋白,糊精,明胶等组成,通过添加游离氨基酸达饲料中分别含赖氨酸国１．６４,２．０４,２．４４,２．８４和３．２４％五个水平,结果得出：长吻Ｗｅｉ幼鱼最大生长时对饲料中的赖氨酸的需要量为２．５７％,占饲料蛋白的６．５４％。     

^15N标记稻草中N,C在羊体内的转化和利用

应用~(13)N标记稻草饲喂3只山羊,以探明羊对稻草N、C化合物的消化、吸收、排泄和转化规律。结果表明,已宰杀的2只羊消化、吸收、转化为羊机体的~(15)N占试验日粮中~(15)N富集总量的38.54和23.78％,平均为31.16％。3只羊从粪尿中排泄的~(15)N各占饲料中~(15)N的34.78、33.88和33.18％,平均为33.95±0.80％,已屠宰的2只羊对饲料~(15)N总回收率为73.32和56.96％,损失率为26.68和43.04％。饲料~(15)N的回收利用率与饲料中氨基酸的消化率(％)相吻合。1、2、3号羊对饲料碳水化合物的消化率分别为76.40、68.66和65.19％。其中饲喂2、3号羊的饲料中都含稻草50％左右,羊对碳水化合物的平均消化率为66.93％。     

15N标记稻草中N、C在羊体内的转化和利用

应用¹⁵N标记稻草饲喂3只山羊,以探明羊对稻草N、C化合物的消化、吸收、排泄和转化规律.结果表明,已宰杀的2只羊消化、吸收、转化为羊机体的¹⁵N占试验日粮中¹⁵N富集总量的38.54和23.78%,平均为31.16%.3只羊从粪尿中排泄的¹⁵N各占饲料中¹⁵N的34.78、33.88和33.18%,平均为33.95±0.80%,已屠宰的2只羊对饲料¹⁵N总回收率为73.32和56.96%,损失率为26.68和43.04%.饲料¹⁵N的回收利用率与饲料中氨基酸的消化率(%)相吻合.1、2、3号羊对饲料碳水化合物的消化率分别为76.40、68.66和65.19%.其中饲喂2、3号羊的饲料中都含稻草50%左右,羊对碳水化合物的平均消化率为66.93%.     

大口黑鲈对六种非粮蛋白源的表观消化率

实验以0.1%三氧化二钇(Y₂O₃)为外源指示剂, 用“70%基础饲料+30%待测饲料原料”的方法配制实验饲料。测定初始体重为(19.28±0.10) g的大口黑鲈(Micropterus salmoides)对荚膜甲基球菌蛋白、乙醇梭菌蛋白、黄粉虫粉、酶解大豆、小球藻和棉籽浓缩蛋白的干物质、蛋白质、脂肪、能量和氨基酸的表观消化率。结果显示, 6种实验原料干物质的表观消化率在37.27%—86.43%(荚膜甲基球菌蛋白>乙醇梭菌蛋白>酶解大豆>黄粉虫粉>小球藻>棉籽浓缩蛋白), 其中荚膜甲基球菌蛋白干物质的表观消化率最高, 乙醇梭菌蛋白次之, 黄粉虫粉、酶解大豆和小球藻之间没有显著性差异, 均显著高于棉籽浓缩蛋白(P<0.05); 蛋白质的表观消化率在79.97%—88.45%(荚膜甲基球菌蛋白>乙醇梭菌蛋白>黄粉虫粉>酶解大豆>小球藻>棉籽浓缩蛋白), 其中荚膜甲基球菌蛋白和乙醇梭菌蛋白均显著高于酶解大豆、小球藻和棉籽浓缩蛋白(P<0.05); 脂肪的表观消化率在51.19%—97.48%(乙醇梭菌蛋白>荚膜甲基球菌蛋白>酶解大豆>小球藻>黄粉虫粉>棉籽浓缩蛋白); 能量的表观消化率在43.25%—85.43%(荚膜甲基球菌蛋白>乙醇梭菌蛋白>酶解大豆>黄粉虫粉>小球藻>棉籽浓缩蛋白); 水解总氨基酸表观消化率在70.52%—90.51%(荚膜甲基球菌蛋白>乙醇梭菌蛋白>黄粉虫粉>酶解大豆>小球藻>棉籽浓缩蛋白)。各原料17种氨基酸表观消化率变化趋势与蛋白质表观消化率变化趋势基本一致。综上所述, 荚膜甲基球菌蛋白和乙醇梭菌蛋白的脂肪、能量和氨基酸的表观消化率最高, 且和黄粉虫粉、酶解大豆及小球藻的脂肪、能量、氨基酸的表观消化率均优于棉籽浓缩蛋白。因此, 荚膜甲基球菌蛋白、乙醇梭菌蛋白、小球藻、酶解大豆和黄粉虫粉均是大口黑鲈比较理想的蛋白质来源, 可作为大口黑鲈饲料中替代鱼粉的候选物。     

长吻Wei和南方大口鲶胃肠道消化能力的研究

通过对长吻Wei（Leiocassis longirostris）、南方大口鲶（Silurus meridionalis）胃、肠道所作大体解剖观察对比、粘膜扫描电镜观察、蛋白酶和淀粉酶活力测定等的研究结果表明,南方大口鲶的胃壁和胃粘膜皱褶非常发达,其伸缩能力远强于长吻Wei。但长吻Wei的胃、肠粘膜的分泌功能较南方大口鲶强,其蛋白酶和淀粉酶活力强于相近体重的南方大口鲶。南方大口鲶的发达的胃壁作用可能在于有较强的伸张能力以便一次性地食贮较多或较大个体食物,并在胃内进行初步消化。总体评价,长吻Wei一次性的摄食能力不如南方大口鲶,但对同种食物的消化能力强于相近或相同体重的南方大口鲶。南方大口鲶胃、肠道消化生理特点适于一次捕食较大个体食物,具间歇性摄食的消化生理特点。而长吻Wei则适于以较高摄食频率和对食物较强的消化利用率以适应营养的需要。     

长吻和异育银鲫对玉米淀粉利用差异的比较研究

在同一实验条件下,通过8周生长实验比较研究了不同玉米淀粉含量的饲料对长吻和异育银鲫生长、饲料利用和鱼体组成的影响,以探讨肉食性和杂食性鱼类对玉米淀粉利用的差异。长吻的实验饲料是5种等氮等脂、玉米淀粉含量分别为0、5%、10%、15%和20%的半精制饲料。异育银鲫的实验饲料是5种等氮等脂、玉米淀粉含量分别为6%、12%、18%、24%和30%的半精制饲料。每天饱食投喂鱼两次。实验结果表明:对于长吻,玉米淀粉含量为5%和10%饲料组的特定生长率显著高于另外3组(Duncan s多重比较,P<0.05)。但各组间的饲料效率、摄食率、蛋白贮积率都没有显著差异(Duncan s多重比较,P>0.05)。当饲料中的玉米淀粉含量从6%增加到24%时,异育银鲫的特定生长率也随之增加,而摄食率不断下降。玉米淀粉含量24%饲料组的饲料效率显著高于其他各组(Duncan’s多重比较,P<0.05)。长吻和异育银鲫鱼体粗脂肪的含量都随着饲料中玉米淀粉含量的增加而增加。在本实验中,长吻和异育银鲫饲料中的适宜无氮浸出物含量分别为7.66%和15.62%。     

Plant products affect growth and digestive efficiency of cultured Florida pompano (Trachinotus carolinus) fed compounded diets

Costs of compounded diets containing fish meal as a primary protein source can be expected to rise as fish meal prices increase in response to static supply and growing demand. Alternatives to fish meal are needed to reduce production costs in many aquaculture enterprises. Some plant proteins are potential replacements for fish meal because of their amino acid composition, lower cost and wide availability. In this study, we measured utilization of soybean meal (SBM) and soy protein concentrate (SPC) by Florida pompano fed compounded diets, to determine the efficacy of these products as fish meal replacements. We also calculated apparent digestibility coefficients (ADCs) for canola meal (CM), corn gluten meal (CGM), and distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS), following typical methods for digestibility trials. Juvenile Florida pompano were fed fish-meal-free diets containing graded levels of SBM and SPC, and weight gain was compared to a control diet that contained SBM, SPC, and fish meal. Fish fed diets that contained 25-30 percent SBM in combination with 43-39 percent SPC had weight gain equivalent to fish fed the control diet with fish meal, while weight gain of fish fed other soy combinations was significantly less than that of the control group. Apparent crude protein digestibility of CGM was significantly higher than that of DDGS but not significantly different from CM. Apparent energy digestibility of DDGS was significantly lower than CGM but significantly higher than CM. Findings suggested that composition of the reference diet used in a digestibility trial affects the values of calculated ADCs, in addition to the chemical and physical attributes of the test ingredient.     

Apparent digestion coefficients for dry matter, protein and essential amino acids in terrestrial ingredients for Pacific shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Decapoda: Penaeidae)

Protein quality mainly depends on the essential amino acid (EAA) profile, but also on its bioavailability, because EAA digestibility is generally lower than the analyzed amounts. This information is needed in the aquaculture industry for aquafeed formulation. For this purpose, the apparent digestibility coefficients of dry matter, protein, and essential amino acids of eight feedstuffs of terrestrial origin were determined for the juvenile whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (15-19 g), using 1% chromic oxide as an inert marker. A reference diet was formulated and produced in the laboratory. Eight experimental diets were prepared each with 30% of one of the experimental ingredients added to the reference diet: casein, porcine byproduct meal poultry byproduct meal, corn meal, wheat gluten meal, soybean paste, sorghum meal, and wheat meal. The experiment consisted of a single-factor, completely randomized design with three replicates per treatment. Samples of ingredients, diets and feces were analyzed for nitrogen and amino acids. For amino acid assay, we used reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography. To avoid partial loss of methionine and cystine, samples of ingredients, diets, and feces were oxidized with performic acid to methionine sulfone and cysteic acid prior to acid hydrolysis. The apparent dry matter and protein digestive utilization coefficients varied from 68% to 109% and from 70% to 103%, respectively. Apparent digestibility of protein for casein, soy paste, wheat meal and wheat gluten were very high (over 90%), corn gluten and poultry byproducts meal showed high protein digestibility (over 80%), but porcine byproducts meal and sorghum meal had low digestibility (76% and 70%, respectively). There was a reasonable, but not total, correspondence between apparent protein digestibility and average essential amino acid digestibility coefficients, except for arginine in corn gluten, phenylalanine and leucine in sorghum meal, phenylalanine in soy paste and lysine in wheat meal and poultry by-product meal. The most digestible feed ingredients for whiteleg shrimp were: wheat gluten, wheat meal and soy paste; poultry byproduct meal and corn gluten were less digestible and the lowest digestibility occurred in porcine byproduct meal and sorghum meal. Feedstuffs exhibited great variability in dry matter, protein and amino acid digestive utilization coefficients, which should be considered when formulating shrimp feeds.     

Effect of extrusion on trypsin inhibitor activity and nutrient digestibility of diets based on fish meal, soybean meal and white flakes

The effects of moist extrusion processing of diets containing fish meal (FM) and conventional defatted soybean meal (SBM) or untoasted defatted soybean meal (white flakes [WF]) on amino acid composition, trypsin inhibitor activity (TIA), and apparent total tract digestibility of nutrients were studied. Three diets with the nutritional characteristics of feeds for salmonid fish were formulated: one control based on FM as protein source and two others where 40% of total amino acids from FM were substituted by either SBM or WF. Each diet was fed to mink either as an unextruded mixture of the ingredients or as extruded pellets in order to determine the effect of extrusion processing. Extrusion did not change the amino acid composition of the diets significantly, but reduced the TIA of both diets containing soy products by approximately 76%. Intake of the unextruded WF diet was only one-third compared with the other diets. The dry matter concentration in faeces from mink fed diets containing soy products was significantly lower than in mink fed the FM diet. Digestibility of crude protein, all amino acids and fat was lower, but starch higher, in the unextruded WF diet than in the FM and SBM diets, whereas no significant differences were found among the extruded diets. Extrusion of the WF diet increased digestibility of protein and all amino acids. The greatest increase in digestibility after extrusion of the WF diet was observed for cysteine followed by tryptophan. Extrusion of the FM and SBM diets had no significant effect on amino acid digestibility. Digestibility of starch was, in general, increased by extrusion. It is concluded that the heat treatment involved in typical moist extrusion processing used for fish feed may be sufficient to inactivate most of the TIA in unheated soybean meal, and to increase digestibility of the protein in WF to approximately the same level as found for SBM and FM. Still, extrusion is a lenient process with minor effects on nutrient digestibility of diets containing fish meal or toasted soybean meal as major protein sources.     

Use of soybean flour (dehulled, solvent-extracted soybean) as a fish meal substitute in practical diets for African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1822): growth, feed utilization and digestibility

Growth and digestibility trials were conducted using African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1822): (1) to obtain apparent digestibility coefficient (ADC) values for capelin fish meal, soybean flour and corn meal; (2) to formulate diets based on ADC values of the protein feedstuffs; and (3) to evaluate the effects of replacing 25%, 50% and 75% of fish meal in control diets with soybean flour on growth, feed utilization efficiency and carcass composition. Supplemental methionine was added to the diet formulation in which soybean flour replaced 75% of the diet. Diets were formulated (400 g digestible protein kg⁻¹ and 15 kJ digestible energy g⁻¹ dry diet) and fed to catfish fingerlings (13.1 ± 0.5 g) to apparent satiation twice daily for 70 days. The protein and energy digestibilities of fish meal and soybean flour were high (>90% and >80%, respectively; P < 0.05). At 75% fish meal replacement with soybean flour (without methionine supplementation), growth and feed utilization efficiency indicators were depressed compared with other diet treatments which had a similar (P > 0.05) growth and feed utilization efficiency to those fed the control diet. The carcass compositions of catfish in all diets were similar (P > 0.05) and the liver histology of catfish fed any of the diets showed no alterations. The results obtained indicate that 50% of fish meal protein in practical catfish diets can be replaced with soybean flour and that catfish can effectively utilize supplemental methionine, thereby allowing up to 75% of the dietary fish meal protein to be replaced by soybean flour.     

Ileal and total tract nutrient digestibility in blue foxes (Alopex lagopus) fed extruded diets containing different protein sources

This study compared apparent ileal and total tract digestibility of macronutrients and amino acids in blue foxes (Alopex lagopus) fed dry extruded diets. The control diet contained fish meal as the main protein source, while in the other diets 50% of the fish meal protein was replaced by not de-hulled solvent-extracted soybean meal, meat meal or bacterial protein meal. Ileal digestibility was obtained with animals modified with ileorectal anastomosis (IRA method). There were no significant differences in the average digestibility of CP, Lys, Trp, Val, Ala or Glu between IRA modified and intact animals. Average ileal digestibilities of His, Thr, Asp, Cys, Gly, Hyp, Pro, Ser, starch and total carbohydrates (CHO) were significantly lower compared with total tract values. Average ileal digestibility of Arg, Ile, Leu, Met, Phe, Tyr and crude fat was significantly higher than total tract digestibility. Digestibility measured in IRA modified animals showed less variability compared with values from intact animals. There were significant differences among diets in ileal as well as total tract digestibility of orude protein, most amino acids, starch and CHO, and in ileal digestibility of crude fat. Ileal crude protein digestibility of the diets ranged from 81.0-86.4% and total tract digestibility from 82.5-86.4%. Ileal amino acid digestibilities ranged from 70.1 (Asp) to 93.3% (Arg) and total tract values ranged from 72.8 (Cys) to 92.2% (Arg). Both ileal and total tract digestibilities of crude protein and most amino acids were significantly lower for diets containing meat meal or bacterial protein meal compared with the control fish meal-based diet and the diet with soybean meal. Although ileal digestibility may be more accurate than total tract digestibility in estimating the protein and amino acid supply in blue foxes, total tract digestibility may be acceptable because of numerically small differences between ileal and total tract digestibilities for protein and most amino acids. It was further concluded that ileal digestibilities of starch and CHO in the blue fox are lower than corresponding total tract digestibilities.     

Effect of extrusion on trypsin inhibitor activity and nutrient digestibility of diets based on fish meal,soybean meal and white flakes

Abstract

The effects of moist extrusion processing of diets containing fish meal (FM) and conventional defatted soybean meal (SBM) or untoasted defatted soybean meal (white flakes [WF]) on amino acid composition, trypsin inhibitor activity (TIA), and apparent total tract digestibility of nutrients were studied. Three diets with the nutritional characteristics of feeds for salmonid fish were formulated: one control based on FM as protein source and two others where 40% of total amino acids from FM were substituted by either SBM or WF. Each diet was fed to mink either as an unextruded mixture of the ingredients or as extruded pellets in order to determine the effect of extrusion processing. Extrusion did not change the amino acid composition of the diets significantly, but reduced the TIA of both diets containing soy products by approximately 76%. Intake of the unextruded WF diet was only one-third compared with the other diets. The dry matter concentration in faeces from mink fed diets containing soy products was significantly lower than in mink fed the FM diet. Digestibility of crude protein, all amino acids and fat was lower, but starch higher, in the unextruded WF diet than in the FM and SBM diets, whereas no significant differences were found among the extruded diets. Extrusion of the WF diet increased digestibility of protein and all amino acids. The greatest increase in digestibility after extrusion of the WF diet was observed for cysteine followed by tryptophan. Extrusion of the FM and SBM diets had no significant effect on amino acid digestibility. Digestibility of starch was, in general, increased by extrusion. It is concluded that the heat treatment involved in typical moist extrusion processing used for fish feed may be sufficient to inactivate most of the TIA in unheated soybean meal, and to increase digestibility of the protein in WF to approximately the same level as found for SBM and FM. Still, extrusion is a lenient process with minor effects on nutrient digestibility of diets containing fish meal or toasted soybean meal as major protein sources.     

Apparent digestibilities and growth experiments with tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fed soybean meal, cottonseed meal and sunflower seed meal

Apparent digestibility and growth experiments with three oil seed by-products, soybean meal, cottonseed meal, and sunflower seed meal, were conducted using tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus ) with an initial average body weight of 93 ± 5 g and 64 ± 1 g, respectively. The diets were formulated on an isonitrogeneous and isoenergetic basis. During the experimental period the fish were fed 1% and 1.5% of their metabolic body weight (kg^0.8) daily in the digestibility experiment and the growth experiment, respectively. Water temperature was maintained at 26.5 ± 1°C. Apparent digestibilities of the components and the diets were determined using an indirect method, i.e. with HCl-insoluble ash as an indicator. Faeces collection was carried out using a sedimentation technique.
Results of the apparent digestibilities showed that the crude protein, crude fat, as well as the gross energy digestibilities of soybean meal (93.0%, 94.6%, and 77.2%, respectively), were better than those of cottonseed meal (79.4%, 83.2%, and 57.9%, respectively) and sunflower seed meal (89.8%, 82.9%, and 49.3%, respectively). With the exception of the crude protein digestibility, nutrient and gross energy digestibilities of the cottonseed meal were found to be better than that of sunflower seed meal.
Growth experiment results indicated that soybean meal diet groups had inferior growth performance and feed conversion in comparison to the fishmeal control diet or the other test diets at an inclusion level of 32% of the digestible protein. Fish fed cottonseed meal diet and sunflower seed meal diet showed a relatively better, but not significantly different performance than did the fishmeal control diet. Supplementation diets with lysine and methionine did not enhance fish performance.