Replacement of fishmeal with processed meal from knife fish Chitala ornata in diets of juvenile Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus

• Main Authors: Ragaza, Janice A, Abarra, Sherilyn T, Velasquez, Stephanie F, Guzman, Kristina Daniela D.C., Felipe, Jaime Lorenzo F, Tayamen, Melchor
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2017
• Subjects: Fishmeal replacement; Growth performance; Feed utilization; Invasive species; Knife fish; Nile tilapia; Aquaculture and Fisheries; Biology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/biology-faculty-pubs/49; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1051&context=biology-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

A 60-day feeding trial was conducted to assess the effects of processed meal from knife fish Chitala ornata (KFM) as fishmeal replacement in diets of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus juveniles. Five iso-nitrogenous (36.4% in dry matter) and isolipidic diets (8.6% in dry matter) with 0 (D1), 25 (D2...