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Apparent absorption efficiencies of amino acids in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), fed diets containing bacterial single-cell protein

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posted on 2023-05-16, 09:53 authored by Perera, WMK, Christopher CarterChristopher Carter, Houlihan, DF
The aim of the present study was to compare the apparent absorption efficiency of individual indispensable and dispensable amino acids in diets containing varying proportions of bacterial single cell protein (BSCP) and fishmeal when fed to rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum). Four diets were formulated to contain a total of 45.8% crude protein, of which 0% was from BSCP in diet 1 (BSCP‐0), 25% in diet 2 (BSCP‐25), 62.5% in diet 3 (BSCP‐62.5) and 100% in diet 4 (BSCP‐100); the remainder of the protein was from fishmeal. The four diets were isonitrogenous and had similar amino acid compositions. Duplicate groups of 25 fish were fed one of the four experimental diets at the rate of 20 g kg−1 body weight per day for 132 days. Apparent absorption efficiency was measured over a 45‐day period during the growth trial. Results from two methods of faeces collection and two indicators of absorption efficiency were compared. The amino acid absorption efficiency of BSCP‐100 was significantly lower (P < 0.05) when compared to the other three diets and absorption of some of indispensable amino acids was below the requirement level. The variation seen in individual amino acids absorption efficiencies between diets suggests that this parameter may be important in fish nutritional investigations. Copyright © 1995, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved

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Publication title

Aquaculture Nutrition

Pagination

95-103

ISSN

1353-5773

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Place of publication

United Kingdom

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  • Restricted

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Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences

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