Digestibility of low-cost ingredients in pelleted feed by grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella C. et V.)

The digestion coefficients of nutrients in 37% protein MARDI feed as well as in napier and carpet grass meals were evaluated in grass carp. Cr2O3 was used as an internal marker for the evaluation of digestibility. In the MARDI feed, the fish meal and soya bean meal were digested most by the fish: th...

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Main Author: Law, A.T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1986
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description The digestion coefficients of nutrients in 37% protein MARDI feed as well as in napier and carpet grass meals were evaluated in grass carp. Cr2O3 was used as an internal marker for the evaluation of digestibility. In the MARDI feed, the fish meal and soya bean meal were digested most by the fish: the digestion coefficients for protein were 90.81% and 96.21%, respectively; for fat the values were 100% and 98.79%, respectively; and for gross energy the values were 83.37% and 82.71%, respectively. These results indicate that it may be feasible to replace fish meal partially with soya bean meal in the MARDI feed for grass carp. The digestion coefficients for dry matter and carbohydrate of maize were 64.76% and 87.85%, respectively, although protein, fat and gross energy in maize were poorly utilized by the fish. Copra cake and rice bran were poorly digested by the fish. These two ingredients should be deleted in feed formulations for this fish.
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spelling upm-1122642025-02-05T01:50:38Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112264/ Digestibility of low-cost ingredients in pelleted feed by grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella C. et V.) Law, A.T. The digestion coefficients of nutrients in 37% protein MARDI feed as well as in napier and carpet grass meals were evaluated in grass carp. Cr2O3 was used as an internal marker for the evaluation of digestibility. In the MARDI feed, the fish meal and soya bean meal were digested most by the fish: the digestion coefficients for protein were 90.81% and 96.21%, respectively; for fat the values were 100% and 98.79%, respectively; and for gross energy the values were 83.37% and 82.71%, respectively. These results indicate that it may be feasible to replace fish meal partially with soya bean meal in the MARDI feed for grass carp. The digestion coefficients for dry matter and carbohydrate of maize were 64.76% and 87.85%, respectively, although protein, fat and gross energy in maize were poorly utilized by the fish. Copra cake and rice bran were poorly digested by the fish. These two ingredients should be deleted in feed formulations for this fish. Elsevier 1986 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112264/3/112264.pdf Law, A.T. (1986) Digestibility of low-cost ingredients in pelleted feed by grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella C. et V.). Aquaculture, 51 (2). pp. 97-103. ISSN 0044-8486; eISSN: 1873-5622 https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0044848686901316 10.1016/0044-8486(86)90131-6
spellingShingle Law, A.T.
Digestibility of low-cost ingredients in pelleted feed by grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella C. et V.)
title Digestibility of low-cost ingredients in pelleted feed by grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella C. et V.)
title_full Digestibility of low-cost ingredients in pelleted feed by grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella C. et V.)
title_fullStr Digestibility of low-cost ingredients in pelleted feed by grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella C. et V.)
title_full_unstemmed Digestibility of low-cost ingredients in pelleted feed by grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella C. et V.)
title_short Digestibility of low-cost ingredients in pelleted feed by grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella C. et V.)
title_sort digestibility of low-cost ingredients in pelleted feed by grass carp (ctenopharyngodon idella c. et v.)
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