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Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries
Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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1110-6131
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| Abstract: |
The current experiment was conducted to inspect the influences of
partial replacement of fish meal (FM) with Corn gluten meal (CGM) on tilapia
growth, feed utilization, biometric indices, body composition and economic
revenue. The experimental groups were divided into five equal groups, each
with five replicates. The D1 fish group was fed a FM-based diet, whereas the
other four fish groups were fed FM diets substituted with several levels of
CGM, as follows: 15, 30 and 40% from total FM level (D2, D3, and D4,
respectively). After 10 weeks of the feeding trial, the growth findings showed
that diets containing higher CGM replacement levels (D3 and D4) enhanced
feed intake, weight gain, and weight gain % significantly (P ˂0.05) compared
to the other diets. Other performance and feed utilization measures showed no
statistically significant differences among the tested diets. Weight gain, feed
conversion ratio, and FM replacement with CGM showed a strong positive
correlation tends; R2 = 0.98 and 0.92, respectively. The poly-nominal
regression indicated that the optimum FM replacement level with CGM is at
45% of the total FM content. Moreover, the biometric indices revealed that
tilapia fish fed graded inclusion levels of CGM as a substitute to FM had
normal health status. In terms of chemical body composition, fish fed FM diet
replaced with a high amount of CGM (D4) diet had the highest crude protein,
ash, and NFE content and the lowest crude fat levels. In conclusion, the
current results prove that CGM is a viable feed component for Tilapia.
Moreover, it may substitute 45% of the total FM content without affecting the
performance or health status of O. niloticus.
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