Effects of Largely Varying Feeding Intensities on Growth, Weight Gain Composition and Fillet of Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792)
Abstract
High Fat Low Protein diet (High Fat = about 300 g/kg DM and Low Protein = about 400 g/kg DM) was fed at one of eight feeding intensities DFI (Daily Feed Increase), to groups of 20 trout, initially weighing on average 101 g per trout. Daily feed offer was determined by the equation: y = k*initial BW*(1+k)d, (where d = the experimental day, k = the rate of feed increase and BW:
Body weight). k-values chosen for the eight treatments ranged between 0.005 and 0.02. Three replicate groups were allotted to each treatment. 3 kg feed were fed to each group –this resulted in different durations ranging between 229 days at the lowest intensity and 55 days at the highest intensity. It is concluded that feed conversion efficiency increases by decreasing feeding intensity and peaks at moderate levels of feeding intensity (0.010-0.0125) then gently decreases with further increase. This effect is concurrently reflected in weight gain. Protein concentration in gain dropped by increasing feeding intensity, whereas lipid concentration and energy concentration in gain increased correspondingly. Efficiency of utilization of DE increased with increasing feeding intensity from 0.38 to 0.65, whereas that of DCP ranged between 0.40 at the lowest and 0.48 at half the highest rate of daily feed increase. Fillet corresponded to half of the whole body in all the treatments. Lipid concentration in fillet reduced by restrictive feeding intensity, whereas protein concentration appeared to be constant.
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English
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Feyza Sanver
Publication Date
March 1, 2005
Submission Date
December 7, 2015
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Year 2005 Volume: 22 Number: 1