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Influence of Ulva meal on growth, feed utilization, and body composition of juvenile Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) at two levels of dietary lipid

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A nutrition trial was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary lipid levels and supplemental Ulva meal on growth performance, feed efficiency, nutrient utilization, and body composition of juvenile Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Four isonitrogenous (CP 40%) diets containing 0% and 5% Ulva meal were formulated to contain 10% (low-lipid; LL) and 20% (high-lipid; HL) crude lipid. Triplicate groups of fish (~10 g) were fed to apparent satiation three times daily for 16 weeks. Fish fed 5% Ulva meal showed an increased growth performance (P < 0.05) compared with fish fed non-Ulva supplemented diets, irrespective of dietary lipid level. In particular, the incorporation of Ulva meal improved specific growth rate (SGR), feed conversion ratio (FCR), and protein efficiency ratio (PER). Feeding fish 5% Ulva meal diets resulted in significantly lower carcass lipid content. The results indicate that 5% inclusion of Ulva meal at both dietary lipid levels improves growth performance, feed efficiency, nutrient utilization, and body composition of Nile tilapia.

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This work was supported by the Council of Scientific Research Projects of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Project No: 2005/81.

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  1. Department of Aquaculture, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey

    Sebahattin Ergün, Murat Soyutürk, Betül Güroy & Derya Güroy

  2. Aquaculture and Fish Nutrition Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, Devon, UK

    Daniel Merrifield

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Ergün, S., Soyutürk, M., Güroy, B. et al. Influence of Ulva meal on growth, feed utilization, and body composition of juvenile Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) at two levels of dietary lipid. Aquacult Int 17, 355–361 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-008-9207-5

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