饲料蛋白质和能量水平对草鱼生长和鱼体组成的影响

采用3×3因子试验确定不同蛋白质和脂肪水平饲料对草鱼生长和鱼体组成的影响。初始平均体质量为0.75g的试验鱼放养在27个规格为85cm×35cm×95cm的网箱中,每箱放养50尾。日粮中的蛋白源、脂肪源和可消化碳水化合物源,分别采用鱼粉、豆油和糊精配制,日粮设3个粗蛋白水平,每个蛋白水平有3个能量水平饲养草鱼84d。结果表明MPLL组(粗蛋白为30%,粗脂肪为4%)的特殊生长率和蛋白质效率最高,饲料系数最低,但与LPML组(粗蛋白为25%,粗脂肪为6%)差异不显著;总的来看,脂肪含量在4%和6%时特定生长率和饲料系数以中蛋白质组(MP,30%)最高,脂肪含量在8%时特定生长率和饲料系数以低蛋白质组(LP,25%)最高,表明饲料脂肪水平对鱼的生长和饲料系数有显著影响。随着饲料可消化能的增加,鱼体的脂肪含量增加,而蛋白和灰分含量没有多大变化。综合饲料成本等因素,本试验初步确定草鱼幼鱼生长所需的最适蛋白水平为25%,DP/DE约为23.47mg·kJ-1。     

饲料蛋白质和脂肪水平对赤眼鳟生长和鱼体营养成分的影响

采用3×3因子试验设计,配制9种试验饲料,研究饲料不同蛋白质水平(31%、37%和43%)和脂肪水平(3.5%、5.5%、7.5%)对平均体重为5.49 g赤眼鳟(Squaliobarbus curriculus)鱼种生长和鱼体组成的影响。实验选取赤眼鳟鱼种810尾,随机分成9组,每组2个重复,饲养期6周。结果显示:饲料蛋白质和脂肪的交互作用对赤眼鳟的特定生长率有显著影响(P<0.05),饲料蛋白质水平对饲料系数影响显著(P<0.05),当饲料蛋白质水平为37%、脂肪水平为3.5%时赤眼鳟特定生长率最大,饲料系数最低。随着特定生长率的升高,赤眼鳟的肥满度和肌肉蛋白质的含量升高;赤眼鳟肌肉和肝脏脂肪含量均随着饲料中可消化能的增加而增加。     

青鱼配合饲料中可消化能需要量的研究

以精制配合饲料投喂青鱼夏花鱼种,饲料中醣含量为30%固定值,改变蛋白质和脂肪含量,设计一个两因素、三水平的正交试验,研究青鱼配合饲料的可消化能(digestible energy)最适需要量。结果得出,每公斤饲料可消化能为3560～3911千卡,饲料可消化能量·蛋白比(DE/P)为9.77～11.8千卡/克蛋白最适宜;试验还证明,适当提高饲料中脂肪的含量,可获得节约饲料蛋白质的效果。     

饲料中可消化淀粉对大口黑鲈生长、体组成和非特异性免疫指标的影响

配制6种不同可消化淀粉水平(5.93%、8.71%、11.96%、15.11%、18.16%、21.74%)的等氮和等脂肪的饲料,以试验鱼的生长、饲料效率、体组成、血糖及非特异性免疫和血液学参数作指标,评定大口黑鲈饲料中可消化淀粉的适宜水平。用上述6种饲料饲喂初始体质量(28.36 ± 0.10)g 的大口黑鲈48 d,每饲料设3个重复,每重复35尾鱼。采用表观饱食投喂,每天饲喂2次(8:00和16:00)。结果显示,饲料中可消化淀粉水平为21.74%时,大口黑鲈成活率最低;可消化淀粉水平超过8.71%时,鱼体终末体质量、特定生长率和摄食量均显著下降;但饲料效率和蛋白质效率在可消化淀粉水平为11.96%时达到最高。随着饲料中可消化淀粉水平的升高,饲料的蛋白质消化率差异不显著,但脂肪和淀粉的消化率显著降低;全鱼、肌肉、内脏及肝脏的蛋白质含量均显著降低,而水分含量显著升高,脂肪含量在8.71%组达到最高后又显著降低;肝体比、脏体比、肝糖原及血清谷丙转氨酶和谷草转氨酶的活性均显著升高。饲料中可消化淀粉水平高于11.96%时,试验鱼餐后6至12 h呈现持续的高血糖症状;血清蛋白质含量和血清补体活性在可消化淀粉为8.71%时达到最高;而血清溶菌酶活性和头肾白细胞呼吸爆发活性在11.96%组达到最高。另外,红细胞数和红细胞压积未受到饲料中可消化淀粉水平增高的显著影响,但血红蛋白含量显著降低。综合大口黑鲈的生长、饲料效率、体组成、血糖和非特异性免疫指标得出,大口黑鲈对饲料中可消化淀粉的利用与耐受力有限,饲料中可消化淀粉的适宜水平为8.71% ~ 11.96%。     

鲤鱼饲料的最佳能量蛋白比

为搞清鲤鱼饲料中最佳能量蛋白比[可消化能(DE，千焦／公斤饲料)与蛋白质(P，呖)之比；DE／P]进行了饲养试验，方法是给鲤鱼投喂含营养量不等的(蛋白质(22%-41％)、碳水化合物(5%-50%)和类脂(5%-15%)]各种配合饲料，结果表明，不管饲料中的DE如何，喂蛋白质含量23%饲料的鱼，其生长速度和喂养变化相当慢．当饲料的DE达1298-1507千焦／100克、蛋白质含量达31%-32%时，生长速度最快．使用碳水化合物或类脂把饲料中的DE从1298千焦提高到1292千焦，其生长速度、饵料系数等没什么变化．喂消化能量小于1298千焦的饲料时，PER(饲料蛋白质的蛋白效率)和NPU(净蛋白利用率)值低得多．不管饲料中消化能量比或鱼的生长情况如何，鲤鱼体中能量转化率在32%～49%．另外能量消化率与饲料的纤维素含量呈线性关系，随着饲料纤维素含量的增加而减小．根据试验结果分析数据推测，鲤鱼生长所需饲料的最佳蛋白质含量是31%左右，据消化能的测定，生长所需最佳的能量蛋白比(DE／P)的试验值是406-486．     

哲罗鱼稚鱼的蛋白质和脂肪需求量

采用4×3两因素完全随机设计,研究了哲罗鱼(Hucho taimen)稚鱼蛋白质和脂肪的需要量。初始体质量为7-8 g的哲罗鱼饲养于玻璃钢水簇箱中(直径90 cm,水深45 cm)。实验共设4个蛋白质水平(50%、46%、42%、38%),每个蛋白质水平设3个脂肪水平(10%、15%和20%),共12种饲料,每种饲料投喂组设3个重复,每个重复100尾鱼。实验期间水温11.5-17.5℃,溶解氧7.8-10 mg/L,每天饲喂3次,实验共进行8周。结果表明,不同处理对成活率未产生显著影响;脂肪水平对蛋白质需要量影响较大,在10%脂肪水平,与其他蛋白质水平相比,50%蛋白质水平显著提高了终末体质量、终末体长和平均日增重(P<0.01),特定生长率和饵料系数也得到改善(P<0.05);在15%脂肪水平下,与38%蛋白质水平相比,42%、46%和50%蛋白质水平各组终末体质量、平均日增重、特定生长率和饵料系数都显著改善(P<0.05);在20%脂肪水平下,38%与50%蛋白质水平相比,终末体质量、平均日增重和饵料系数差异显著(P<0.05),但其他各组差异不显著;与10%和15%脂肪水平相比,20%脂肪水平显著提高了蛋白质效率(P<0.05);鱼体脂肪含量随饲料中脂肪含量增加而显著提高(P<0.01);50%蛋白质水平显著降低了鱼体水分和脂肪含量,提高了体蛋白含量(P<0.05);鱼体总能随着蛋白质和脂肪水平的提高也极显著提高(P<0.01)。本实验结论为:在10%脂肪水平,哲罗鱼稚鱼最适蛋白质水平为50%,在15%和20%脂肪水平下,最适蛋白质水平为42%。     

饲料蛋白质和维生素C含量对黄颡鱼生长和免疫力的影响

将黄颡鱼种放养在网箱中,投喂蛋白质含量30.0%、38.0%或46.0%和维生素C磷酸酯0、500、1000或1500mg·kg-1的半纯饲料。50d的饲养表明:饲料蛋白质含量在38%～40%时,鱼的特殊生长率和蛋白质效率最高,饲料系数最低。饲料维生素C磷酸酯含量为847、850、994和634mg·kg-1时,血清总蛋白、γ球蛋白、溶菌酶活性最高,超氧化物歧化酶活力最低。饲料蛋白质含量从30%上升到38%时,鱼体蛋白含量由60.95%升到69.86%,脂肪由29.27%降至21.69%;达46%时,鱼体蛋白(64.35%)含量下降,而脂肪(26.06%)含量上升。饲料粗蛋白含量为38%时,鱼肌肉中饱和与单不饱和脂肪酸的含量分别极显著地低于和显著高于饲料粗蛋白为30%和46%组。后两组鱼肌肉n-3/n-6值极显著和显著高于饲料蛋白含量为38%时,两个高蛋白饲料组中,鱼肌肉中n-6系列多不饱和脂肪酸和亚麻酸含量极显著和显著高于饲料蛋白30%组。黄颡鱼种饲料中蛋白质和维生素C的最适含量分别为35.58%～40.60%和600～800mg·kg-1。     

齐口裂腹鱼幼鱼对蛋白质、脂肪和碳水化合物需要量研究

试验设21个日粮组, 蛋白质、脂肪、碳水化合物梯度变化范围分别在33% ~ 51%、3% ~ 18%、23% ~ 32%。在水温( 25. 25 ? 1. 91) e 条件下, 在水泥池中对平均体重为( 2. 01 ? 0. 04) g的360尾齐口裂腹鱼进行了60 d的生长试验, 研究日粮中蛋白质、脂肪和碳水化合物对齐口裂腹鱼生长、体组成和肝脏组织的影响。结果表明: 各组鱼特定生长率随着日粮蛋白质水平的增加而增加; 体蛋白含量不受日粮组成的影响, 体脂肪随着日粮脂肪水平的增加而增加, 体碳水化合物受日粮碳水化合物的影响极显著, 而不受日粮蛋白质和脂肪的影响。齐口裂腹鱼幼鱼能耐忍23% ~ 26%的碳水化合物水平, 且能利用6% ~ 12%的日粮脂肪。基于齐口裂腹鱼幼鱼对日粮碳水化合物和脂肪含量需求分别为23% ~ 26%和6% ~ 12%时, 蛋白质需求量为42% ~ 48%, 能蛋比为41. 3 kJ/g。     

实用饲料补充结晶或包膜赖氨酸对草鱼生长、血清游离氨基酸和肌肉蛋白质合成率的影响

研究设计 4种试验饲料 (纯化饲料、实用饲料以及分别补充结晶和包膜赖氨酸的两种实用饲料 )。试验草鱼放养在玻璃钢水族箱 (10 0cm× 5 0cm× 5 0cm)中 ,每箱放养 30尾 (平均体重 7.2 7± 0 .5g) ,每种处理设 3个平行组 ,饲养 9周。试验结果表明 ,纯化饲料组的增重率和蛋白质合成率 (Ks)明显高于 3组实用饲料 (P <0 .0 5 )。实用饲料补充包膜赖氨酸与不补充或补充结晶赖氨酸比较 ,增重率、蛋白质效率、血清必需氨基酸平衡指数(EAAP)和蛋白质合成率都得到改善。包膜赖氨酸 ,是补充饲料蛋白质的一种很好的途径。     

饲料中脂肪含量对七彩神仙鱼幼鱼生长和消化的影响

在水温29.0±1.0℃下,将140日龄、体质量8～10g的七彩神仙鱼(Symphysodon aequifasciata)幼鱼放入室内54cm×40cm×28era的水箱中,投喂以鱼粉和豆粕为蛋白源(粗蛋白45.0%)、以豆油为脂肪源配制的5种脂肪水平(10.21%、12.02%、17.17%、21.0%,和22.14%)的饲料.90d的饲养表明,七彩神仙幼鱼的成活率变化在96.67%～100.0%之间,各组间差异不显著(P>0.05).随饲料中脂肪含量的增加,鱼的特定生长率(SGR)、蛋白质效率(PER)和增重率均先增加而后降低;摄食含12.02%脂肪饲料的鱼SGR、PER和增重率极显著地高于摄食含10.22%和22.14%脂肪饲料的鱼(P<0.001),而当鱼摄食含17.17%和21.05%脂肪的饲料时,SGR、PER和增重率与摄食含12.02%脂肪饲料的鱼差异不显著(P>0.05).当饲料中脂肪含量为12.02%时,鱼对饲料中蛋白质的消化率最高;摄食含脂肪为10.22%、12.02%和17.17%的饲料时,对饲料蛋白的消化率差异不显著(P>0.05).实验表明,七彩神仙鱼幼鱼饲料中适宜脂肪含量在12.02%～17.17%之间.     

Effects of dietary protein and lipid levels on growth,body composition and flesh quality of juvenile topmouth culter,Culter alburnus Basilewsky

Nine experimental diets at three protein (35%, 40% and 45% crude protein) and lipid (5%, 8% and 11% crude lipid) levels with variable digestible protein to digestible energy (DP/DE) ratios ranged from 21.9 to 27.8 g protein MJ^?1 were fed to topmouth culter (Culter alburnus Basilewsky) fingerlings (initial weight 6.5 ± 0.9 g) in triplicated groups (30 fish per replicated) for a period of 10 week to assess the optimum dietary DP/DE ratio and the protein sparing effect by utilizing dietary lipid. 27 cages of 1.5 m³ capacity placed in a lake located in Wuhan were used for rearing the fish. At the end of the experiment, maximum weight gain and thermal‐unit growth coefficient was found in fish fed diet D4 with 45% protein, 8% lipid and P/E ratio of 26.2 g protein MJ^?1, but without a significant difference compared to fish fed diet D5 with 40% protein, 8% lipid and DP/DE ratio of 25.3 g protein MJ^?1. The best flesh quality evaluated by muscle collagen content was found in fish fed D5. High fat accumulation with increasing dietary lipid levels was observed in whole body but not in muscle tissue. Hence, it may be concluded that the optimum formulation for maximum growth and quality of topmouth culter is a diet containing 40% protein and 8% lipid with a resultant DP/DE ratio of 25.3 g protein MJ^?1. In addition, the protein sparing effect by inclusion lipid was observed but limited.     

Optimum digestible protein and energy levels and ratio for greater amberjack Seriola dumerili (Risso) fingerling

A study was conducted to determine optimum dietary digestible protein (DP) and digestible energy (DE) levels and DP DE⁻¹ ratio for growth of greater amberjack Seriola dumerili fingerlings. A 3 × 3 factorial design with duplication was used in this study. Nine experimental diets were formulated to contain three levels of crude protein (CP; 420, 470 and 530 g kg⁻¹) and three levels of crude lipid (CL; 130, 180 and 230 g kg⁻¹). Nine groups of fingerling (initial weight 51.8 g) were fed each experimental diet for 40 days. Final body weight, feed efficiency, specific growth rate and energy efficiency were significantly affected by dietary protein and lipid level. These parameters tended to improve with increasing dietary protein level. Conversely, an increase of lipid level negatively affected these parameters. High growth rate and feed efficiency were obtained from fish fed the diet containing 393 g kg⁻¹ DP and 14.2 MJ kg⁻¹ DE (27.7 g MJ⁻¹ DP DE⁻¹). The high DP DE⁻¹ (27.7 g MJ⁻¹) indicates that greater amberjack fingerling are highly dependent on dietary protein as an energy source.     

Effects of Various Levels of Silica Ash in the Diet of Juvenile Red Drum,Sciaenops ocellatus

The demand for alternative feedstuffs to fish meal is anticipated to continue increasing due to fish meal's limited supply and escalating price. One group of alternative feedstuffs includes lipid‐extracted algae (LEA) by‐products from algae production for biofuels. Most LEA by‐products are known to contain relatively high levels of ash ranging from 20 to 30% of dry weight. Thus, inclusion of LEA by‐products in aquafeeds may contribute a substantial amount of ash, which potentially could have negative effects on utilization of other nutrients. To study the ash component of LEA by‐products, diatomaceous earth (DE) was used as a homogeneous source of silica ash. Therefore, two feeding trials were conducted with red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, in a closed, recirculating system to evaluate the effects of graded levels of dietary silica ash. In Experiment 1, semi‐purified diets were formulated to contain 35% crude protein, with DE included at 0, 5, 10, 20, or 30% of dry weight in place of cellulose to provide diets with analyzed ash levels of 8.6, 12.4, 16.7, 25.5, and 33.8% of dry weight in a regression design. Similar diets were fed in Experiment 2 but DE and cellulose were restricted to no more than 20% of diet. Each diet was fed to triplicate groups of juvenile fish (initial average weight of 1.4 ± 0.2 and 2.3 ± 0.1 g) for 8 wk. In both experiments it was apparent that red drum did not respond negatively to even the highest dietary ash levels based on weight gain, feed efficiency, survival, or body composition. No apparent histological changes in the gastrointestinal tract of fish fed the graded levels of ash were observed. Therefore, inclusion of algae by‐products in diets of red drum will not be limited due to their contribution of ash.     

Dietary protein requirement of juvenile shi drum,Umbrina cirrosa (L.)

This study was undertaken to determine the dietary protein requirement of shi drum (Umbrina cirrosa L.) with an initial weight of 86.3±0.4 g. The fish were fed five isoenergetic diets containing dietary protein levels ranging from 35% to 59% by 6% increments [the estimated digestible protein (DP) levels ranged between 29.6% and 52.8%], and the growth response over a 10‐week period was monitored. Each experimental diet was given to triplicate groups of fish. The final weight, weight gain and daily growth coefficient increased with the dietary protein level, reaching a plateau at the dietary level of 47% protein. The feed conversion ratio improved with increasing dietary protein level. The daily feed intake was significantly lower in fish fed 53% and 59% protein diets compared with those fed 35% protein diet. However, protein intake showed an increasing trend with increasing dietary protein and became significantly different between the 59% and the 35% protein diets. The protein efficiency ratio, protein retention and condition factor were not affected significantly by the dietary treatments. The final body composition was not influenced by the treatments. The recommended dietary protein percentage and DP/digestible energy (DE) ratio for juvenile shi drum diets are 51.4% (45.6% DP) and 28.5 g DP MJ DE^?1 respectively.     

The effects of dietary digestible protein and digestible energy content on protein retention efficiency of juvenile silver perch Bidyanus bidyanus (Mitchell)

Effects of varying dietary digestible protein (DP) and digestible energy (DE) on protein retention efficiency (PRE), weight gain, protein deposition and carcass composition for silver perch (Bidyanus bidyanus, Mitchell) were studied. Using digestibility data for silver perch, we formulated three series of diets with different DE contents (13, 15 or 17 MJ DE kg^?1). For each series, a ‘summit’ diet containing an excess of protein for silver perch (based on previous research) and a ‘diluent’ diet with only 10–13% DP were formulated. By blending the summit and diluent diets together in different ratios, five diets with different DP contents were produced for each DE series. A commercial diet was also included to give 16 experimental diets in total. Eight juvenile fish (mean initial weight 1.2 g) were stocked into each of 64 × 70‐L acrylic aquaria and then each of the 16 diets was randomly allocated to four replicate aquaria. Tanks were supplied with partially recirculated water (75%) at 25–27°C. Fish were fed restrictively, twice per day, based initially on 3.5% body weight day^?1 with 40% of the ration given at 08:30 hours and 60% given at 15:00 hours for 59 days. Quadratic functions were fitted to each energy series to describe the relationship between DP content of diets and PRE (the asymptote of these functions were used to predict maximum PRE). For low DE (13 MJ kg^?1), mid‐DE (15 MJ kg^?1) and high DE (17 MJ kg^?1), the dietary DP contents to give maximum PRE were 24.7%, 26.1% and 30.1% respectively. Carcass fat decreased with increasing DP and increasing DP:DE ratio. Varying the dietary protein and DE also influenced other indices of fish performance. ‘Optimum’ dietary protein therefore depends on several factors. For fish fed, restrictively, the protein content needed to maximize PRE is lower than the content needed to maximize weight gain or minimize carcass fat. For fish fed to satiation, the lowest protein content for maximum weight gain is lower than for fish fed restrictively.     

Growth and efficiency of feed usage by Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) fed diets with different dietary protein: Energy ratios at two feeding levels

The effect of dietary digestible protein/digestible energy (DP/DE) ratios and feeding level on growth, feed efficiency, nutrient and energy usage by Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ; initial body weight, 7.0 g/fish) at 15°C was investigated in a 16-week feeding trial. Three diets, differing in their DP and DE contents, namely 37/18 (regular diet, RD), 37/21 (high fat diet, HF) and 44/ 22 (high nutrient-dense diet, HND) g/MJ of dry feed were formulated. DP/DE ratios were 20, 18 and 20 g/MJ for the RD, HF and HND diets, respectively. Salmon were hand-fed three times a day at either 100% or 85% of the feed requirement estimated by a bioenergetics model. At each feeding level, DE intake (kJ/fish) was similar for all three diets. Diet composition did not affect growth rate. However, increasing the digestible energy density from 18 to 22 MJ/kg of dry feed resulted in a significant increase ( P  < 0.05) in feed efficiency. Restricting feed intake significantly decreased live body weight gains for all diets. However, feed efficiency was not affected by feeding level. Diet composition and feeding level did not affect carcass composition and nutrient and energy usage, with the exception of a higher ( P  < 0.05) carcass lipid of fish fed the HF100 diet compared with the fish fed the RD and HND diets and a higher ( P  < 0.05) lipid gain (g/fish) of fish fed the HF100 diet compared with fish fed all the diets at the restricted feeding level. Restricting feeding resulted in significantly lower ( P  < 0.05) energy gain (kJ/fish) compared with fish fed at 100%. Increasing the DE and nutrient density of the diet had no effect on growth but improved feed efficiency and lowered solid wastes (g of solid wastes per kg of fish produced) while dissolved wastes were not affected by dietary ormulation.     

Optimum dietary protein and lipid levels for juvenile rockfish (Sebastes schlegeli,Hilgendorf 1880)

Optimum dietary protein and lipid levels for juvenile rockfish were determined. Eight hundred and ten juvenile fish averaging 3.22 g were randomly chosen and distributed into 27 flow‐through tanks of 50 L (30 fish per tank). Nine experimental diets were prepared according to a 3 × 3 factorial experimental design: three crude protein levels (45%, 50% and 55%) × three crude lipid levels (11%, 15% and 19%). Crude protein and crude lipid levels increased at the expense of dextrin and cellulose in the experimental diets. Survival of fish was not affected by either dietary protein or lipid level. Weight gain of fish was affected by dietary protein level, but not by dietary lipid level. Weight gain of fish fed the 50P‐15L (50% protein and 15% lipid) diet was higher than that of fish fed the 45% protein diets regardless of lipid level, but not different from that of fish fed the 50P‐11L (50% protein and 11% lipid), 50P‐19L (50% protein and 19% lipid), 55P‐11L (55% protein and 11% lipid), 55P‐15L (55% protein and 15% lipid) and 55P‐19L (55% protein and 19% lipid) diets. Feed consumption of fish was affected by dietary protein level, but not by dietary lipid levels. Feed efficiency ratio (FER) of fish was affected by dietary protein level, but not by dietary lipid level. Protein efficiency ratio (PER) of fish was affected by dietary protein level, but not by dietary lipid level. Nitrogen retention efficiency (NRE) of fish fed the 45P‐19L diet was higher than that of fish fed the 45P‐11L, 50P‐11L, 50P‐15L, 50P‐19L, 55P‐11L, 55P‐15L and 55P‐19L diets, but not different from that of fish fed the 45P‐15L diet. Moisture, crude protein and crude lipid contents of fish was affected by dietary protein and/or lipid level. Plasma triglyceride of fish was affected by dietary lipid level, but not by dietary protein level. In conclusion, optimum protein and lipid levels for growth and feed utilization (PER and NRE) for juvenile rockfish were 50% and 15%, and 45% and 19%, respectively, and the optimum dietary protein‐to‐energy ratio of 27.4 and 23.9 mg protein kJ^?1.     

Effects of practical dietary protein to lipid levels on growth,digestive enzyme activities and body composition of juvenile rice field eel (Monopterus albus)

A 10-week feeding experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary protein to lipid ratios (P/L) on growth, intestinal digestive enzyme activities and body composition in juvenile rice field eel (Monopterus albus) (initial mean body weight of 65.76 ± 1.07 g, mean ± SEM). Nine test diets were formulated in a 3 × 3 factorial design to contain three protein levels (350, 400 and 450 g kg^?1) for each of three lipid levels (40, 80 and 120 g kg^?1), respectively. Each diet was randomly assigned to triplicate groups of 60 fish per net cage (1.5 × 2.0 × 1.5 m). Results showed the survival was above 96 % and was not affected by dietary treatments. Fish fed the diet with 450 g kg^?1 protein and 40 g kg^?1 lipid showed the best weight gain (WG) (103.95 %) and feed conversion ratio (1.60) (P < 0.05). WG, protein efficiency ratio and energy retention increased with the increasing in lipid at 350 g kg^?1 protein level (P < 0.05). However, WG showed a little decline with increasing dietary lipid when fish fed the diets with 400 and 450 g kg^?1 protein level, but no significant difference was observed (P < 0.05). Hepatosomatic index, visceralsomatic index and intestinal lipase activity increased with the increasing of dietary lipid level irrespective protein level. Intestinal trypsin activity increased with the increasing of dietary lipid level when fish fed the diets with 350 g kg^?1 protein, but showed converse trend when fish fed the diets with 400 and 450 g kg^?1 protein. Serum triglyceride, body lipid and energy were positively correlated with the dietary lipid. Results of the present study showed that the dietary protein/lipid ratio of 450/40 g kg^?1 is considered optimum for rice field eel under culture conditions, and the increase in dietary lipid level has no efficient protein-sparing effect when fish fed the diets with 400 and 450 g kg^?1 protein level.     

Effects of the dietary protein and lipid levels on growth and body composition of bagrid catfish,Pseudobagrus fulvidraco

A 6-week feeding trial with four dietary protein levels (22%, 32%, 42% and 52%) and two dietary lipid levels (10% and 19%) was conducted to investigate the optimum dietary protein and lipid level for the growth of bagrid catfish fingerlings (0.92±0.01 g initial weight). Survival of fish was not affected by either dietary protein or dietary lipid level. Specific growth rate of fish fed the diets containing 10% lipid increased with increasing protein level and that of fish fed the diets containing 19% lipid increased with increasing protein level up to 42%. Feed efficiency of fish fed the 42% protein diet with 19% lipid and 52% protein diet with 10–19% lipid was higher than that of other groups. Daily feed intake of fish decreased with increasing dietary protein level at both lipid levels and showed a tendency toward higher values at 10% lipid diets than at 19% lipid diets. Protein efficiency ratio and protein retention of fish decreased with increasing dietary protein level, and those of fish fed the 19% lipid diet were higher than those of fish fed the 10% diet at 42% protein diet. Moisture content of fish fed 10% lipid diets was higher than that of fish fed 19% lipid diets, at each protein level. Crude lipid content of fish fed 19% lipid diets was higher than that of fish fed 10% lipid diets at each protein level. The results of this study indicate that an increase of dietary lipid level can improve growth and protein utilization, and the diet containing 42% protein with 19% lipid would be suitable for optimum growth and effective protein utilization of bagrid catfish fingerlings.