蛋鸡日粮中添加苜蓿叶粉对蛋品质的影响研究

选用罗曼粉成年蛋鸡,分成3个处理,处理1喂以基础日粮,作为对照组;处理2和处理3中分别添加5%、7%的苜蓿叶粉,作为试验组。对试验数据采用t检验进行分析。试验结果表明,饲粮中添加不同水平的苜蓿草粉对蛋黄颜色有极显著促进的作用(P<0.01),对蛋的品质及蛋壳品质无显著影响(P>0.05),但添加7%的苜蓿草叶粉时对蛋壳颜色有明显的加深(P<0.01)。     

日粮中添加苜蓿草粉对蛋鸡蛋品品质及免疫功能的影响

为探讨日粮中添加苜蓿草粉对商品蛋鸡、蛋品品质及免疫功能的影响,试验选取健康的21周龄海兰褐商品蛋鸡300只,随机分成在基础日粮中添加3%、5%、7%的苜蓿草粉和空白对照共4组,每组设3个重复,每个重复25只,试验期为84 d,检测各组蛋品品质及免疫功能指标。结果表明:苜蓿草粉添加组鸡群的蛋黄色泽均高于对照组,鸡新城疫抗体下降幅度以7%添加组最大,5%对照组最小。本试验研究初步表明:蛋鸡日粮中添加苜蓿草粉能够提高蛋品质,促进免疫抗体水平的下降。添加比例以5%为最佳。     

低聚木糖对蛋鸡胆固醇与生产性能的影响

选用540只300日龄健康的京红1号蛋鸡,随机分成3个处理,每个处理分4个重复,每个重复45只蛋鸡。对照组饲喂基础日粮,在基础日粮添加0.01%低聚木糖(XOS)为试验1组,在基础日粮添加0.015%低聚木糖(XOS)为试验2组,研究低聚木糖对商品蛋鸡生产性能、生化指标及蛋品质的影响。试验表明:试验1组的平均产蛋率和料蛋比均显著优于对照组;试验1、2组总胆固醇含量分别比对照组降低了30.8%,28.8%;在蛋的品质方面,试验1、2组蛋中胆固醇含量比对照组分别降低29.7%和34.9%,鸡蛋中蛋白质含量分别比对照组高10.1%、10.8%。综合各项指标以添加0.01%低聚木糖的试验1组效果为最佳。     

秸秆饲料——豆秸粉饲喂育肥猪对比试验效果

试验分设试验1和试验2两个试验处理,试验1以豆秸粉替换全价日粮20%、30%的比例,添加0.1%、0.15%、0.05%3个浓度的复合酶制剂,效果明显;试验2以豆秸粉替换10%的基础日粮后分别添加不同比例浓度的复合酶制剂饲喂生长育肥猪,增重、节粮效果显著。     

饲料中添加乌贼骨对鸡产蛋性能及蛋品质的影响

选用315只14周龄健康海兰褐蛋鸡,随机分组,研究日粮中添加不同水平乌贼骨对蛋鸡生产性能及蛋品质的影响。结果表明,日粮中添加乌贼骨显著提高产蛋率、单枚蛋重、日均蛋重和蛋壳厚度(P<0.05),实验组平均分别比对照组高13.0%、5.7g、8.4g和0.05mm;实验组的破蛋率和料蛋比显著低于对照(P<0.05),分别降低31.2%和13.7%;添加乌贼骨对改变蛋壳重、蛋黄重和蛋白重效果不明显。综合分析表明,日粮中添加1.5～2.0g乌贼骨对改善蛋鸡(150只)综合产蛋性能效果最佳。     

饲料中添加含碘物质对产蛋鸡生产性能的影响

本试验采用在伊莎褐蛋鸡日粮中添加碘浓度为350mg/kg的含碘物质(海带粉和碘化钾)的手段来生产碘蛋,同时研究了含碘物质对产蛋鸡生产性能的影响。结果表明:采用在产蛋鸡日粮中添加5%海带粉的方法来生产高碘蛋是可行的,生产每枚碘蛋的成本比对照组仅增加0.07元。而碘化钾则不宜作为生产碘蛋的添加剂。     

有效磷与植酸酶对鸡蛋蛋品质的简单效应分析

选择72周龄的来航蛋鸡144只进行试验,研究在不同有效磷(AP)水平蛋鸡日粮中添加植酸酶,以观察对鸡蛋蛋品质的影响。结果表明:在有效磷为0.14%水平下添加300FTU/kg植酸酶对蛋形指数影响显著(p<0.05),在有效磷为0.22%水平下添加300FTU/kg植酸酶,可使蛋壳厚度明显增加(p<0.05);日粮中添加300FTU/kg植酸酶各组中,有效磷为0.40%组分别与有效磷为0.14%和0.22%组相比,蛋壳厚度明显降低(p<0.05)。     

植酸梅和柠檬酸结合对蛋鸡生产性能的影响

选择同一鸡舍内54周龄海兰灰褐壳蛋鸡504只,随机分为8组,每组3个重复,每个重复21只鸡,采用拟水平均匀设计,研究植酸酶和柠檬酸结合对蛋鸡生产性能的影响。植酸酶的添加水平为:30mg/kg、50mg/kg、70mg/kg熏柠檬酸的添加水平为:0.2%、0.4%、0.6%。结果表明:蛋鸡日粮中添加0.2%柠檬酸与50mg/kg植酸酶,对蛋鸡生产性能的提高最佳。     

科海撷英

蛋鸡日粮切忌Nacl过量对４５周龄和５２周龄的蛋鸡分别进行为期６周的试验，在标准蛋鸡日粮（含Nacl３．４g／kg）中分别添加０．５、１、４、６、１０gNacl／kg饲料构成试验日粮。在足量供水的情况下，过量添加Nacl未对耗料量、产蛋性能、鸡蛋个体大小、饲料投入、鸡体重产生任何影响。随Nacl添加量的升高，耗水量显著增加。过量添加０．２％或２gNacl（总Nacl含量达５．４g／kg）时，蛋鸡排泄物中干物质含量便开始显著下降。鸡蛋外观和内部品质不受过量Nacl影响，但Nacl含量与蛋壳质量似乎存在负相关。单就粪便组成方面考虑，蛋鸡日粮…     

大豆黄酮对初产蛋鸡生产性能和血清生理生化指标的影响

本试验旨在探讨日粮中添加大豆黄酮(Da)对初产蛋鸡生产性能及内分泌的影响。选用135羽174日龄迪卡产蛋鸡,随机分为3组:对照组(饲喂基础日粮)、基础日粮+Da3mg/kg组和基础日粮+Da6mg/kg组,试验期为21d。结果显示:与对照组相比,试验组蛋鸡产蛋率和只日蛋重均显著增加,料蛋比显著下降;血清总钙水平和碱性磷酸酶活性有所提高,无机磷水平呈下降趋势;血清17β-雌二醇水平极显著提高,IGF-I含量降低。本次试验表明Da可通过内分泌途径,改变蛋鸡的内源激素水平及钙磷代谢,从而影响其生产性能。     

Comparative nutritional evaluation of raw, methanol extracted residues and methanol extracts of moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam.) leaves on growth performance and feed utilization in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.)

The suitability of raw and methanol‐extracted moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam.) leaf meal to replace 10%, 20% and 30% of the total fishmeal‐based dietary protein in tilapia feeds was tested. Ten isonitrogenous and isocalorific feeds (35% crude protein and 20 MJ kg^?1 gross energy), denoted as diets 1 (fishmeal‐based control), 2, 3, 4 (containing 13%, 27% and 40% raw moringa leaf meal), 5, 6, 7 (containing 11%, 22% and 33% methanol‐extracted moringa leaf meal), and 8, 9, 10 (containing methanol‐soluble extracts of the raw moringa leaf meal at the same level as would have been present in diets 2, 3, 4) were prepared. Forty tilapia (16.7±2.4 g), kept individually, were fed the experimental diets (four fish per treatment) at the rate of 15 g feed per kg metabolic body weight (kg^0.8) per day. A reduction in the growth performance was observed with an increasing level of raw moringa leaf meal (diets 2–4), whereas inclusion of methanol‐extracted leaf meal (diets 5–7) had no significant (P<0.05) effect on the growth performance compared with the control (diet 1). The growth performance of fish fed diets 8–10 containing methanol extracts of the moringa leaf meal were also similar to the control. The chemical composition values of the gained weight showed that lipid accretion decreased with increased inclusion of moringa leaves, and ash content increased. Dietary moringa methanol extracts reduced protein accretion, but had no effects on lipid and ash contents compared with the control. The inclusion of raw, methanol‐extracted residues and methanol extracts of the moringa leaf meal (diets 3 and 4, 5, 6 and 7, and 8 respectively) reduced the plasma cholesterol content significantly. Similarly, a significant reduction in muscle cholesterol was observed in fish fed the diets 4, 8, 9 and 10. It was concluded that the solvent‐extracted moringa leaf meal could replace about 30% of fishmeal from Nile tilapia diets.     

Assessment of prebiotic potentials in selected leaf meals of high dietary fibre on growth performance,body composition,nutrient utilization and amylase activities of a tropical commercial carp fingerlings

The performance of selected leaf meals of high dietary fibre in the feed of a tropical commercial carp, hybrid lemon fin barb (Barbonymus gonionotus ♀ × Hypsibarbus wetmorei ♂) was evaluated in a 56‐day feeding trial. The tropical carp juveniles (9.43 ± 0.05 g) were randomly stocked in 60‐L aquaria at 15 fish per aquarium. Five isonitrogenous and isocaloric diets (30% crude protein, 17 kJ/g gross energy) containing no leaf meal and 10% napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum), alfalfa (Medicago sativa), water spinach (Ipomea aquatica) and Gliricidia sepium leaf meals were formulated and tested. Three aquaria were randomly assigned to each experimental diet. The results showed that fish‐fed diets containing leaf meals showed superior growth performance and body composition which was better than those fed control diet. The leaf meal‐treated groups also had higher values of protein, lipid, energy retention and production of digestive enzymes amylase. Conclusively, the results indicated that leaf meal fibre provided better performance showing the inherent prebiotic effect of the utilization of these leaf meal in hybrid lemon fin barb .     

Evaluation of the nutritive value of Leucaena leucocephala leaf meal, inoculated with fish intestinal bacteria Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus circulans in formulated diets for rohu, Labeo rohita (Hamilton) fingerlings

Nine isonitrogenous (35% crude protein approximately) and isocaloric (18.37 kJ g^?1) experimental diets (RLL20–BCFL40) were formulated with either raw or treated (inoculated with fish intestinal bacteria) Leucaena leucocephala leaf meal at 20%, 30% and 40% levels replacing other ingredients partially from a fish meal based reference diet (RD). Two specific strains of fish intestinal bacteria, Bacillus subtilis (isolated from Cyprinus carpio) and B. circulans (isolated from Oreochromis mossambicus) having extracellular cellulolytic and amylolytic activities, were used to inoculate Leucaena leaf meal for 15 days at 37°C. The crude fibre, cellulose and hemicellulose contents and the antinutritional factors, tannin, phytic acid and mimosine in the leaf meal decreased due to inoculation. However, free amino acids and fatty acids increased in the treated leaf meal. The response of rohu, Labeo rohita, fingerlings fed the experimental diets for 80 days was compared with fish fed a RD. Both the inclusion level and type of Leucaena leaf meal in diets significantly affected the growth performance of rohu. Fish fed diets containing inoculated Leucaena leaf meal performed better in comparison with those with the RD. On the basis of growth response, feed conversion ratio, protein efficiency ratio and apparent net protein utilization, diet formulated with 30%Leucaena leaf meal inoculated with B. circulans resulted in the best performance of rohu fingerlings followed by diet with 40%B. subtilis inoculated Leucaena leaf meal. The apparent protein digestibility (APD) was better in fish fed diets containing B. circulans inoculated leaf meal. An increasing level of raw Leucaena leaf meal was associated with a decrease in the carcass protein content of rohu fingerlings. The activity of α‐amylase increased with the increasing level of treated leaf meal in diets. Cellulase activity increased with increasing level of inclusion of raw leaf meal, and was comparatively lower in fish fed diets with treated leaf meal. Activities of protease and lipase were higher in fish fed the RD. The results showed that it is possible to incorporate Leucaena leaf meal inoculated with enzyme‐producing fish intestinal bacteria in carp diets up to 40% level of inclusion.     

Effects of Reduced Soybean‐Meal Diets Containing Moringa oleifera or Leucaena leucocephala Leaf Meals on Growth Performance,Plasma Lysozyme,and Total Intestinal Proteolytic Enzyme Activity of Juvenile Nile tilapia,Oreochromis niloticus,in Outdoor Tanks

Leaf meals are potential alternatives to soybean meal (SBM) in fish diets in developing countries because they are cheaper. Moringa oleifera (MOR) and Leucaena leucocephala (LEU) reduced nutrient digestibility of diets compared with SBM in an earlier study. However, fish raised outdoors consume natural foods, which might offset the negative effects of leaf‐meal diets. We conducted a feeding trial using mixed‐sex Nile tilapia (5.2 g) to assess performance of fish fed 36% protein diets with different concentrations of MOR and LEU leaf meals in place of SBM. Fish in static pools were fed daily to apparent satiation for 59 d. Individual weight gain (30.4–34.7 g), survival (91.8–97.3%), feed conversion ratio (FCR, 1.6–1.9), proximate composition, plasma lysozyme activity, and intestinal proteolytic enzyme activity were similar among diets. However, fish fed diets containing leaf meals had higher concentrations of n‐3 fatty acids than those fed the SBM control. Despite lower nutrient availability of the leaf‐meal diets compared with the soy diet, MOR or LEU could replace up to 30% of the SBM protein without reducing fish performance. Inclusion of poultry meal in the diets and probable nutrient supplementation from natural foods appeared to compensate for the lower nutritional value of the leaf meals compared with SBM.     

The use of alfalfa leaf protein concentrates as a protein source in diets for tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)

Chloroplastic and cytoplasmic alfalfa (Medicago sativa) leaf protein concentrates were tested as dietary replacements for fish meal in practical diets for tilapia fingerlings. Each concentrate was used to replace 15, 25, 35, 45 and 55% of the fish meal protein in diets containing 40% protein. Diets containing cytoplasmic leaf protein gave the best results, with growth rates higher than those obtained with a fish meal-based diet when the plant protein replaced up to 35% of the fish meal protein in the diet; higher inclusion levels of plant protein depressed growth. No mortalities were recorded during the 9-week test period with any of the experimental diets. It was concluded that the alfalfa leaf protein could be included at levels of up to 35% of the dietary protein in feeds for tilapia.     

Nutritional evaluation of dhaincha (Sesbania aculeata) seeds as dietary protein source for tilapia Oreochromis niloticus

An 8‐week feeding trial was conducted in a warmwater recirculation system at 27 ± 0.2 °C to evaluate the nutritive value of dhaincha (Sesbania aculeata) seed meal as a possible fish meal substitute in the diet of tilapia. Five isonitrogenous and isoenergetic diets were formulated to contain 32% crude protein and 18.4 kJ g^?1 gross energy. Sesbania seed meal was included in diets at various levels [0%, 9.7%, 19.4%, 29.1% and 38.8% for diets 1 (control), 2, 3, 4 and 5, respectively, which correspond to 0%, 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% of dietary crude protein]. Each treatment had two replicates, eight fish per replicate, with mean initial weight of 7.06 ± 0.03 g. Fish were fed 20 g kg^?1 metabolic body weight daily. On the basis of the observed growth rate, feed conversion ratio, protein efficiency ratio, apparent net protein utilization and energy retention, diets 1 (control) and 2 (containing 9.7% Sesbania meal) were similar and significantly (P < 0.05) better than the other dietary groups. Fish fed diets 3, 4 and 5 containing higher levels of Sesbania meal showed significantly reduced growth performance compared with those fed diets 1 and 2. Fish fed diets 3, 4 and 5 had significantly lower faecal dry matter (DM) content, apparent crude protein, lipid and energy digestibility and reduced levels of cholesterol compared with the control and diet 2. Fish fed diets containing higher levels (>9.7%) of Sesbania meal had significantly higher whole‐body moisture, lower lipid and gross energy content. The lower growth performance of fish fed diets containing higher levels of Sesbania meal is thought to result from the presence of tannins, saponin and the non‐starch polysaccharide content of the seed. The results of this study showed that inclusion of up to 9.7% untreated Sesbania seed meal (10% of the dietary protein) in the diet did not affect the growth performance and nutrient utilization in tilapia.     

Comparative nutritional evaluation of differentially processed mucuna seeds [Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. var. utilis (Wall ex Wight) Baker ex Burck] on growth performance, feed utilization and body composition in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.)

A fish feeding trial was conducted in a warm‐water recirculating system for 8 weeks to assess the nutritive value of processed mucuna seeds as a dietary protein replacement for fish meal in practical diets of tilapia. Diets 2–6 contained mucuna seeds processed as follows: raw, soaked in water, soaked in sodium bicarbonate solution (0.07%), soaked in ascorbic acid solution (0.1%) or soaked in water containing 3% of freeze‐dried moringa leaf powder, followed by autoclaving. The mucuna seed meals were then used to replace 25% of the total dietary protein in each diet. The performance of fish fed these diets was compared with fish fed a fish meal‐based control diet (diet 1), which contained 35% protein. All diets were prepared to be isonitrogenous and isoenergetic. Each treatment had three replicates, using seven fish per aquarium, with a mean initial body weight of 3.9 ± 0.06 g. Fish were fed five times about their maintenance level (3.0 g feed × body weight (kg)^?0.8 day^?1), and no mortality was observed during the experiment. The growth rate, feed conversion ratio and protein productive value of fish fed diets 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 were similar. However, with regard to energy retention and apparent net lipid utilization, the values observed in fish fed diet 1 were similar to those of fish fed diets 5 and 6, and diet 6, and significantly higher than other dietary groups. Fish fed diet 2 showed a significantly (P < 0.05) reduced growth performance, higher carcass moisture and ash contents, and lower levels of lipid and energy compared with all other dietary groups. Fish fed diet 2 had a significantly lower plasma cholesterol level compared with other diets. However, no significant variation of muscle cholesterol was found between the dietary groups. Even though the hepato‐somatic index of the fish fed diets 3, 4, 5 and 6 was significantly lower than diet 1, these values appeared to be significantly higher compared with fish fed diet 2. The present study indicates that the inclusion of mucuna seed meal (replacement of 25% of total dietary protein of feed) after soaking in any one of the tested solutions followed by autoclaving significantly improved the growth performance and feed utilization of tilapia compared with that of the raw seeds. Moreover, these values were similar to the performance obtained with the fish meal‐based control diet 1. This might be due to the relative reduction of anti‐nutrients, particularly the non‐protein amino acid 3, 4‐dihydroxyphenylalanine, and increased palatability and nutrient availability of processed beans.     

紫花苜蓿浓缩叶蛋白替代鱼粉对星斑川鲽幼鱼生长、体组成及血液生化指标的影响

研究了紫花苜蓿浓缩叶蛋白替代0%(S0)、10%(S10)、20%(S20)、30%(S30)、40%(S40)、50%(S50)的鱼粉蛋白对星斑川鲽(Platichthys stellatus)幼鱼生长、体组成及血液生化指标的影响。实验幼鱼体质量(83.0±0.20)g。结果显示:1)当替代比例≤20%时,各组间星斑川鲽幼鱼特定生长率(SGR)、日摄食率(DFI)、饲料效率(FE)和蛋白质效率(PER)均无显著变化,高于此值时呈显著下降(P<0.05)。随饲料中紫花苜蓿浓缩叶蛋白替代鱼粉比例的升高,鱼体肥满度(CF)呈显著下降趋势(P<0.05),而消化道指数(DTI)则呈显著上升趋势(P<0.05);各实验组干物质、蛋白质及脂肪表观消化率均呈直线下降趋势(P<0.05)。以星斑川鲽幼鱼特定生长率(SGR)为参考指标,采用折线回归分析得出,在本实验条件下,星斑川鲽幼鱼获得最佳生长时紫花苜蓿浓缩叶蛋白替代鱼粉蛋白的适宜比例为19.0%。2)紫花苜蓿浓缩叶蛋白替代鱼粉对星斑川鲽幼鱼肌肉水分、蛋白及粗灰分含量未产生显著性影响,肌肉脂肪含量仅S40组显著低于S0和S20组,其他各组间无显著差异;当替代比例小于20%时,肝脏水分呈显著上升趋势(P<0.05),之后趋于平稳(P>0.05)。肝脏粗脂肪变化趋势与此相反。肝脏粗蛋白含量仅表现为S30、S50组显著高于S0组(P<0.05),其他各组无显著差异(P>0.05)。肝脏粗灰分含量不受饲料鱼粉替代比例的影响(P>0.05);全鱼水分呈显著上升趋势(P<0.05),而粗脂肪含量呈显著下降(P<0.05)。S30组全鱼粗蛋白最高,S40组最低(P>0.05),除S30组外,其他各组均与S0组间无显著性差异(P>0.05)。各组间全鱼粗灰分含量变化不显著(P>0.05)。3)当替代比例>20%时,星斑川鲽幼鱼血浆甘油三酯(TG)含量呈显著降低。各组间胆固醇(CHO)含量随紫花苜蓿浓缩叶蛋白的添加呈直线下降趋势(P<0.05)。当替代比例≥20%时,碱性磷酸酶(ALP)活性有下降趋势(P<0.05)。当替代比例分别大于20%和40%时,谷草转氨酶(AST)和谷丙转氨酶(ALT)活性显著升高但各组间差异不显著(P>0.05)。实验鱼血浆溶菌酶(LSZ)活力随鱼粉替代比例的升高呈显著上升(P<0.05)。各实验组间血浆丙二醛(MDA)含量无显著差异,但均低于S0组(P<0.05),超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性不受紫花苜蓿浓缩叶蛋白替代鱼粉比例的影响(P>0.05)。结论认为,在本实验条件下,星斑川鲽幼鱼获得最佳生长时紫花苜蓿浓缩叶蛋白替代鱼粉蛋白的适宜比例为19.0%。     

Sesbania aculeata leaf meal as replacer of de‐oiled rice bran in aquaculture feed: Growth,IGF‐1 expression,metabolic and biochemical responses in Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus 1758)

A feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of inclusion of Sesbania leaf meal in the diet of Cyprinus carpio as a replacer of de‐oiled rice bran (DORB). Bacillus subtilis was used to ferment the Sesbania leaf meal (SLM) to produce FSLM (fermented sesbania leaf meal). Fishes were fed with five isonitrogenous (30% CP) and isocaloric diets for 60 days and treatments were viz., C (30% DORB, 0% SLM), R15 (15% DORB, 15% SLM), R30 (0% DORB, 30% SLM), F15 (15% DORB, 15%FSLM) and F30 (0% DORB, 30% FSLM) by replacing DORB with SLM. A similar growth performance with control was observed in 15% FSLM group while there was a growth reduction in all the raw leaf meal fed groups. Similarly, the expression of insulin‐like growth factor‐1 (IGF‐1) was significantly (p < .05) higher in control and 15% FSLM fed groups. Growth and metabolic enzymes such as protease, amylase, ALT and AST activities were significantly higher in the fermented leaf meal fed groups compared to their non‐fermented counterparts. Antioxidant enzymes, serum transaminase enzymes (SGOT, SGPT) and total bilirubin (TBR) were found to be increased by enhanced level of RSLM, however, reduced by inclusion of FSLM. However, 30% inclusion level of FSLM even after fermentation showed detrimental effect on growth and metabolic response at cellular and molecular level. Thus, the results concluded that fermented Sesbania leaf meal (FSLM) using B. subtilis could replace 50% DORB (15% FSLM group) in the diet of C. carpio without affecting the growth and other physiological responses.     

Aurantiochytrium sp. meal as DHA source in Nile tilapia diet,part II: Body fatty acid retention and muscle fatty acid profile

Nile tilapia juveniles (8.35 ± 0.80 g) were fed on four levels (0.0%; 0.5%; 1.0%; 2.0%, 4.0%) of Aurantiochytrium sp. meal (ALL‐G‐RICH?), a source of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). The 1% Aurantiochytrium sp. meal diet was compared to a control diet, which contained the same amount of DHA as cod liver oil (CLO) at 1.7% diet. Groups of 25 fish were stocked in 100 L tanks and fed twice daily until apparent satiation, for 57 days, at 28°C. Increasing dietary Aurantiochytrium sp. meal reduced the body retention of DHA and n‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n‐3 PUFA) but increased the body retention of alpha‐linolenic (α‐LNA), linoleic (LOA) and n‐6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n‐6 PUFA). Fatty acid profile in tilapia muscle was affected by increasing dietary inclusions of Aurantiochytrium sp. meal, with an increase in DHA, α‐LNA, n‐3 PUFA and n‐3 long chain‐polyunsaturated fatty acids (n‐3 LC‐PUFA) but a decrease in monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), n‐6 PUFA and n‐6 long‐chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n‐6 LC‐PUFA). There was a larger body retention of DHA, α‐LNA, LOA, n‐3 PUFA and n‐6 PUFA fatty acids and a higher percentage of DHA, n‐3 PUFA and n‐3 LC‐PUFA in muscle fatty acid profile in fish fed on CLO diets than in those fed on 1% Aurantiochytrium sp. Therefore, Aurantiochytrium sp. meal is an alternative source of DHA for Nile tilapia diets.