Apparent digestibility coefficient of protein sources for carp, Cyprinus carpio L. |
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Authors: | G Degani S Viola Y Yehuda |
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Affiliation: | MIGAL - Galilee Technological Center, Kiryat Shmona, Israel;Milobar, Haifa Bay, Israel;MIGAL - Galilee Technological Center, Kiryat Shmona, Israel |
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Abstract: | The digestibility of various diet components as protein sources for common carp, Cyprinus carpio L., at 500–800 g was studied by using an inert marker in the feed and collecting the faeces by stripping. Protein in fish meal (83.8%) and soybean meal (69.8%) were significantly more digestible than that of poultry meal (47.2%). Energy digestibility tests gave the following results: fish meal 93.4%, soybean meal 74.7% and poultry meal 63.9%. It was evident that the ability of carp to digest proteins is very high, and that they can utilize proteins as the main component of their diet. |
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