Effects of supplementation of pineapple waste extract in diet of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) on growth,feed utilization,and nitrogen excretion |
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| Authors: | Bundit Yuangsoi Rungkan Klahan Siripavee Charoenwattanasak Shi-Mei Lin |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Mueang, Khon Kaen, Thailand;2. Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Phetchaburi Rajabhat University, Mueang, Phetchaburi, Thailand;3. College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing, PR China |
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| Abstract: | An eight-week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the supplementation of pineapple waste extract (PWE) at levels of 0%, 1%, 2%, and 3% on growth performance of Nile tilapia (8.76 ± 0.17 g) for 8 weeks. PWE supplementation improved pepsin digestibility significantly but not protein digestibility. Thus, fish fed PWE showed better growth than those fed the control feed. The fish fed the feed supplemented with 1% PWE resulted in the optimum protein digestibility, growth, and feed utilization (P < 0.05). No significant differences among dietary treatments were found for free ammonia and total nitrogen excretion (P > 0.05). |
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| Keywords: | Nile tilapia pineapple waste extract growth feed utilization nitrogen excretion |
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