<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of various dietary meal compositions on production, economic performance and meat quality of the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Experimental group (0-I) was fed with a mixture containing 30% fish meal, 35% soybean meal, 30% sardines and 5% fish oil. Experimental group 0-II was fed with a combined meal consisting of 75% of fish food pellets and 25% of sardines. The control group (C) was fed with a standard complete pelleted feed. The best result was obtained in group 0-II, while group C achieved results common for local food quality and farming conditions in Serbia. Group 0-I had less productive results compared to group C and group 0-II. Feed used in group 0-II has its own nutritional, biological and economic justification. </p><p>Use of different fish meals had no significant influence on trout meat chemical composition, except the fat content which was significantly higher in group 0-II. Considering current market prices of fish feed and fish as a final product, the best economic results were achieved by using the combined feed in group 0-II.</p></abstract>

The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of various dietary meal compositions on production, economic performance and meat quality of the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Experimental group (0-I) was fed with a mixture containing 30% fish meal, 35% soybean meal, 30% sardines and 5% fish oil. Experimental group 0-II was fed with a combined meal consisting of 75% of fish food pellets and 25% of sardines. The control group (C) was fed with a standard complete pelleted feed. The best result was obtained in group 0-II, while group C achieved results common for local food quality and farming conditions in Serbia. Group 0-I had less productive results compared to group C and group 0-II. Feed used in group 0-II has its own nutritional, biological and economic justification. Use of different fish meals had no significant influence on trout meat chemical composition, except the fat content which was significantly higher in group 0-II. Considering current market prices of fish feed and fish as a final product, the best economic results were achieved by using the combined feed in group 0-II.

Effects of Various Meal Compositions on Production Results, Economic Performance and Fish Meat Quality/Uticaj Različitog Sastava Obroka Na Proizvodnoekonomske Rezultate I Kvalitet Mesa Ribe

De partment of Economy and Statistics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia;

Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia

Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia

PhD student, research assistant, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia

Acta Veterinaria

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The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of various dietary meal compositions on production, economic performance and meat quality of the rainbow...

Effects of Various Meal Compositions on Production Results, Economic Performance and Fish Meat Quality/Uticaj Različitog Sastava Obroka Na Proizvodnoekonomske Rezultate I Kvalitet Mesa Ribe

Published Online: Oct 03, 2014

Page range: 338 - 348

Received: Mar 14, 2014

Accepted: Jul 02, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2014-0032

Keywords
rainbow trout, feed, meat quality, cost-effectiveness

© by Tešić Milan

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Effects of Various Meal Compositions on Production Results, Economic Performance and Fish Meat Quality/Uticaj Različitog Sastava Obroka Na Proizvodnoekonomske Rezultate I Kvalitet Mesa Ribe

Published Online: Oct 03, 2014

Page range: 338 - 348

Received: Mar 14, 2014

Accepted: Jul 02, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2014-0032

Keywordsrainbow trout, feed, meat quality, cost-effectiveness

© by Tešić Milan

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
rainbow trout, feed, meat quality, cost-effectiveness