Growth performance and survival rates of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) reared on diets containing Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.) larvae meal
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18 set 2021
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Categoria dell'articolo: Research Article
Pubblicato online: 18 set 2021
Pagine: 9 - 19
Ricevuto: 04 set 2020
Accettato: 29 mar 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/boku-2021-0002
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Composition and results from proximate analysis of test diets fed to Nile tilapia for 72 days containing different levels of black soldier fly larvae meal (BSFLM) as a replacement for fish meal (FM)Tabelle 4_ Zusammensetzung und Rohnährstoff-Gehalt von Rationen, die über 72 Tage an Tilapia verfüttert wurden und unterschiedliche Anteile an Larvenmehl der Schwarzen Soldatenfliege (BSFLM) als Ersatz für Fischmehl (FM) enthielten
Freshwater shrimp | 300 | 300 | 300 | 315 |
Fish meal | 220 | 148 | 74 | 0 |
Black soldier fly larvae meal | 0 | 98 | 195 | 293 |
Cotton seed cake | 200 | 200 | 210 | 200 |
Sunflower seed cake | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Maize germ | 177 | 154 | 167 | 73 |
Starch | 10 | 10 | 0 | 50 |
Fish oil | 52 | 49 | 13 | 28 |
Premix | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
DM | 915 | 911 | 912 | 927 |
Crude protein | 309 | 313 | 303 | 303 |
Ether extracts | 140 | 116 | 115 | 153 |
Crude fiber | 98 | 98 | 81 | 164 |
Ash | 143 | 113 | 93 | 255 |
NfE | 225 | 271 | 320 | 52 |
ME (MJ/kg) | 11.5 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 11.0 |
Analysed Amino acid composition (g/kg feed; g/kg protein) of fish meal and black soldier fly larvae mealTabelle 2_ Aminosäurezusammensetzung (g/kg Futter; g/kg Protein) von Fischmehl und Larvenmehl der Schwarzen Soldatenfliege
Histidine | 13.6 | 21.8 | 6.5 | 25.7 |
Threonine | 22.8 | 36.7 | 11.1 | 44.0 |
Arginine | 33.4 | 53.8 | 13.7 | 54.2 |
Valine | 28.8 | 46.4 | 16.3 | 64.4 |
Isoleucine | 25.4 | 40.8 | 12.0 | 47.5 |
Phenylanine | 23.8 | 38.3 | 11.7 | 46.2 |
Leucine | 44.1 | 71.1 | 19.1 | 75.6 |
Lysine | 42.6 | 68.6 | 16.7 | 66.2 |
Methionine | 16.3 | 26.2 | 4.5 | 17.6 |
Tryptophan | 5.5 | 8.8 | 3.4 | 13.5 |
Alanine | 41.5 | 66.8 | 18.7 | 73.9 |
Tyrosine | 18.8 | 30.2 | 18.0 | 71.3 |
Glycine | 37.6 | 60.5 | 13.9 | 55.1 |
Asparagine | 51.5 | 83 | 25.8 | 101.8 |
Glutamate | 92.6 | 149.1 | 34.5 | 136.2 |
Serine | 20.1 | 32.4 | 11.8 | 46.8 |
Cysteine | 3.5 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 9.8 |
Calculated essential amino acid (EAA) content (g/kg feed) of the test diets used for feeding Nile tilapia in the experimental ponds for 72 days_ aD1 = Diet 1, bD2 = Diet 2, cD3 = Diet 3, dD4 = Diet 4_Tabelle 3_ Errechneter Gehalt an essentiellen Aminosäuren in den Rationen (g/kg Lufttrockenmasse), die über 72 Tage an Tilapia verfüttert wurden_ aD1 = Ration 1, bD2 = Ration 2, cD3 = Ration 3, dD4 = Ration 4_
Histidine | 9.4 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 6.9 |
Threonine | 16.5 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 13.2 |
Arginine | 30.8 | 29.0 | 28.4 | 25.2 |
Valine | 19.6 | 18.2 | 17.7 | 15.1 |
Isoleucine | 16.3 | 15.1 | 14.5 | 12.7 |
Phenylanine | 18.3 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 14.6 |
Leucine | 29.2 | 27.0 | 26.0 | 22.1 |
Lysine | 25.9 | 24.1 | 22.9 | 20.3 |
Methionine | 10.5 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 8.1 |
Tryptophan | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
Proximate composition of the analysed ingredients used in diet formulation (as fed basis)Tabelle 1_ Rohnährstoff- und Energie-Gehalt der Futterkomponenten (Angaben auf Basis Lufttrockenmasse)DM = Dry matter, NfE = Nitrogen Free Extracts, ME = Metabolizable energy_
DM | g/kg | 906 | 937 | 958 | 905 | 920 | 894 |
Crude protein | g/kg | 666 | 621 | 253 | 273 | 423 | 322 |
Crude fibre | g/kg | 80 | 59 | 80 | 287 | 179 | 95 |
Ether extracts | g/kg | 96 | 124 | 273 | 86 | 99 | 114 |
Ash | g/kg | 287 | 300 | 147 | 53 | 53 | 32 |
NfE | g/kg | - | - | 205 | 205 | 166 | 331 |
ME | MJ/kg | 13.6 | 13.8 | 16.2 | 10.2 | 12.4 | 13.8 |
Mean, minimum and maximum values of physico-chemical parameters of the water during the experimental periodTabelle 5: Physikalisch-chemische Wasserparameter während des Versuchszeitraums (Mittelwert, Minima, Maxima)DO = Dissolved oxygen, TDS = Total dissolved solids, PO4 = Phosphates, NO2 = Nitrites, NO3 = Nitrates, NH4 = Ammonium_ Values represent mean ± SD, n = 3_
Temperature | °C | 25.8 ± 1.1 | 23.5 | 27.8 |
DO | mg/L | 6.8 ± 0.5 | 5.9 | 8.2 |
Conductivity | μS/cm | 71.6 ± 16.9 | 51.1 | 102.6 |
TDS | mg/L | 45.8 ± 9.8 | 33.8 | 63.1 |
Salinity | mg/L | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
pH | 7.4 | 9 | ||
PO4 | mg/L | 0.002 ± 0.0004 | 0.002 | 0.003 |
NO2 | mg/L | 0.001 ± 0.0002 | 0 | 0.001 |
NO3 | mg/L | 0.001 ± 0.0002 | 0.001 | 0.002 |
NH4 | mg/L | 0.01 ± 0.001 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
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Initial BW (g) | 51.6 ± 0.53 | 52.2 ± 0.60 | 53.0 ± 0.42 | 52.2 ± 0.74 | 0.445 |
Final BW (g) | 120.7 ± 6.98 | 124.5 ± 6.00 | 118.4 ± 7.16 | 112.8 ± 2.62 | 0.580 |
BWG (g) | 69.1 ± 7.33 | 72.3 ± 6.36 | 65.4 ± 7.45 | 60.5 ± 2.11 | 0.587 |
SR (%) | 96.7 ± 1.92 | 100.0 ± 0.00 | 100.0 ± 0.00 | 98.3 ± 1.67 | 0.248 |
SGR | 1.2 ± 0.09 | 1.2 ± 0.08 | 1.1 ± 0.09 | 1.1 ± 0.02 | 0.597 |
FCR | 1.0 ± 0.06 | 1.0 ± 0.06 | 1.0 ± 0.07 | 1.1 ± 0.01 | 0.647 |
PER | 3.3 ± 0.20 | 3.4 ± 0.18 | 3.3 ± 0.25 | 3.1 ± 0.03 | 0.826 |