International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies
2018, Vol. 6, Issue 6, Part D
Effect of protein/lipid ratio of the diet on the growth performance and feed utilization of common meagre (Argyrosomus regius, Asso 1801) juveniles
Author(s): Ben-Bani Abdelbasset, Sedki Said, Nhhala Hassan, Chebbaki Kamal, Idhalla Mohamed, Kheyyali Driss, Bouhaimi Abdellah and Moukrim Abdellatif
Abstract: The objective of this work was to study the effect of dietary protein and lipid levels on common meagre by assessing the effect of the protein/lipid ratio (P/L) on the growth performance and food conversion. Four diets (A1, A2, A3 and A4) with P/L respectively of 4.66, 3.88, 3.28 and 2.84 were tested on two replicates of fish with an initial weight of 44.7±0.9g during 11 months. Body weight presents two phases of growth in all treatments corresponding to low and high temperature periods. Fish fed on A1 exhibited the best SGR (0.4±0.021). However, no statistical differences were observed between the treatments. FCR and EER were better in A1 and showed significant difference (
p<0.05) between the four lots. Survival rates varied from 94 to 96%. The results of this study suggest that the decrease of the P/L ratio in the diet affects negatively the growth and feed utilization in meagre.
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Ben-Bani Abdelbasset, Sedki Said, Nhhala Hassan, Chebbaki Kamal, Idhalla Mohamed, Kheyyali Driss, Bouhaimi Abdellah, Moukrim Abdellatif. Effect of protein/lipid ratio of the diet on the growth performance and feed utilization of common meagre (Argyrosomus regius, Asso 1801) juveniles. Int J Fish Aquat Stud 2018;6(6):259-263.