This study was carried out to determine the digestible energy and apparent nutrient digestibility of canola meal for Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). The chromic oxide (0.1%) was used as an inert indicador in the semi-purified diet and faeces were collected by Guelph system. Fish were fed to apparent satiation. The apparent nutrient and energy digestibility of canola meal were: 77.84, 71.99, 86.92, 88.19, 67.16, and 29.86% for dry matter, energy, protein, lipids, calcium and phosphorus, respectively, corresponding to 2969,98 (kcal/kg); […]

This experiment was carried out to evaluate the effects of addition of different levels of phytase (0, 500, 1500 and 3000 units of active phytase [UFA]/kg diet) in the diets for Nile tilapia (8.88 ± 0.02 g). All diets were fed to satiation daily for 45 days. The phytase level determination was based on the performance and digestibility parameters and was estimated by the quadratic and/or the broken line models. The broken line model showed a better adjustment for phytase […]

The response of Nile tilapia to the attraction and palatability of 14 ingredients was evaluated. The two-choice method was used, comparing each pelleted ingredient to a control diet. It was utilized Four aquaria (750 liters) containing in each one three fingerlings and two feed containers at the right and left corner, being recorded the elapsed time between the lay of the ingredient and the arrive of the fingerlings to feed containers, visiting frequency to the feed containers, amount of ingested […]

This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of cottonseed meal and cotton seed flour on the reproductive behavior and on the testis activity of Nile tilapia broodstock. Twenty-five fishes were fed diets containing 0, 2, 4 and 6% ground cottonseed flour and 24% cottonseed meal (CSM). The reproductive behavior of the fishes was daily observed and the nest construction, courtship and spawning were evaluated. At 90 days, the males gonads were microscopically evaluated. The control group (soybean meal) showed […]