TY - JOUR
T1 - Replacing palm oil for soybean oil in tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.), feed
AU - Al-Owafeir, M. A.
AU - Belal, I. E.H.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Four isonitrogenous and isocaloric semi-purified feeds containing various levels of palm oil (0, 1.2 and 3%) as a replacement for soybean oil were fed to three replicate groups of tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.). fingerlings, mean initial weight 5.5 g, in 45-1 aquaria for 5 weeks under controlled laboratory conditions. Weight gain, feed conversion ratio, protein efficiency ratio and the chemical composition of the fish bodies did not vary significantly (P > 0.05). These results indicate that palm oil could replace soybean oil in feeds for O. niloticus fingerlings without any negative effect on the fish growth or body composition under these conditions.
AB - Four isonitrogenous and isocaloric semi-purified feeds containing various levels of palm oil (0, 1.2 and 3%) as a replacement for soybean oil were fed to three replicate groups of tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.). fingerlings, mean initial weight 5.5 g, in 45-1 aquaria for 5 weeks under controlled laboratory conditions. Weight gain, feed conversion ratio, protein efficiency ratio and the chemical composition of the fish bodies did not vary significantly (P > 0.05). These results indicate that palm oil could replace soybean oil in feeds for O. niloticus fingerlings without any negative effect on the fish growth or body composition under these conditions.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2109.1996.tb00988.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2109.1996.tb00988.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0001551778
SN - 1355-557X
VL - 27
SP - 221
EP - 224
JO - Aquaculture Research
JF - Aquaculture Research
IS - 4
ER -