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Author(s): Salas-Leiton E.
Conde-Sieira M.
Pelusio N.
Marques A.
Maia M.R.G.
Soengas J.L.
Valente L.M.P.
Title: Dietary protein/carbohydrate ratio in low-lipid diets for Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis, Kaup 1858) juveniles. Influence on growth performance, nutrient utilization and flesh quality
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
Issue Date: 2018
Abstract: Four isoenergetic (21 kJ/g dry matter, DM) and isolipidic (65 g/kg DM) diets containing different crude protein/total carbohydrate (CHO) ratios: 60/26, 56/30, 52/34 and 48/38, were tested in 22 g Senegalese sole for 104 days. Apparent digestibility coefficients (ADC) were not affected by the treatments, and all groups presented extremely low starch ADC values (22.8%–36.5%). Replacement of dietary protein by CHO did not affect daily growth index (0.9–1.0), but significantly increased voluntary feed intake of fish. Regression analyses demonstrated that digestible protein content, rather than digestible energy, was the main dietary factor influencing such feeding activity (R2 =.952). A significantly increased feed conversion ratio was observed in sole fed increasing CHO contents. The dietary protein/CHO ratio did not influence whole-body composition. Sole fed the 48/38 diet showed the lowest efficiency in terms of N and energy utilization. PUFA were the most represented fatty acid fraction in fillet, regardless of the dietary protein/CHO ratio, mainly due to the high content of DHA. Senegalese sole increase feed intake under low dietary protein/CHO ratios to ensure an adequate N intake. Such compensatory mechanism seems to be triggered to satisfy a specific protein metabolic requirement for energy purposes as tissue accretion remained unchanged. © 2017 John Wiley & Sons
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10216/120435
Source: Aquaculture Nutrition, vol. 24(1), p. 131-142
Document Type: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
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