Different levels of organic trace minerals in diets for Nile tilapia juveniles alter gut characteristics and body composition, but not growth

• Published in: Aquaculture nutrition Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 176 - 186
• Main Authors: Pierri, Bruno da Silva, Silva, Allan David, Cadorin, Douglas Ismael, Ferreira, Tamiris Henrique, Mouriño, José Luiz Pedreira, Filer, Keith, Pettigrew, James E., Fracalossi, Débora Machado
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Hindawi Limited 01.02.2021
• Subjects: body composition; Diet; Excretion; Fish; Freshwater fishes; Growth; histology; Intestines; Iron; Juveniles; Manganese; Marine fishes; Minerals; Nile tilapia; Oreochromis niloticus; organic; Ponds; Proteins; trace mineral; Zinc

Thirty groups of twenty juveniles each of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus, initial average weight 23.93 ± 0.80 g) were fed diets containing increasing amounts (0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% of levels used by the tilapia feed industry) of organic trace mineral (Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu, Se) supplementation f...