Evaluation of an in vitro digestibility technique for the prediction of protein digestibility in the South African abalone, Haliotis midae L

A pH‐stat multienzyme in vitro digestibility assay was investigated for its efficacy in predicting apparent protein digestibility coefficients in abalone diets. Linear regression analysis between in vitro digestibility estimates and in vivo digestibility coefficients obtained from abalone, revealed...

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Published inAquaculture nutrition Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 15 - 21
Main Authors SHIPTON, T.A., BRITZ, P.J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2002
Subjects
abalone nutrition
Haliotis midae
in vitro digestibility
Marine
protein
PSW, South Africa
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Summary:A pH‐stat multienzyme in vitro digestibility assay was investigated for its efficacy in predicting apparent protein digestibility coefficients in abalone diets. Linear regression analysis between in vitro digestibility estimates and in vivo digestibility coefficients obtained from abalone, revealed that the technique could be used to reliably predict apparent protein digestibility. Maximal predictability of the system was obtained when protein sources were analysed according to origin – animal or plant. The technique was used to assess the apparent protein digestibility of 34 potential protein sources for use in formulated feeds for Haliotis midae.
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ISSN:1353-5773
1365-2095
DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2095.2002.00187.x