Optimizing protein and lipid levels in practical diet for juvenile northern snakehead fish (Channa argus)

• Published in: Animal Nutrition Vol. 3; no. 2; pp. 156 - 163
• Main Authors: Sagada, Gladstone, Chen, Jianming, Shen, Binqian, Huang, Aixia, Sun, Lihui, Jiang, Jianhu, Jin, Chunhua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Elsevier B.V 01.06.2017; KeAi Publishing; KeAi Communications Co., Ltd
• Subjects: alpha-amylase; Aquaculture Nutrition; carboxylic ester hydrolases; Channa argus; Diet; dietary fat; dietary protein; enzyme activity; feed conversion; fish; Growth; growth performance; hepatosomatic index; juveniles; Lipid; lipids; liver; Protein; weight gain; Diet; Growth; Channa argus; Protein; Lipid

A 3 × 3 factorial feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the production response of juvenile northern snakehead fish (Channa argus). Nine diets containing 3 protein levels (45%, 48% and 51%) and 3 lipid levels (9%, 12% and 15%) were formulated and fed to triplicate groups of juvenile northern snake...