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    Dietary protein requirements for growth performance and effects on carcass composition of young Siamese spiny eel, Macrognathus siamensis (Günther, 1861)

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    The study on protein requirement of young Siamese spiny eel, Macrognathus siamensis (GÜnther, 1861) was conducted using six different protein level (35, 40, 45, 50, 55 and 60 % protein) with average gross energy of 450 kcal·100/g. The results demonstrated the maximum specific growth rate (SGR), % weight gain and daily weight gain were achieved at 55% protein while the fishes fed with 35% protein was the lowest. It was estimated by broken line regression that dietary protein level producing maximum growth was 46.50% protein. There was no significant difference (P>0.05) on survival rate amongst treatments. Protein efficiency ratio (PER) and apparent net protein retention (ANPR) were not significantly (P>0.05) affected by diet protein levels. No significant (P>0.05) effect of dietary protein levels was found on carcass moisture, crude protein, crude lipid and ash. However, carcass moisture, protein and ash were apparently increased in all fish groups after feeding trial, comparing to fish before the experiment

    An evaluation of the suitability of selected waste products in feeds for three fish species

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    Five types of aquatic food industry waste products (carp offal, carp roe, fish frames, trout offal and surimi processing waste) together with fish meal were evaluated for their suitability as potential fish meal replacements, partially or wholly, in diets for three species (rainbow trout, Murray cod and shortfin eel) cultured in Australia, using a number of criteria.The proximate composition of the ingredients on a dry matter basis including protein content, lipid and ash, varied considerably. The essential amino acid (EAA) contents of the waste products and fish meal decreased in the order: carp roe &gt; fish meal &gt; carp offal &gt; \u27surimi\u27 processing waste &gt; fish frames &gt; trout offal. The results of cluster analysis of A/E ratios of waste products and fish whole body fell within three clusters. The EAAI of whole body tissue of Murray cod, rainbow trout and Australian shortfin eel however, were closest to fish meal, followed by fish frame waste and/or \u27surimi\u27 waste. The results on A/E ratios and EAAI did not conform to the raw data on TAA and EAA. Therefore, the study emphasizes the need to have a multi-prong approach to determine the suitability of ingredients for incorporation into fish feeds.<br /

    Macro and micro nutrient requirements of the young of Australian native freshwater fish : silver perch, Bidyanus bidyanus and Murray cod, Maccullochella peelii peelii

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    Studies the nutritional requirements and growth of two Australian native freshwater fish. Examines the dietary protein, and lipid requirements of silver perch and Murray cod, and the dietary requirement for essential amino acids and fatty acids of silver perch. Considered the first nutrition study of these species based on feeding trials, dose-response experiments and purified diets

    Weaning of Australian shortfin glass eels (Anguilla Australis): a comparison on the effectiveness of four types of fish roe

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    Eel culture is solely dependent on wild seed stock, caught in estuaries during the freshwater migratory phase as glass eels. The methods used for weaning glass eels are very variable, and range from the use of live zooplankton to fish roe to fines of commercial fish feeds. The present experiments were conducted on glass eels of the Australian shortfin eel, when the effectiveness of four types of readily available fish roe (European carp, mirror dory, orange roughy and warehou) were evaluated over a 42-day period, in the laboratory.After 28 days the eels did not show an interest in orange roughy and mirror dory roe, and these two treatments were discontinued to avoid mortality. In all treatments there was a decrease in mean weight during this period, but the survival was over 99%. In the 28th to 42nd day period the mean weight and specific growth rate of glass eels reared on European carp and warehou roe increased, but the differences between these two treatments were not significant.The physical features of the roe and the oocytes thereof, the proximate composition, amino acid and fatty acid composition indicated major differences amongst the roe types, particularly with regard to the amount of n&minus;6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) and the ratio of n&minus;3 to n&minus;6. European carp and warehou roe (and oocytes) had a significantly higher arachidonic acid (AA-20:4n&minus;6; over 60% of PUFA) content and a considerably lower n&minus;3 to n&minus;6 ratio (n&minus;3 to n&minus;6 ratio being 1.32, 5.92, 3.77 and 2.67 for roe types, and 1.25, 4.83, 2.91 and 2.42 for oocytes, of European carp, mirror dory, orange roughy and warehou, respectively), than in the other two roe types. The fatty acid profiles of European carp and warehou roe were similar to that of metamorphosing glass eels.<br /
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