Dietary lipid and gross energy affect protein utilization in the rare minnow <Emphasis Type="Italic">Gobiocypris rarus</Emphasis> |
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| Authors: | Benli Wu Xiaoqin Xiong Shouqi Xie Jianwei Wang |
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| Institution: | 1.Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institution of Hydrobiology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Wuhan,China;2.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing,China;3.State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Wuhan,China |
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| Abstract: | An 8-week feeding trial was conducted to detect the optimal dietary protein and energy, as well as the effects of protein to energy ratio on growth, for the rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus), which are critical to nutrition standardization for model fish. Twenty-four diets were formulated to contain three gross energy (10, 12.5, 15 kJ/g), four protein (20%, 25%, 30%, 35%), and two lipid levels (3%, 6%). The results showed that optimal dietary E/P was 41.7–50 kJ/g for maximum growth in juvenile rare minnows at 6% dietary crude lipid. At 3% dietary lipid, specific growth rate (SGR) increased markedly when E/P decreased from 62.5 kJ/g to 35.7 kJ/g and gross energy was 12.5 kJ/g, and from 75 kJ/g to 42.9 kJ/g when gross energy was 15.0 kJ/g. The optimal gross energy was estimated at 12.5 kJ/g and excess energy decreased food intake and growth. Dietary lipid exhibited an apparent protein-sparing effect. Optimal protein decreased from 35% to 25%–30% with an increase in dietary lipid from 3% to 6% without adversely effecting growth. Dietary lipid level affects the optimal dietary E/P ratio. In conclusion, recommended dietary protein and energy for rare minnow are 20%–35% and 10–12.5 kJ/g, respectively. |
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