Effect of Dietary Inclusion of Ulva fasciata on Red Hybrid Tilapia Growth and Carcass Composition |
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| Authors: | Norhan E Saleh Shymaa M Shalaby Eman M Sakr Asmaa I Abd Elmonem Fady R Michael |
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| Institution: | 1. Fish Nutrition Laboratory, Aquaculture Division, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Qayed Bay, Alexandria, Egyptnor_raafat@yahoo.com;3. Aquaculture Department, Faculty of Fish Resources, Suez University, Suez, Egypt;4. Fish Nutrition Laboratory, Aquaculture Division, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Qayed Bay, Alexandria, Egypt;5. Bio-Medical Sciences Department, Al-Farabi College For Dentistry and Nursing, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;6. Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt |
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| Abstract: | Five different levels (0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 g kg?1) of algal (Ulva fasciata) meal were added to red tilapia feeds to examine its effect on growth and carcass biochemical content. Addition of ulva meal significantly improved growth performance, feed utilization, total crude protein content, and percentage of highly unsaturated fatty acids. Fish fed 75 g kg?1 or 100 g kg?1 of U. fasciata performed better than others. |
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| Keywords: | Red tilapia Ulva fasciata nutrition growth proximate biochemical composition fatty acids |
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