Protein and Energy Metabolism of European Seabass (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Dicentrarchus labrax</Emphasis>) Juveniles and Estimation of Maintenance Requirements |
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| Authors: | H?Peres Email author" target="_blank">A?Oliva-TelesEmail author |
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| Institution: | (1) NSW Department of Primary Industries and Aquafin Cooperative Research Centre, Port Stephens Fisheries Institute, Taylors Beach, NSW, 2316, Australia;(2) School of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia |
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| Abstract: | The present work aimed to study metabolic utilization of energy and protein by juvenile European seabass reared at 25 °C and
to estimate maintenance requirements, based on indirect calorimetry and nitrogen excretion measurements. Duplicate groups
of fish (IBW = 22 g) were fed a practical diet, for 28 days, at ration levels of 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1 and 1.5% of body weight.
At the end of this period, oxygen consumption and ammonia nitrogen excretion were measured in fed and unfed fish. Weight gain
linearly increased with ration level. Feed efficiency significantly increased with nitrogen intake up to 0.68 g N/kg/day.
Nitrogen retention (% N intake) was positive at all feeding levels, being maximum at 0.5% BW and then decreased with increasing
ration levels. There was negative energy balance at the lowest ration level and significantly increased at higher ration levels.
Daily oxygen consumption (g/kg body mass) and ammonia excretion (mg N–NH4/kg body mass) significantly increased with ration level. Heat production and heat increment of feeding (kJ/kg/day) remained
low at low ration levels and significantly increased as ration level increased from 0.5 to 1.5% BW. Below maintenance, protein
energy represented 34% of total energy expenditure and significantly increased to 49–56% above maintenance. Based on indirect
calorimetry and ammonia excretion data, maintenance energy and protein requirements were estimated to be 56.8 kJ DE/kg/day
and 1.15 g DP/kg/day, respectively. The efficiencies of energy and protein utilization were estimated to be 0.83 and 0.66,
respectively. |
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| Keywords: | energy utilization maintenance requirements nitrogen excretion oxygen consumption protein utilization |
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