Effects of mixed feeding strategies with different dietary energy:protein ratios on juvenile Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Isabela Litaiff; Samara Moesch; Ricardo Yuji  Sado; Álvaro José de Almeida Bicudo

doi:10.1590/1809-6891v24e-74420E

Authors

Isabela Litaiff Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Palotina, Paraná, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5165-6120
Samara Moesch Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Palotina, Paraná, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3172-0468
Ricardo Yuji Sado Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), Dois Vizinhos, Paraná, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6987-9290
Álvaro José de Almeida Bicudo Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Palotina, Paraná, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4524-3973

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-6891v24e-74420E

Abstract

The evaluation of feeding strategies is necessary to ensure the sustainability of aquaculture. This study assessed the effect of two diets with different E:P ratios (9.6 and 10.3 kcal of digestible energy per gram of crude protein) on Nile tilapia juveniles. The growth, feed and nutrient use, economic parameters, whole-body composition, and liver steatosis of fish were evaluated. There was no significant effect of treatments on the growth, feed intake, feed conversion ratio, uniformity, and survival of the fish. The lower feed cost (P>0.05) per biomass or 1000 units produced was registered in Nile tilapia juveniles fed with 10.3 kcal DE/g CP diet for seven days. The contribution of ether extract in fish weight gain was reduced (P=0.055) by the increased use of the 10.3 kcal DE/g CP diet in the feeding strategies. The same trend was observed in fish whole-body lipid levels. Body indexes were similar (P>0.05) among fish from the different treatments. Mixing diets with different E:P ratios in a weekly feeding protocol does not impair productive performance of Nile tilapia juveniles. However, considering the cost of feeding, the recommendation is to supply a diet with 33% CP and 3.4 kcal/DE for seven days per week.
Keywords: feeding management; productive performance; fish nutrition; aquaculture

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