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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (20): 126-135.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2020-0335

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Effects of Digestible Crude Protein and Lipid Levels on Growth Performance, Metabolism of Energy Substances and Antioxidant Capacity of Juvenile GIFI Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus

Li Guangbin(), Li Ying, Wang Qiumei, Zhang Xindang, Lin Beibei, Chen Lusi, Deng Junming()   

  1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201
  • Received:2020-08-05 Revised:2020-12-15 Online:2021-07-15 Published:2021-08-06
  • Contact: Deng Junming E-mail:guangbinli123@163.com;djunming@163.com

Abstract:

This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of digestible crude protein (DCP) and lipid (DL) levels on growth performance, metabolism of energy substances and antioxidant capacity of juvenile GIFI Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), and thereby to determine the optimal rate of digestible crude protein to digestible energy (DCP/DE). Juvenile fish with an initial average body weight of 2 g were fed 12 experimental diets with different nitrogen to energy ratios prepared with different DCP levels (22%, 24%, 26%, 28%) and DL levels (3%, 5%, 7%) for 10 weeks. The results showed as follows: with the increasing level of DCP and DL, the body weight gain (WG) and specific growth rate (SGR) of fish were significantly increased, but there was no significant difference between the 5%DL and the 7%DL group, and the protein efficiency showed a gradually decreasing trend. The WG and SGR of fish in the DCP26DL5 group were not significantly different from those in the highest DCP26DL7 group. The pepsin activity in DCP26DL5 group was significantly higher than that in DCP28DL3 group. The serum AST activity in DCP26DL5 group was the lowest. The TC and LDL-C content in DCP26DL5 group were significantly lower than those in DCP22DL7 group, and there was no significant change in blood glucose level among all groups. The antioxidant function of fish body was significantly increased. The SOD activity in liver of DCP26DL5 group was significantly higher than that in DCP22DL3 group. Findings reveal that high dietary DCP level will reduce protein efficiency, and high DL level will cause plateauing period of growth performance. The suitable level of DCP for juvenile tilapia is 26%, and the level of lipid is 5%. The optimal DCP/DE is 19.18 mg/KJ.

Key words: Oreochromis niloticus, digestible crude protein, lipid, growth, metabolism of energy substances, antioxidant capacity

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