Growth performance, feed cost and environmental impact of largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides fed low fish meal diets

This study evaluated the effect of replacing dietary fish meal with poultry by-product meal (PBM), cottonseed-protein concentrate (CPC) and their blend on growth, feed utilization, body composition, waste outputs and carbon-nitrogen-phosphorus atomic stoichiometry in wastes of largemouth bass, Micro...

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Main Authors: Li Wang, Zhenghe Cui, Xing Ren, Peng Li, Yan Wang
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:Aquaculture Reports
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spelling doaj-901615cfd1ce463a832fd6687c4cb86d2021-07-03T04:47:14ZengElsevierAquaculture Reports2352-51342021-07-0120100757Growth performance, feed cost and environmental impact of largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides fed low fish meal dietsLi Wang0Zhenghe Cui1Xing Ren2Peng Li3Yan Wang4Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan 316021, ChinaJiaozuo Normal College, Jiaozuo 454001, ChinaOcean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan 316021, ChinaAsian Regional Office, National Renderer Association, Inc., Hong Kong 999077, ChinaOcean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan 316021, China; Corresponding author at: Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan 316021, Zhejiang Province, China.This study evaluated the effect of replacing dietary fish meal with poultry by-product meal (PBM), cottonseed-protein concentrate (CPC) and their blend on growth, feed utilization, body composition, waste outputs and carbon-nitrogen-phosphorus atomic stoichiometry in wastes of largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides. A diet containing 40 % fish meal served as reference (RF), and 60 % and 80 % of the fish meal was replaced by PBM (P60 and P80) and CPC (C60, C80) alone or in combination (CP60 and CP80). Moreover, a cost-effective diet (CPS80) was formulated by replacing 80 % of the fish meal with a blend of PBM, CPC and soybean meal. Largemouth bass weighing 24.0 ± 0.3 g were fed the test diets for eight weeks. Weight gain, retention efficiencies of nitrogen and phosphorus were lower, while wastes of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus were higher, in fish fed diet RF than in fish fed diets P60, P80, C60, C80, CP60, CP80 and CPS80, and no significant differences were found in condition factor and hepatosomatic index between fish fed diet RF and the low fish meal diets. At the same fish meal replacement level, weight gain was slightly high in fish fed diets P60, P80, CP60 and CP80, relative to fish fed diets C60 and C80. Fish fed diets CP80 and CPS80 exhibited high weight gain and minimum feed cost, fish meal reliance and waste outputs. Carbon-nitrogen-phosphorus atomic stoichiometry in wastes was (50–86):(10–17):1, and C : P and N : P in wastes of fish fed diet CPS80 were high relative to that of fish fed diet RF and diets C60, C80, P60, P80, CP60 and CP80. This study indicates that dietary fish meal level for largemouth bass could be reduced to 80 g/kg by using PBM and CPC in combination as a fish meal substitute, and feeding diet CP80 and CPS80 can significantly reduce feed cost and fish meal reliance without increasing negative effect on growth and environment.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513421001733Largemouth bass farmingFish meal replacementGrowthFeed costWaste output
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author Li Wang
Zhenghe Cui
Xing Ren
Peng Li
Yan Wang
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Zhenghe Cui
Xing Ren
Peng Li
Yan Wang
Growth performance, feed cost and environmental impact of largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides fed low fish meal diets
Aquaculture Reports
Largemouth bass farming
Fish meal replacement
Growth
Feed cost
Waste output
author_facet Li Wang
Zhenghe Cui
Xing Ren
Peng Li
Yan Wang
author_sort Li Wang
title Growth performance, feed cost and environmental impact of largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides fed low fish meal diets
title_short Growth performance, feed cost and environmental impact of largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides fed low fish meal diets
title_full Growth performance, feed cost and environmental impact of largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides fed low fish meal diets
title_fullStr Growth performance, feed cost and environmental impact of largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides fed low fish meal diets
title_full_unstemmed Growth performance, feed cost and environmental impact of largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides fed low fish meal diets
title_sort growth performance, feed cost and environmental impact of largemouth bass micropterus salmoides fed low fish meal diets
publisher Elsevier
series Aquaculture Reports
issn 2352-5134
publishDate 2021-07-01
description This study evaluated the effect of replacing dietary fish meal with poultry by-product meal (PBM), cottonseed-protein concentrate (CPC) and their blend on growth, feed utilization, body composition, waste outputs and carbon-nitrogen-phosphorus atomic stoichiometry in wastes of largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides. A diet containing 40 % fish meal served as reference (RF), and 60 % and 80 % of the fish meal was replaced by PBM (P60 and P80) and CPC (C60, C80) alone or in combination (CP60 and CP80). Moreover, a cost-effective diet (CPS80) was formulated by replacing 80 % of the fish meal with a blend of PBM, CPC and soybean meal. Largemouth bass weighing 24.0 ± 0.3 g were fed the test diets for eight weeks. Weight gain, retention efficiencies of nitrogen and phosphorus were lower, while wastes of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus were higher, in fish fed diet RF than in fish fed diets P60, P80, C60, C80, CP60, CP80 and CPS80, and no significant differences were found in condition factor and hepatosomatic index between fish fed diet RF and the low fish meal diets. At the same fish meal replacement level, weight gain was slightly high in fish fed diets P60, P80, CP60 and CP80, relative to fish fed diets C60 and C80. Fish fed diets CP80 and CPS80 exhibited high weight gain and minimum feed cost, fish meal reliance and waste outputs. Carbon-nitrogen-phosphorus atomic stoichiometry in wastes was (50–86):(10–17):1, and C : P and N : P in wastes of fish fed diet CPS80 were high relative to that of fish fed diet RF and diets C60, C80, P60, P80, CP60 and CP80. This study indicates that dietary fish meal level for largemouth bass could be reduced to 80 g/kg by using PBM and CPC in combination as a fish meal substitute, and feeding diet CP80 and CPS80 can significantly reduce feed cost and fish meal reliance without increasing negative effect on growth and environment.
topic Largemouth bass farming
Fish meal replacement
Growth
Feed cost
Waste output
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513421001733
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