EFFECT OF REPLACEMENT OF FISH AND CHICKEN MEALS BY SOYBEAN MEAL IN A PURIFIED DIET ON GROWTH AND BODY COMPOSITION OF JUVENILE OF EUROPEAN EEL, ANGUILLA ANGUILLA

The average weight increase of eel Anguilla angiiilla fed, 0% or 10% soybean(plant protein) in their diet was significantly higher than the mean weight ofeels fed 20% soybean in their diet. The percentage of body protein (dry weight)in the eels fed a high soybean (20%) diet was lower compared to the...

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Main Author: Degani, Gad
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (on behalf of Indian Council of Agricultural 2011
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Online Access:https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/10779
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Summary:The average weight increase of eel Anguilla angiiilla fed, 0% or 10% soybean(plant protein) in their diet was significantly higher than the mean weight ofeels fed 20% soybean in their diet. The percentage of body protein (dry weight)in the eels fed a high soybean (20%) diet was lower compared to the other experimentalgroups. However,, no significant differences were found in the body fatamong the experimental groups that were fed