This study was carried out to determine the effects of replacement of wheat flour with wheat middling (WM) and supplemental phosphorus at a level of 1% on growth and nutrient utilization, whole body, fillet, viscera and liver proximate compositions in turbot, (Scophthalmus maximus Linnaeus, 1758). The control diet was based on a mixture of three fish meals and whole wheat flour. Fish with an average initial weight of 266.67±0.72 g were fed experimental diets for 9 weeks. Each treatment was tried in four replicates. At the end of the experiment, there were no significant effects of the treatment on growth rate, nutrient utilization parameters such as feed intake, feed conversion ratio, protein efficiency rate, nitrogen, lipid and energy gains and retentions, hepato-somatic index, viscero-somatic index, condition factor, whole body (except dry matter which was significantly lower in P added diet than the control) and organ nutrient compositions. The findings suggest that WM can totally replace wheat flour and there is a tendency of a positive contribution of dietary P supplementation on the response variables.
JICA, TAGEM
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This study was supported by the Japan International Cooperation Agency and General Directorate of Agricultural Production, Turkey. Senior scientists G. Nezaki and N. Takeno and other project members are gratefully acknowledged for their valuable contributions during the study.
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Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Research Article |
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Publication Date | December 1, 2021 |
Submission Date | July 5, 2021 |
Acceptance Date | July 13, 2021 |
Published in Issue | Year 2021 Volume: 7 Issue: 2 |