the study was conducted at haramaya university poultry farm to evaluate the effects of locally processed fish waste meal (fwm) in the diet of white leghorn layers on the performance and hatchability, egg quality, sensory flavor and profitability of the rations. one hundred eighty chickens at five months of age were randomly distributed (15 layers per each 12 pens). the pens were randomly assign...

Two pond experiments were conducted to evaluate cottonseed meal (CSM), distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS), and supplemental lysine as replacements for soybean meal (SBM) in channel catfish diets. In Experiment 1, fish fed diets in which SBM was totally replaced with CSM gained similar weight as fish fed control diet, but fish fed CSM diet in Experiment 2 had 9.5% lower weight gain th...

World aquaculture production is dominated by omnivorous fish species that live in freshwater, including various carp and catfish species. Soybean meal is a prominent ingredient used in prepared diets for these species, often constituting 50 to 60% of the total formulation. Such levels of incorporation are possible due to adequate palatability of soybean meal and its excellent nutritional value ...

For several years, there has been continuing interest in identifying and developing ingredients as alternatives to fish meal for use within aquafeeds (Hardy, 1995; Tacon et al., 1998). Originally, the impetus for this was the often-variable nature of the price and supply of fish meal of suitably high quality for the aquafeed industry. Recently, however, the concern raised about the negative imp...

Saponins are naturally occurring amphiphilic molecules and have been associated with many biological activities. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether soya saponins trigger the onset of soyabean-induced enteritis in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.), and to examine if dietary soya saponins increase the epithelial permeability of the distal intestine in Atlantic salmon. Seven ex...

Four lactating cows equipped with rumen and duodenal cannulas were fed a diet of grass silage and concentrates containing either 12.4 or 17.2% CP (DM basis) in a change-over design. Additional protein was supplied as white fish meal. Fish meal did not affect molar proportions of VFA in the rumen, but duodenal NAN supply was increased .69 g/g of N in supplementary feed. In Experiment 2, three la...

The homeostatic regulation of food intake in fish has been thoroughly studied the last years with dietary nutrient composition is one factors involved. Despite several studies addressed impact insect meal-based diets fish, there no knowledge about their mechanisms regulation. This study aimed to explore underlying through evaluation fishmeal (FM) replacement by defatted (d-) Tenebrio molitor (d...

In Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.), and also in other fish species, certain plant protein ingredients can increase fecal water content creating a diarrhea-like condition which may impair gut function and reduce fish growth. The present study aimed to strengthen understanding of the underlying mechanisms by observing effects of various alternative plant protein sources when replacing fish meal ...

1. Young male rats were used in five experiments to study the utilization for growth of methionine sulphoxide, and the relationship between the sulphoxide content in the diet and the level of microbiologically determined methionine activity in blood or blood plasma. In one nitrogen-balance experiment methionine and methionine sulphoxide were compared as supplements to a casein diet and a fish-m...