Effect of different levels of Aqua-Max Plus® on growth performance, feed efficiency and physiological responses of the mono-sex Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus, L. 1758) | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries | ||||
| Article 24, Volume 23, Issue 3, July 2019, Page 291-301 PDF (694.06 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejabf.2019.53625 | ||||
 View on SCiNiTO | ||||
| Authors | ||||
| Fayek H. Farrag; Fathy F. Khalil; Mohamed M. Refaey; Abdallah A. El-Shebly; Ahmed M. Behery | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| This study was conducted to assess the effect of different levels of Aqua-Max Plus® on growth performance, feed efficiency, body chemical composition, hematological, and biochemical of the mono-sex Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus, L. 1758) for 147 days (21 weeks). Aqua-Max Plus® was added at five levels (0, 1, 2, 3, 4 g/kg diet). Results exhibited that the addition of Aqua-Max Plus® at levels 2, 3, and 4 g/kg diet (T3, T4, and T5) led to significantly improve the growth performance and feed efficiency parameters compared to the control group. By increasing the levels of Aqua-Max Plus®, ash and protein contents were significantly increased, while fat and energy content contents were decreased. No significant differences among treatments in hematological and serum biochemical parameters were detected. Thus, based on the obtained results, it could be concluded that the beneficial addition of 2 g Aqua-Max Plus® / kg diet as a growth promoter agent for the Nile tilapia. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Nile tilapia; Growth performance; feed efficiency; physiological responses Aqua-Max Plus® | ||||
|
Statistics Article View: 297 PDF Download: 531 |
||||
