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Influence of substituting fishmeal with Vespa orientalis meal in the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) diets on growth and feed utilisation

In: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed
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H.A. El-Sheikh Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, NC 12611 Dokki, Giza, Egypt

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F.M. Abo-Donia Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, NC 12611 Dokki, Giza, Egypt

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A.M.M. Ghania Honeybee Research Center, Department of Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, NC 12611 Dokki, Giza, Egypt

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E.E. Hussein Poultry and Fish Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Menoufia University, P.O. Box 32516, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt

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Abstract

The impact on growth performance, feed efficiency, and health status of substituting 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100% of fishmeal (FM) with Vespa orientalis meal (WM) in the Nile tilapia diets was examined. Fifteen hapas of randomly selected fingerlings (with a mean weight of 1.1 g ± 0.02) were fed the test meals for 84 days. The findings indicated that the fish development rate was not noticeably affected when FM was partially replaced by up to 50% of WM. The feed conversion ratios of WM25 and WM50 were considerably greater ( P < 0.05) than those of all other diets. The substitution of FM by WM up to 100% did not significantly alter the values of total protein, globulin, albumin, urea, creatinine, alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase ( P > 0.05). These results suggest that the Nile tilapia is unaffected by the integration of WM up to 50% instead of FM without adverse effects on growth and nutrient utilisation.

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