Growth responses of Tilapia aurea to feed supplemented with dried poultry waste

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1977 · Tex. J. Sci.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5524856

Stickney, R R; Simmons, H B

Blue tilapia, T. aurea, fed for a period of 10 week at 3% of body wt daily on a complete trout diet (control) or the trout diet supplemented at 10, 20, and 30% with dried poultry waste (DPW), demonstrated decreasing rates of growth as a function of increasing DPW levels although the differences were not significant (P > 0.10). Food conversions for fish fed the control and 10% DPW-supplemented diets were similar (1.02 and 1.06, respectively). In a 2nd, 8-wt experiment T. aurea fed trout feed supplemented with 20% DPW failed to grow when offered feed at 1% of body wt daily. Fish fed the 20% DPW supplemented diet at 5% daily grew at approx. the same rate as those fed 3% of that diet in the initial experiment.

• Research Organization: Texas A and M Univ., College Station
• OSTI ID: 5524856
• Journal Information: Tex. J. Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: Tex. J. Sci.; (United States) Vol. 29:1/2; ISSN TJSCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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