<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The purpose of the study was to obtain preliminary data on the effect of dietary protein on the growth of the thick-lipped grey mullet (<italic>Chelon labrosus</italic>) juveniles reared in net sea-cages. The juveniles (6.2 ± 0.61 g) were obtained from the wild and were stocked into net sea-cages at a stocking rate of 100 juveniles per cubic meter and fed with experimental diets including 25, 30, or 35% crude protein for 87 days. The highest mean weight and specific growth rate (SGR) were 39.5 g and 2.13% day<sup>−1</sup>, respectively, at protein levels of 30%. The diet also resulted in the most efficient feed conversion ratio of 1.61.</p></abstract>

The purpose of the study was to obtain preliminary data on the effect of dietary protein on the growth of the thick-lipped grey mullet (Chelon labrosus) juveniles reared in net sea-cages. The juveniles (6.2 ± 0.61 g) were obtained from the wild and were stocked into net sea-cages at a stocking rate of 100 juveniles per cubic meter and fed with experimental diets including 25, 30, or 35% crude protein for 87 days. The highest mean weight and specific growth rate (SGR) were 39.5 g and 2.13% day−1, respectively, at protein levels of 30%. The diet also resulted in the most efficient feed conversion ratio of 1.61.

Effect of dietary protein on the growth of mullet, <italic>Chelon labrosus</italic>, reared in sea cages

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Effect of dietary protein on the growth of mullet, , reared in sea cages

The purpose of the study was to obtain preliminary data on the effect of dietary protein on the growth of the thick-lipped grey mullet (Chelon labrosus)...

Effect of dietary protein on the growth of mullet, Chelon labrosus, reared in sea cages

Published Online: Nov 28, 2017

Page range: 157 - 164

Received: Apr 10, 2016

Accepted: Aug 14, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aopf-2017-0015

Keywords
dietary protein, growth, cage culture

© 2017 Archives of Polish Fisheries

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Effect of dietary protein on the growth of mullet, Chelon labrosus, reared in sea cages

Published Online: Nov 28, 2017

Page range: 157 - 164

Received: Apr 10, 2016

Accepted: Aug 14, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aopf-2017-0015

Keywordsdietary protein, growth, cage culture

© 2017 Archives of Polish Fisheries

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
dietary protein, growth, cage culture