Substitution of soybean meal by waterhyacinth hay in diets of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
Published:April 25, 2007
Summary
Nile tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus ) fingerlings were divided into twelve groups (2/treatment) and fed on one of six different diets containing soybean meal protein replaced by 0, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50% protein of waterhyacinth ( Eichhorinia crassipes ) in one feeding experiment for 70 days. The experimental diets were pellets and fed at a rate of 3% of the live fish body weight for six days w...