Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, productive performance and carcass characteristics as related to food management

dc.contributor.authorBaccarin, Ana Eliza [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro Camargo, Antonio Fernando [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T11:21:12Z
dc.date.available2014-05-27T11:21:12Z
dc.date.issued2004-12-01
dc.description.abstractMale juveniles of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, were stocked in 12, 300-m 2 ponds at a density of 1.7 fish/m 2 to evaluate the effects of different food management methods (natural foods and diets in pellet, floating or minced form) on fish production and carcass characteristics. Water quality variables monitored during the period were within acceptable levels for the species. Total fish production was significantly different (P < 0.05) and the highest values were obtained with diets in pellet (5,997 kg/ha) and floating (5,441 kg/ha) form. The fish fed diets had higher contents of body fat (1.57 to 1.98%) and visceral fat (12.64 to 25.04%) than fish fed natural food, which had levels between 0.17 and 0%, respectively. Natural food treatment yielded lower fish production and fish with lower body fat, while treatments that yielded higher fish production (rations) higher percentage of visceral fat. © 2004 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.en
dc.description.affiliationCentro de Aqüicultura da UNESP, V.de Acesso Paulo Donato Castellani, São Paulo CEP: 14884-900
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Ecologia Instituto de Biociências UNESP, Rio Claro CEP13506-900 Sao Paulo
dc.description.affiliationUnespCentro de Aqüicultura da UNESP, V.de Acesso Paulo Donato Castellani, São Paulo CEP: 14884-900
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Ecologia Instituto de Biociências UNESP, Rio Claro CEP13506-900 Sao Paulo
dc.format.extent125-136
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J028v16n01_11
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Applied Aquaculture, v. 16, n. 1-2, p. 125-136, 2004.
dc.identifier.doi10.1300/J028v16n01_11
dc.identifier.issn1045-4438
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-14344257346
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/67986
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Applied Aquaculture
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,280
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectCarcass characteristicen
dc.subjectFish productionen
dc.subjectFood managementen
dc.subjectNile tilapiaen
dc.subjectOreochromis niloticusen
dc.subjectaquaculture productionen
dc.subjectartificial dieten
dc.subjectfish cultureen
dc.subjectTilapiaen
dc.titleNile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, productive performance and carcass characteristics as related to food managementen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://journalauthors.tandf.co.uk/permissions/reusingOwnWork.asp
unesp.author.lattes9032220109730468[2]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-3565-6838[2]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências, Rio Claropt

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