Abro, Rani
- Department of Applied Animal Science and Welfare, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Research article2013Peer reviewed
Abro, Rani; Lundh, Torbjörn; Lindberg, Jan Erik
This study investigated digestibility and amylase activity in Arctic charr and Eurasian perch fed different dietary levels of wheat starch. Eurasian perch (190 ± 0.5 g) and Arctic charr (102 ± 0.5 g) were fed one of six iso-nitrogenous diets containing 0, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30% wheat starch. Each diet was fed to four replicate groups of fish to determine the impact of diet on the apparent digestibility (AD) of dry matter (DM), crude protein, starch, crude fat and energy. At the end of the experiment, tissue samples were collected for assessment of amylase activity in the proximal and distal intestine. The AD of DM, crude protein, starch, crude fat and energy differed between fish species (P<0.001), with on average higher values for all parameters in Eurasian perch than in Arctic charr. Within fish species, there was no effect (P>0.05) of dietary starch level on the AD of DM, crude protein, crude fat and energy. Overall, α-amylase activity correlated with the trends obtained for starch digestibility. The inclusion of wheat starch did not affect amylase activity within species.
Journal of Aquaculture Research and Development
2013, Volume: 5, number: 1, article number: 1000209
Fish and Aquacultural Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4172/2155-9546.1000209
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/52847