Effects of Protein Level and Feeding Frequency on Growth and on Body Composition of Third-Year Channel Catfish Cultured in Ponds | Semantic Scholar (2024)

Feeding regimen had no effect on condition factor, hepatosomatic index, coefficient of variation in final body weight, and protein and ash contents, and there was no significant difference in these indexes between 12.8-...

Catfish diets must provide enough energy, protein, vitamins and minerals in the proper proportions for fast, efficient growth and health maintenance and depend on proper feed quality to yield desirable results.

The variability observed in body conformation traits supports the possibility to improve processing yiclds by genetic sclection and further information on the control of lipid deposits is required in future especially in a view to improve taste and processing yields.

It may be concluded that P 2 provided better filleting yieds, while the proximate composition of fillet in the three weight categories was relatively similar to the increase of fat deposition in the fish over 1kg live weight.

It may be concluded that P 2 provided better filleting yieds, while the proximate composition of fillet in the three weight categories was relatively similar to the increase of fat deposition in the fish over 1kg live weight.

Channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, fingerlings were stocked and fed to satiation with diets containing either 34 or 38% protein, and no significant differences in growth and body composition of channel catfish were found when analyzed by protein level, feeding frequency, or their interaction.

It appears that a feed containing 26% protein from a combination of high-quality sources and having the proper protein: energy ratio is adequate for channel catfish reared in ponds at low to moderate densities.

Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus was reared for 2 years on practical feeds with and without a topdressing of oil to indicate that fish size and age significantly influence fatty acid profiles.

Two studies were conducted to evaluate cottonseed meal (CSM) with and without supplemental lysine as a substitute for soybean meal (SBM) in catfish feeds, demonstrating that channel catfish can effectively utiliz...

Fish production, feed consumption, and feed conversion were evaluated for 2-year-old channel catfish raised an additional growing season and decreased from approximately 1.25 to 0.70% over the growing season.