Effect of phosphorous supplementation in the formulated fish feed on carcass quality of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus L.

A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of phosphorus supplementation in theformulated fish diet on carcass quality of Nile tilapia in net-cages suspended in fertilizedearthen ponds. In the experiment 3% di-calcium phosphate (DCP), 3% triple supperphosphate (TSP) and 7% 16:20 inorganic fertilizer were added as phosphorous sources tothree diets containing fish meal as main protein ingredient. Feeding tilapia in net-cageswith these diets significantly (p<O.OS) improved the carcass quality and bonephosphorous content of Nile tilapia over fish fed with same diet without phosphoroussupplementation and fish given no feed. The final body composition and bonephosphorous content of Nile tilapia fed with DCP, TSP and 16:20 grade fertilizersupplemented diets were comparable.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Sarkar, M.R.U., Yakupitiyage, A., Lin, C.K., Little, D.C.
Format:	article biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	2004
Subjects:	Aquaculture, Fisheries, Phosphorus, Di-calcium phosphate, Triple super phosphate, Carcass quality, Bone phosphorus,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1834/33170
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