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Table 1 Composition of the experimental diets (% of dry matter basis)

From: Re-evaluation of the optimum dietary protein level for maximum growth of juvenile barred knifejaw Oplegnathus fasciatus reared in cages

Ingredients

Protein level in the diets (%)

35

40

45

50

60

White fish meala

25.00

20.00

15.00

10.00

5.00

Caseinb

15.80

24.50

33.30

42.00

55.80

α-potato starcha

28.94

25.45

21.80

18.25

9.70

Wheat flourc

7.00

7.00

7.00

7.00

7.00

Squid liver oild

16.21

16.00

15.85

15.70

15.45

Vitamin premix.e

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

Mineral premix.f

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

Vitamin Cg

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

Carboxymethylcelluloseb

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

  1. aSuhyup feed Co. Ltd., Uiryeong, Korea
  2. bUnited States Biochemical, Cleveland, OH, USA
  3. cYoung Nam Flour Mills Co., Busan, Korea
  4. dEwha Oil Co., Ltd., Busan, Korea
  5. eContains (as mg/kg in diets) ascorbic acid, 300; dl-calcium pantothenate, 150; choline bitartrate, 3000; inositol, 150; menadione, 6; niacin, 150; pyridoxine.HCl, 15; riboflavin, 30; thiamine mononitrate, 15; dl-α-tocopherol acetate, 201; retinyl acetate, 6; biotin, 1.5; folic acid, 5.4; B12, 0.06
  6. fContains (as mg/kg in diet) Al, 1.2; Ca, 5000; Cl, 100; Cu, 5.1; Co, 9.9; Na, 1280; Mg, 520; P, 5000; K, 4300; Zn, 27; Fe, 40.2; I, 4.6; Se, 0.2; Mn, 9.1
  7. gVitamin C: l-ascorbyl-2-monophosphate, 35 % ascorbic acid activity (Hoffmann La Roche, Switzerland)