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Growth and product quality of European eel ( Anguilla anguilla ) as affected by dietary protein and lipid sources
Author(s) -
Luzzana U.,
Scolari M.,
Campo Dall'Orto B.,
Caprino F.,
Turchini G.,
Orban E.,
Sinesio F.,
Valfrè F.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of applied ichthyology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1439-0426
pISSN - 0175-8659
DOI - 10.1046/j.1439-0426.2003.00441.x
Subject(s) - fish meal , biology , ingredient , food science , tallow , fish oil , soybean oil , soybean meal , meal , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , raw material , ecology
Summary A 12‐week feeding trial was undertaken to evaluate the effects of partial replacement of marine raw materials in the diet with soybean meal and beef tallow on growth and product quality of European eel ( Anguilla anguilla ). Based on growth, feed efficiency and chemical composition, soybean meal was found to be an unsuitable ingredient for eel diets as a substitute for fishmeal (25% on a protein basis), probably because of the low digestibility of its carbohydrate content. However, beef tallow can be used to replace 50% of fish oil without reduction in growth, provided that digestible carbohydrates are present in the diet. No major effects of protein and lipid sources in the diet were found on fillet chemical composition. Sensory analysis revealed no significant differences between fish fed the control and the experimental diets, with the exception of salty taste which was significantly higher in fish fed combined soybean meal and beef tallow compared with fish fed the control diet.