Abstract:
Apparent digestibility of dry matter (ADMD), crude protein (ACPD), crude lipid (ACLD), gross energy (AED) and amino acids (AACA) in methanotroph (
Methylococcus capsulatus, Bath) bacteria meal (MBM), cottonseed
Clostridium autoethanogenum protein (CAP),
Tenebrio molitor meal (TMM), enzyme-treated soy protein (ETSP),
Chlorell meal (CM) and cottonseed protein concentrate (CPC) were determined respectively for largemouth bass (
Micropterus salmoides). Apparent digestibility coefficients were determined by using a reference diet with 0.1% Yttrium oxide indicator and test diets that contained 70% reference diet and 30% of the test ingredient being evaluated. The largemouth bass with an average body weight of (19.28±0.10) g were randomly divided into 7 groups with 3 replicates per group and 30 fish per replicate. ADMD coefficients of test ingredients ranged from 37.27% to 86.43%, and ADMD coefficients for CAP and MBM (82.77%—86.43%) were significantly higher than TMM, ETSP, CM, and CPC (
P<0.05). ACPD coefficients of test ingredients ranged from 79.97% to 88.45%. The higher ACPD coefficients were observed in CAP and MBM (87.44%—88.45%), followed by TMM, which were significantly higher than those of CPC (79.97%;
P<0.05); AACA coefficients of test ingredients ranged from 70.52%—90.51%. The variation trend of the AACA coefficients was basically consistent with that of ACPD coefficients. ACLD coefficients of test ingredients ranged from 51.19%—97.48%. The highest ACLD coefficients were observed in CAP and MBM (94.79%—97.48%). ACLD coefficients for TMM, ETSP and CM (63.11%—88.98%) were significantly higher than those of CPC (51.19%;
P<0.05). AED coefficients of test ingredients ranged from 43.25% to 85.43%. The highest AED coefficients were observed in CAP and MBM (83.91%—85.43%). AED coefficients for TMM, ETSP and CM (72.09%—80.53%) were significantly higher than those of CPC (43.25%;
P<0.05). These results indicate that CAP and MBM are the best protein source for largemouth bass, and TMM, ETSP and CM are also high-quality protein source for largemouth bass.