Carbohydrates are the most abundant class of energy yielding nutrients which is
economically indispensable in commercial fish feed formulations. But, the ability of farmed …

Teleost fishes represent a highly diverse group consisting of more than 20,000 species
living across all aquatic environments. This group has significant economical, societal and …

World food fish production has increased significantly during the past decades. As fisheries
captures stagnate the additional production of fisheries products needs to be fulfilled by …

Under intensive culture conditions, fish are subject to increased stress owing to
environmental (water quality and hypoxia) and health conditions (parasites and infectious …

An 8-week feeding trial was performed to investigate the effects of the addition of taurine to
high-carbohydrate diets on growth performance, carbohydrate metabolism, lipid deposition …

Basic nutrition for tropical fish is undeniably lacking, mainly due to the concentration of
research efforts on and funding for food fish species. However, as the marine ornamental …

Carbohydrates are the cheapest source of dietary energy for fish. Utilization of
carbohydrates in feed is beneficial to sparing protein consumption as energy source and …

An 8-week growth trial was conducted to determine the effects of dietary protein and lipid
levels on growth, feed utilization, body and plasma biochemical compositions of hybrid …

The kidneys are developed from the intermediate mesoderm of the embryo. They are
important for osmoregulation, regulation of acid-base balance, reabsorption of nutrients, and …

Evidence obtained in recent years in a few species, especially rainbow trout, supports the
presence in fish of nutrient sensing mechanisms. Glucosensing capacity is present in central …