Utilization of different carbohydrates at different dietary protein levels in grass prawn, Penaeus monodon, reared in seawater

Abstract To investigate the utilization of different carbohydrate sources and the possible substitution of carbohydrate for dietary protein for grass prawn, Penaeus monodon, reared in seawater, nine approximately isocaloric semipurified diets were prepared. Three dietary protein levels (40, 35, 30%) were achieved by substitution with three levels (20,25, 30%) and three sources (glucose, dextrin, starch) of dietary carbohydrate. Results indicated that prawns fed starch or dextrin had significantly (P 0.05) weight gain, FER or survival rate suggesting that starch spared some dietary protein in this species.

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