Dietary protein and essential amino acid requirements of the juvenile Black Tiger prawn Penaeus monodon
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The quality and quantity of the dietary nutrients, particularly protein and energy, affect theneconomic optimum growth of prawns. Previous studies indicate that the dietary proteinnrequirement of the black tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) is high, between 35 and 50%.nTwo of the factors for the variation in the dietary protein requirement are the availability ofnenergy and the content of essential amino acids in the diet. These factors have not beennaddressed in detail for the black tiger prawn. This study tries to clarify some of the issuesnrelated to protein and amino acid requirements of the black tiger prawn.In Chapter 2, maintenance requirements and the efficiency of protein and energynutilisation by prawns were examined. Fifty-six prawns (28 male and 28 female) from twonsize groups (mean weight 2.99 g and 23.38 g) were individually placed in 20 litre tanks.nAnimals were fed with a commercial prawn feed containing 42% protein and 19.24 Mj/kgnenergy. Each size group were fed at seven d
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The quality and quantity of the dietary nutrients, particularly protein and energy, affect theneconomic optimum growth of prawns. Previous studies indicate that the dietary proteinnrequirement of the black tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) is high, between 35 and 50%.nTwo of the factors for the variation in the dietary protein requirement are the availability ofnenergy and the content of essential amino acids in the diet. These factors have not beennaddressed in detail for the black tiger prawn. This study tries to clarify some of the issuesnrelated to protein and amino acid requirements of the black tiger prawn.In Chapter 2, maintenance requirements and the efficiency of protein and energynutilisation by prawns were examined. Fifty-six prawns (28 male and 28 female) from twonsize groups (mean weight 2.99 g and 23.38 g) were individually placed in 20 litre tanks.nAnimals were fed with a commercial prawn feed containing 42% protein and 19.24 Mj/kgnenergy. Each size group were fed at seven d
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