Dietary Fish Meal Replacement with Hermetia illucens and Tenebrio molitor Larval Meals Improves the Growth Performance and Nutriphysiological Status of Ide (Leuciscus idus) Juveniles.

ABSTRACT: The ide (Leuciscus idus) is a native European species of rheophilic cyprinid fish whose wild population status is dependent on conservation efforts, particularly regular restocking. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of including insect meals as a component in the diet of ide juveniles on their growth performance, feed utilization, and nutriphysiological status. Four diets were formulated: three with insect meals, HI-with 20% Hermetia illucens meal, TM-with 20% Tenebrio molitor meal, and ZM-with 20% Zophobas morio meal, and the control group diet, CON-fish meal with no insect component. The effects of the various diets on the efficiency of rearing ide juveniles were assessed based on fish growth parameters, feed utilization parameters, somatic indices, and

SUBMITTER: Homska N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9137923 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature