A COMPARISON OF INERT MARKERS USED TO ESTIMATE PROTEIN DIGESTIBILITY IN THE LEADER PRAWN PENAEUS-MONODON

Authors
DEERING MJ HEWITT DR SARAC HZ
Citation
Mj. Deering et al., A COMPARISON OF INERT MARKERS USED TO ESTIMATE PROTEIN DIGESTIBILITY IN THE LEADER PRAWN PENAEUS-MONODON, Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 27(1), 1996, pp. 103-106
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Fisheries
Journal title
Journal of the World Aquaculture Society → ACNP
ISSN journal
08938849
Volume
27
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
103 - 106
Database
ISI
SICI code
0893-8849(1996)27:1<103:ACOIMU>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Acid insoluble ash, chromic oxide and ytterbium acetate were evaluated as digestibility markers in practical diets for leader prawns Penaeus monodon. Apparent protein digestibility coefficients ranged from 79.4 % for chromic oxide to 82.6% for ytterbium acetate and were similar re gardless of the marker used (P < 0.05). Coefficients of variation of p rotein digestibility coefficients ranged from 2.1% for ytterbium aceta te to 4.9% for acid insoluble ash. Methods for selecting dietary marke rs for use are discussed.