Table 11. Ingredients and chemical composition (g/kg) of some practical diets used to test the potential of fishmeal replacement 'in European seabass
Ingredients diet 1 diet 2 diet 3 diet 4 diet 5
Fishmeal LT1 94 (crude protein, 70%) 520 400 250 125 50
Corn gluten meal   80 205.8 209.6 200
Wheat gluten     50 166 237.8
Extruded wheat 195.4 67.9 19.6    
Soybean meal (crude protein, 48%) 94.7 150 150 140.1 131.5
Rapeseed meal (primor 00)   100 100 100 100
L-Lysine     0.65 6.5 10
CaHPO4.2H20 (18% phosphorus)     6.7 22.5 32.8
Fish oil (Scandinavian) 158.9 171.2 186.3 199.4 206.9
Binder 10 10 10 10 10
Yttrium oxide 1 1 1 1 1
Mineral premix 10 10 10 10 10
Vitamin premix 10 10 10 10 10
Chemical composition          
Dry matter, DM (g/kg) 902.8 896.9 895.5 894.2 889.8
Crude protein, g/kg DM 450.5 483.1 503.7 468.8 506.6
Crude fat, g/kg DM 216.2 217.1 199.6 227.6 183
Phosphorus, g/kg DM 11.6 12.5 9.3 7.2 5.7
Gross energy, Mega Joules /kg DM 24.2 24.3 24.1 24.8 24.4
Theoretical cost (�/tonne)2 651 610 604 633 649
1Low temperature; 2Costs as of June 2000
Source: Kaushik et al. (2004)