| Table 5. Sources of major nutrients for freshwater prawn | |||||||||
| Type | Typical inclusion level� | Sources | Major nutrient supplied | ||||||
| (%) | Protein | Carbohydrate | Essential fatty acids | Phospholipids | Steroids | Attractants | Water stability properties | ||
| Marine proteins | 30-50 | Fishmeal | Y | - | Y | Y | Y | Y | - |
| Shrimp meal | Y | - | Y | Y | Y | Y | - | ||
| Shrimp feed meal | Y | - | Y | Y | Y | Y | - | ||
| Squid meal | Y | - | Y | Y | Y | Y | - | ||
| Clam meat | Y | - | Y | Y | Y | Y | - | ||
| Snail meat | Y | - | Y | Y | Y | Y | - | ||
| Squilla meat | Y | - | Y | Y | - | Y | - | ||
| Non-marine proteins | 01-May | Meat meal | Y | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Blood meal | Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Vegetable proteins | 15-30 | Groundnut cake | Y | Y | Y | - | - | - | - |
| Soyabean cake | Y | Y | Y | - | - | - | - | ||
| Sesame seed cake� | Y | Y | Y | - | - | - | - | ||
| Copra cake | Y | Y | Y | - | - | - | - | ||
| Yeast (dried) | - | Y | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Cereals | 15-30 | Wheat flour | Y | Y | Y | - | - | - | Y |
| Wheat gluten | Y | Y | Y | - | - | - | Y | ||
| Wheat bran | Y | Y | - | - | - | - | Y | ||
| Rice bran | Y | Y | - | - | - | - | Y | ||
| Starches | Jan-20 | Tapoica (precooked) | - | Y | - | - | - | - | - |
| Phospholipids | 0.5-2 | Lecithin | - | - | Y | Y | - | - | - |
| Oils | 01-May | Fish oil | - | - | Y | - | - | - | - |
| Binders | 0.5-4 | Guargum | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y |
| Cellulose | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | ||
| Alginates | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | ||
| Y: Yes | |||||||||
| Data source: Jain (2007) | |||||||||