Table 3. Feed formulae
(ingredient composition) and proximate composition of commonly used
formulated made feed for different life stages of rainbow trout in intensive
farming system. |
Ingredient/proximate
composition (% dry matter) |
Life stages/size class |
|
Early fry |
Fry |
Fingerling |
Grower |
Broodstock |
Ingredient composition (%) |
Fish meal |
68 |
68 |
46 |
30 |
34 |
Corn gluten meal |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
Poultry byproduct meal |
2 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
Feather meal |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
Soybean meal |
0 |
0 |
5 |
12 |
10 |
Blood meal, avian |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
Ground wheat |
17 |
17 |
20 |
22 |
20 |
Soybean oil |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
Fish oil |
10 |
10 |
12 |
9 |
10 |
Vitamin premix* |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
Mineral premix** |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Proximate composition
(%) |
|
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|
|
|
Crude protein |
48 |
48 |
45 |
40 |
42 |
Crude lipid |
17 |
17 |
20 |
21 |
18 |
Ash |
9 |
9 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
Crude fiber |
<3 |
<3 |
<3 |
<5 |
<5 |
NFE |
13 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
Gross energy (kJ/g feed) |
17 |
17 |
20 |
21 |
20 |
Cost (US$/kg) |
1 |
1 |
0.9 |
0.85 |
0.85 |
*Refer to Table 6 for details of commonly used
vitamin premix. |
**Refer to
Table 7 for details of commonly used mineral premix. |
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