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Evaluation of recycled food waste as a partial replacement of fishmeal in diets for the initial feeding of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus

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A 70-day feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the suitability of recycled food wastes [food industry waste (FIW) and soy sauce waste (SSW)] as protein sources in the diet of Oreochromis niloticus fry. Diets were formulated that contained 0 and 20–22%, respectively, recycled food wastes, namely D1 (0% recycled food waste), D2 (20% FIW), D3 (10% FIW and SSW, respectively), D4 (20% FIW and tryptophan), and D5 (22% SSW). Although feed efficiency, net protein retention, and protein efficiency were not significantly different among fish on the different diets (p > 0.05), those on D3 had a better growth performance than the controls (D1). Fish fed diet D4 (tryptophan supplement) had a higher final weight gain than those fed D2, in addition to the other growth parameters, but these differences were not significant (p > 0.05), with the exception of total feed intake. D1 produced fish with higher carcass protein, while fish fed on D3 had the highest lipid content. There was no significant difference between groups in terms of carcass moisture and ash contents. These findings show that the proper combination of recycled food waste is suitable for use in the production of fish feed and may ultimately result in reductions in the level of fishmeal in aquafeeds.

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This study was carried out with the financial support provided by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (No. 20248021).

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  1. Department of Marine Biosciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Minato, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan

    Gabriel Gana Bake, Masato Endo & Toshio Takeuchi

  2. Nippon Formula Feed Mfg, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 221-0022, Japan

    Atsushi Akimoto

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Bake, G.G., Endo, M., Akimoto, A. et al. Evaluation of recycled food waste as a partial replacement of fishmeal in diets for the initial feeding of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus . Fish Sci 75, 1275–1283 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12562-009-0133-x

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