Growth, feed utilization, and body functional composition of snakehead (Channa striatus) fed natural food diets

This study aimed to investigate the effect of a 90-day feeding trial of natural food supplements on growth, feed utilization, and body composition in snakehead (Channa striatus). A total of 600 fingerlings (4.07 ± 0.14 g initial weight) were distributed across 12 ponds in 4 triplicate groups. Furthe...

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Main Authors: Bustari Hasan, Indra Suharman, Dian Iriani, Christopher Marlowe A. Caipang
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research
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author Bustari Hasan
Indra Suharman
Dian Iriani
Christopher Marlowe A. Caipang
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Indra Suharman
Dian Iriani
Christopher Marlowe A. Caipang
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description This study aimed to investigate the effect of a 90-day feeding trial of natural food supplements on growth, feed utilization, and body composition in snakehead (Channa striatus). A total of 600 fingerlings (4.07 ± 0.14 g initial weight) were distributed across 12 ponds in 4 triplicate groups. Furthermore, 4 isonitrogenous, isoenergetic diets (45 % crude protein, 18.80 KJ GE g−1) were made by supplementing basal ingredients (fishmeal, salted trash fish, tofu by-product, rice bran) with small fish (SF), field snail (FS), earthworm (EW), or marsh frog (MF). One diet was fed to one triplicate group of the fish at 6 % body weight twice daily. The results showed that EW, FS, and MF groups had higher feed intake than SF, but specific growth rate was consistent among treatments. SF showed lower feed efficiency and lipid retention, with higher protein retention. Body and muscle composition were similar across groups, except for elevated lipid and nitrogen-free extract content in EW group. Muscle albumin, collagen, amino acid, and fatty acid profiles showed no significant difference among dietary treatments, except cysteine which was higher in fish fed with SF diet. Based on these results, SF-supplemented diet was recommended for improved growth, feed utilization, and functional composition in snakehead.
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spelling doaj-art-7508d00c37e7481dba9c163063a999962025-08-20T03:51:58ZengElsevierEgyptian Journal of Aquatic Research1687-42852025-06-0151223424110.1016/j.ejar.2025.02.008Growth, feed utilization, and body functional composition of snakehead (Channa striatus) fed natural food dietsBustari Hasan0Indra Suharman1Dian Iriani2Christopher Marlowe A. Caipang3Department of Fisheries Product Technology, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru 28292, IndonesiaDepartment of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru 28292, Indonesia; Corresponding author.Department of Fisheries Product Technology, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru 28292, IndonesiaDivision of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, Miag-ao, Iloilo 5023, PhilippinesThis study aimed to investigate the effect of a 90-day feeding trial of natural food supplements on growth, feed utilization, and body composition in snakehead (Channa striatus). A total of 600 fingerlings (4.07 ± 0.14 g initial weight) were distributed across 12 ponds in 4 triplicate groups. Furthermore, 4 isonitrogenous, isoenergetic diets (45 % crude protein, 18.80 KJ GE g−1) were made by supplementing basal ingredients (fishmeal, salted trash fish, tofu by-product, rice bran) with small fish (SF), field snail (FS), earthworm (EW), or marsh frog (MF). One diet was fed to one triplicate group of the fish at 6 % body weight twice daily. The results showed that EW, FS, and MF groups had higher feed intake than SF, but specific growth rate was consistent among treatments. SF showed lower feed efficiency and lipid retention, with higher protein retention. Body and muscle composition were similar across groups, except for elevated lipid and nitrogen-free extract content in EW group. Muscle albumin, collagen, amino acid, and fatty acid profiles showed no significant difference among dietary treatments, except cysteine which was higher in fish fed with SF diet. Based on these results, SF-supplemented diet was recommended for improved growth, feed utilization, and functional composition in snakehead.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687428525000159Channa striatusSupplemented dietNatural foodZootechnical parametersFunctional composition
spellingShingle Bustari Hasan
Indra Suharman
Dian Iriani
Christopher Marlowe A. Caipang
Growth, feed utilization, and body functional composition of snakehead (Channa striatus) fed natural food diets
Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research
Channa striatus
Supplemented diet
Natural food
Zootechnical parameters
Functional composition
title Growth, feed utilization, and body functional composition of snakehead (Channa striatus) fed natural food diets
title_full Growth, feed utilization, and body functional composition of snakehead (Channa striatus) fed natural food diets
title_fullStr Growth, feed utilization, and body functional composition of snakehead (Channa striatus) fed natural food diets
title_full_unstemmed Growth, feed utilization, and body functional composition of snakehead (Channa striatus) fed natural food diets
title_short Growth, feed utilization, and body functional composition of snakehead (Channa striatus) fed natural food diets
title_sort growth feed utilization and body functional composition of snakehead channa striatus fed natural food diets
topic Channa striatus
Supplemented diet
Natural food
Zootechnical parameters
Functional composition
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687428525000159
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