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    Effects of high and low protein diets on the gut evacuation rate of Tilapia nilotica
    Andrada, Bryan Andrew S. (Division of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 1999-03)
    Gut evacuation rate of young Nile tilapia, Tilapia nilotica fed commercial pelleted diets containing high or low protein diet were determined in the laboratory. The decline in gut fullness of the fish with time was examined at low and high protein diets. Two mathematical models were used to express the decline in gut fullness of the fish with time. Fish fed the low protein diet followed more closely the linear model while those fed the high protein diet followed the logarithmic model. The level of protein resulted in different gut evacuation rates (GER), expressed as coefficients b of the gut fullnesstime curve. GER values were higher in either linear or logarithmic models for fish fed low protein diet than for those fed high protein diet.
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    Comparison between commercial pellets and golden apple snail pellets as food for Tilapia nilotica fingerlings
    Arboleda, Daphne A. (Dision of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 1997-04)
    The viability of Golden apple snail as food for Tilapia nilotica was determined by comparing it with commercial pellets. The experiment was conducted on February 3, 1997. The two treatments had three replicates each with a stocking density of 15 fingerlings each. Comparison of growth curves showed that fingerlings fed with commercial pellets grew significantly (P< 0.01) faster than those fed with golden apple snail pellets. The computed FCR was also greater for commercial pellets. The results suggest that golden apple snail alone does not promote efficient growth in Tilapia nilotica fingerlings. Thus it is recommended that golden apple snail be combined with other food ingredients to enable its efficient utilization as a protein source.