Research Article

Development of Enzymes and In Vitro Digestibility during Metamorphosis and Molting of Blue Swimming Crab (Portunus pelagicus)

Table 1

Biochemical composition (%) of feed raw materials for in vitro protein digestibility studies.

Raw materialsMoistureProteinLipidFiberAshCarbohydrate

For larval stages (Z1–C)
Chlorella sp.4.542.06.27.925.414.0
Tetraselmis sp.2.338.04.619.219.416.5
Brachionus plicatilis (Rotifer)5.636.85.51.722.727.7
Artemia sp. (early hatched)1.352.218.914.89.73.1
Artemia sp. (adult)1.456.411.812.113.44.9
Moina sp.4.240.44.41.11.848.1
Lucifer sp.3.650.14.81.83.136.6
Spirulina sp.4.246.47.09.010.023.4
 Artemia flake1.355.720.011.011.40.6
 Shrimp feed10.346.72.811.11.327.8
For adult stages (1M–4M)
 Fish meal 6.861.08.61.021.08.4
 Poultry meal 5.564.013.02.214.46.4
 Wheat gluten meal9.746.21.32.50.749.3
 Corn gluten meal 8.662.01.63.41.631.4
 Soybean meal 12.046.06.26.26.335.3
 Cassava meal 12.02.00.31.71.594.5
 Rice bran meal 10.712.015.07.17.158.8
 Broken rice meal 12.06.61.60.70.390.8
 Yeast protein meal 9.142.00.60.64.651.1
 Bacterial protein meal (Bio-pro 480)9.042.21.50.46.149.8