Research Article

Dietary Available Phosphorus Affected Growth Performance, Body Composition, and Hepatic Antioxidant Property of Juvenile Yellow Catfish Pelteobagrus fulvidraco

Table 1

Formulation and chemical composition of the experimental diets (g kg−1 dry matter).

IngredientsDiets
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Casein350.0350.0350.0350.0350.0350.0
Blood meal100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
Gelatin20.020.020.020.020.020.0
Squid meal70.070.070.070.070.070.0
Wheat flour210.0210.0210.0210.0210.0210.0
Fish oil60.060.060.060.060.060.0
Soy bean oil30.030.030.030.030.030.0
Vitamin premix15.05.05.05.05.05.0
Mineral premix (P free)227.527.527.527.527.527.5
Vitamin C5.05.05.05.05.05.0
Choline chloride2.52.52.52.52.52.5
Cr2O310.010.010.010.010.010.0
Ca(H2PO4)2·H2O0.012.024.036.048.060.0
α-cellulose110.098.086.074.062.050.0

Chemical composition (per kg dry matter)
 Moisture (g)83.998.678.371.092.599.6
 Crude protein (g)455.9452.9447.5446.1457.5444.1
 Crude lipid (g)62.862.665.460.163.362.7
 Ash (g)48.252.359.169.677.087.0
 Total phosphorus (g)3.86.38.912.214.217.1
 Available phosphorus (g)3.35.68.111.513.115.7

1Vitamin Premix was bought from Fulong Feed Company in Wuhan (Hubei province, China) and contained the following vitamins (mg kg−1 feed): vitamin K3, 20; niacin, 250; riboflavin, 50; pyridoxine, 25; thiamin, 25; D-calcium pantothenate, 100; biotin, 1.5; foliacin, 10; vitamin B12, 0.125; ascorbic acid, 250; inositol, 750; (IU kg−1 feed): vitamin A, 17500; vitamin D3, 2500; vitamin E, 175.
2Mineral premix (P free) contained the following minerals (mg kg−1 feed): NaCl, 275; MgSO4·7H2O, 4125; Na2SO4, 6270; K2SO4, 5638; CaCl2·2H2O, 3218; FeSO4, 688; Calcium lactate, 963; ZnSO4·7H2O, 97; MnSO4·4H2O, 45; CuSO4·5H2O, 8.53; CoSO4, 0.28; KI, 0.83.