2017•International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic StudiesOpen access

Effect of seaweed supplemented diets on Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus performance

Ebtehal E. Hussein

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In the present study the effects of the seaweed Taonia atomaria supplementation in diets for Nile tilapia were investigated. A 12-week feeding trial was carried out using triplicate groups of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus with 1.1±0.04 g initial weight. Four experimental diets were formulated and marked as D1 (control), D2, D3, and D4. There were significant differences (P

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Key concepts: Nile tilapia, Oreochromis, Tilapia, Fishery, Animal science, Biology, Fish <Actinopterygii>, Veterinary medicine