Das, Simon Kumar, De, Moumita, Noor, Noorashikin Md., Bakar, Yosni, Cob, Zaidi Che, and Ghaffar, Mazlan Abd. (2022) Cross Effects of Diets and Rearing Temperatures on Gastrointestinal Evacuation and Growth Performance in Adult Sabah Groupers (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus × E. lanceolatus). Animals, 12 (22). 3172.

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Abstract

This study explores the gastrointestinal evacuation time (GET) and gastrointestinal evacuation rate (GER) of the popular Sabah grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus × E. lanceolatus) adults using two established methods (X-radiography and serial slaughter) and square root modeling using different temperatures: 28 ◦C, 30 ◦C, 32 ◦C, and 34 ◦C and different diets: pellet (ash: 11.4 ± 0.08; moisture: 29.0 ± 0.01; protein 37.5 ± 0.80; lipid 15.0 ± 0.13) and trash fish: Sardinella sp. (ash: 2.3 ± 0.15; moisture: 78.5 ± 0.33; protein 55.4 ± 0.62; lipid 7.3 ± 0.25) and the impact on growth indices. The results indicate that the GET shortened as temperature increased from 28 ◦C to 30 ◦C; however, it was prolonged when it surged to 32 ◦C and 34 ◦C. The groupers fed with trash fish at a temperature of 30 ◦C had the shortest GER (0.41 ± 0.10 g hr−1) whereas groupers fed with pellet at 34 ◦C had the longest GER (0.95 ± 0.02 g hr−1). Likewise, the highest SGR (16.25 ± 2.11% day−1) was observed at 30 ◦C for groupers fed with a trash fish diet. The condition (K) value was lowest at 34 ◦C for groupers fed with a pellet diet (1.01 ± 0.04) and highest at 30 ◦C for groupers fed with trash fish (1.45 ± 0.04). Our results suggest that temperature and diet influence growth indices and GE of adult Sabah groupers. Incorporation of this information will allow better management of this commercially important grouper species when reared in a controlled aquaculture environment.

Item ID:	83991
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	2076-2615
Keywords:	Consumption, digestion, X-radiography, Serial slaughter, gastrointestinal evacuation
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