Table 2. Composition of experimental feeds (g/100 g (%) as-is basis).
| Control | Fish oil | Algae meal | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1% | 3% | 5% | 1.75% | 5.26% | 8.77% | ||
| Soybean (46.5%)1 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 |
| Wheat2 | 37.7 | 37.7 | 37.7 | 37.7 | 37.5 | 37.2 | 37.0 |
| Meat and bone meal3 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 10.9 |
| Fishmeal (menhaden)4 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Corn oil5 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 1.1 |
| Fish oil4 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Algae meal6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.75 | 5.26 | 8.77 |
| Vitamin premix7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Mineral premix7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
1ADM Alliance Nutrition
2Southern States Cooperative, Richmond, Virginia, US
3Smithfield—Farmland, Smithfield, Virginia, US
4Omega Protein, Houston, Texas, US
5Kroger, Cincinnati, Ohio, US
6Alltech, Nicholasville, Kentucky, US
7Purina, St. Louis, Missouri, US