Open-access Reduction of protein levels and methionine and/or lysine supplementation in diets and their effects in total ammonia nitrogen excretion of tambaqui juveniles (Colossoma macropomum Cuvier, 1818)

It was evaluated the effect of the reduction of crude protein level (CP) and the lysine and/or methionine supplementation in total ammonia nitrogen excretion on tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) juveniles. The experiment developed in a factorial and randomized design with two levels of protein contents (20% and 25% CP) and four levels of amino acid supplementation: a) Dl-methionine (0% of CP) and L-lysine (0% of CP), b) Dl-methionine (3% of CP), c) L-lysine (5% of CP), d) Dl-methionine (3% of CP) + L-lysine (5% of CP), during 55 days. The water sampling from experimental units was done at 3 moments (1(0) day, 27(0) day e 55(0) day). In these days, 3 samples of each experimental unit were collected in elapsing of the time (08:00 a.m., 02:00 p.m. and 08:00 p.m.). The ammonia excretion data were analysed by repeated-measures ANOVA (p>0,05) with time as within effect. The reduction of 5% in diet protein, decreased in 28,4% total ammonia excretion decreased, however, the lysine and methionine supplementation did not influenced this factor.

Methionine; Lysine; Tambaqui; Protein; Ammonia


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