A digestibility trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of the supplementation of the ration with a enzyme complex containing cellulase, protease and amylase on the digestibility of nutrients in Nile tilapia juveniles (Oreochromis niloticus). The experimental diets were isoprotein (30% CP), isoenergy (4,243 kcal/kg of GE) and supplemented with a commercial enzyme complex containing cellulose, protease and amylase at the levels of 0.0, 0.025, 0.050, 0.075, and 0.1%. The apparent digestibility was determinated by the indirect method using chrome oxide (Cr2O3) as an indicator of digestibility. A total of 50 male Nile tilapia juveniles (90 ± 15 g) were randomly allotted to ten hatchers adapted for the digestibility trial. The experiment was conducted in three experimental periods, with five treatments and two replicates per period. The addition of the enzyme complex to the diet improved the apparent digestibility coefficient of dry matter, crude protein, gross energy, starch, calcium and phosphorus. Among the tested levels, the 0.05% of enzyme complex provided the most expressive values.
fishculture; exogenous enzymes; Oreochromis niloticus
