Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Digestibility of spineless cactus meals in extruded diets for Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus): energy, protein, amino acids, and carbohydrates

  • Regular Articles
  • Published:
Tropical Animal Health and Production Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to determine the apparent digestibility coefficients (ADCs) of gross energy, dry matter, crude protein, amino acids, and different carbohydrate fractions of spineless cactus meals (SCMs) for Nile tilapia juveniles, fed with extruded diets. Fish were fed a reference diet or one of five test diets, each of which included 70% reference diet and 30% corresponding SCM. Fecal collection was performed in modified Guelph method. The ADCs for dry matter, gross energy, and soluble carbohydrates of the “redonda” spineless cactus meal (RSCM) were higher (P < 0.05) than those of either the “IPA 20” spineless cactus meal (ISCM) or “gigante” spineless cactus meal (GSCM), and the ADCs for crude protein of the RSCM and “Orelha de elefante africana” spineless cactus meal (OEASCM) were higher than those of the other cactus meals (P < 0.05). In addition, the ADCs for dry matter, crude protein, and gross energy of the SCMs were similar to wheat middlings. The digestibility of the less soluble fraction of the evaluated carbohydrates, the non-fibrous carbohydrates, varied between 58.32 and 73.04%, indicating efficiency in the digestion and absorption process. The data obtained in this article can be the basis for growth experiments, with the substitution of traditional ingredients for SCMs. The determination of zootechnical, physiological, metabolic, and health variables can indicate the potential for using SCMs in diets for Nile tilapia.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

Data availability

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, upon reasonable request.

References

  • Alonso, R., Orúe, E., and Marzo, F., 1998. Effects of extrusion and conventional processing methods on protein and antinutritional factor contents in pea seeds, Food Chemistry, 63, 505-512

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Alonso, R., Aguirre, A., and Marzo, F., 2000. Effects of extrusion and traditional processing methods on antinutrients and in vitro digestibility of protein and starch in faba and kidney beans, Food Chemistry, 68, 159-165

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Amirkolaie, A.K. et al., 2005. Type of dietary fibre (soluble versus insoluble) influences digestion, faeces characteristics and faecal waste production in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.), Aquaculture Research, 36, 1157-1166

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • AOAC, 2005. Official methods of analysis of the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists International, (AOAC International, Gaithersburg, Md.)

  • Astello-García, M.G. et al., 2015. Chemical composition and phenolic compounds profile of cladodes from Opuntia spp. cultivars with different domestication gradient, Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 43, 119-130

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Batista, A.M. et al., 2003. Effects of variety on chemical composition, in situ nutrient disappearance and in vitro gas production of spineless cacti, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 83, 440-445

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Bezerra Neto, E., and Barreto, L.P., 2011. Análises químicas e bioquímicas em plantas, (Editora Universitária da UFRPE)

  • Boscolo, W.R., Hayashi, C., and Meurer, F., 2002. Digestibilidade Aparente da Energia e Nutrientes de Alimentos Convencionais e Alternativos para a Tilápia do Nilo (Oreochromis niloticus, L.), Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 31, 539-545

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Caldini, N.N. et al., 2011. Water quality and Nile tilapia growth performance under different feeding schedules, Acta Scientiarum. Animal Sciences, 33, 427-430

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Cavalcante, L.A.D. et al., 2014. Respostas de genótipos de palma forrageira a diferentes densidades de cultivo, Pesquisa Agropecuaria Tropical, 44, 424-433

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Cavalcanti, M.C.A. et al., 2008. Consumo e comportamento ingestivo de caprinos e ovinos alimentados com palma gigante (Opuntia ficus-indica Mill) e palma orelha-de-elefante (Opuntia sp.), Acta Scientiarum. Animal Sciences, 30, 173-179

    Google Scholar 

  • Corsato, C.E., Scarpare Filho, J.A., and Sales, E.C.J.d., 2008. Teores de carboidratos em órgãos lenhosos do caquizeiro em clima tropical, Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 30, 414-418

  • Costa, C.T.F. et al., 2016. Intake, total and partial digestibility of nutrients, and ruminal kinetics in crossbreed steers fed with multiple supplements containing spineless cactus enriched with urea, Livestock Science, 188, 55-60

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Daniel, H.B.T. et al., 2016. Digestibility and performance of juvenile Nile tilapia fed with diets containing forage palm, Semina: Ciencias Agrarias, 37, 2417-2426

    Google Scholar 

  • de Souza, T.C. et al., 2017. Productivity and nutrient concentration in spineless cactus under different fertilizations and plant densities, Revista Brasileira de Ciencias Agrarias, 12, 555-560

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • de Souza, A.M. et al., 2018. Mesquite bean ( <i>Prosopis juliflora</i> ) meal in diets of Nile tilapia ( <i>Oreochromis niloticus</i> ): Nutritional value, growth, physiological responses and health, Aquaculture Research, 1-14

  • Dessimoni, G.V., Batista, Â.G., and Barbosa, C.D., 2014. Composição bromatológica, mineral e fatores antinutricionais da palma forrageira, Revista Tecnologia & Ciência Agropecuária, 8, 51-55

    Google Scholar 

  • Dong, X.-H. et al., 2010. Apparent digestibility of selected feed ingredients in diets for juvenile hybrid tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus×Oreochromis aureus, Aquaculture Research, 41, 1356-1364

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Dubeux, J.C.B. et al., 2006. Productivity of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller under different N and P fertilization and plant population in north-east Brazil, Journal of Arid Environments, 67, 357-372

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Dubois, M. et al., 1956. Colorimetric Method for Determination of Sugars and Related Substances, Analytical Chemistry, 28, 350-356

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • El-Sayed, A.F.M., 2006. Tilapia Culture, (CABI Publishing, Wallingford)

  • Engle, C., 2017. The Value of Alternative Feed Ingredients, Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 48, 377-380

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • FAO, 2020. The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2020. Sustainability in action. 2020, ( Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome), 206

  • Fotius, A.C.A. et al., 2014. Estratégia de nutrientes para ovinos em distintas sequências de fornecimento alimentar em dieta a base de palma forrageira, Revista Brasileira de Saúde e Produção Animal, 15, 504-516

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Furuya, W.M. et al., 2001. Coeficientes de digestibilidade aparente da energia e nutrientes de alguns ingredientes pela tilápia-do-nilo, Oreochromis niloticus (L.) (linhagem tailandesa), Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, 23, 465-469

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Furuya, W.M. et al., 2010. Tabelas Brasileiras para a nutrição de tilápias, (GFM Gráfica & Editora, Toledo)

    Google Scholar 

  • Glencross, B.D., Booth, M., and Allan, G.L., 2007. A feed is only as good as its ingredients – a review of ingredient evaluation strategies for aquaculture feeds, Aquaculture Nutrition, 13, 17-34

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Gominho-Rosa, M.d.C. et al., 2015. Comparison between the omnivorous jundiá catfish (Rhamdia quelen) and Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) on the utilization of dietary starch sources: Digestibility, enzyme activity and starch microstructure, Aquaculture, 435, 92-99

  • Guimarães, I.G. et al., 2008. Nutrient Digestibility of Cereal Grain Products and By-products in Extruded Diets for Nile Tilapia, Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 39, 781-789

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Gusha, J. et al., 2015. Effect of feeding cactus-legume silages on nitrogen retention, digestibility and microbial protein synthesis in goats, Animal Feed Science and Technology, 206, 1-7

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Hardy, R.W., and Barrows, F.T., 2002. Diet Formulation and manufacture. In: J.E. Halver and R.W. Hardy (eds), 2002, (Academic Press, San Diego), 506-601

  • Kamalam, B.S., Medale, F., and Panserat, S., 2017. Utilisation of dietary carbohydrates in farmed fishes: New insights on influencing factors, biological limitations and future strategies, Aquaculture, 467, 3-27

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Leenhouwers, J.I. et al., 2007. Digesta characteristics in relation to nutrient digestibility and mineral absorption in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) fed cereal grains of increasing viscosity, Aquaculture, 273, 556-565

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Majdoub, H. et al., 2010. Water Retention Capacity of Polysaccharides from Prickly Pear Nopals of Opuntia Ficus Indica and Opuntia Litoralis: Physical-Chemical Approach, Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 18, 451-458

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • McGarvie, D., and Parolis, H., 1979. The mucilage of Opuntia ficus-indica, Carbohydrate Research, 69, 171-179

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • NRC, 2011. Nutrient Requirements of fish and shrimp, (The National Academy Press, Washington)

    Google Scholar 

  • Oliveira, M.S. et al., 2013. Digestibility of nutrients and energy of cultivars of forage palm for growing Nile tilapia, Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 34, 1411-1420

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Oliveira, F.A. et al., 2019. Quantitative and qualitative traits of carcass and meat of goats fed diets with cactus meal replacing corn, Tropical Animal Health and Production, 51, 589-598

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Pezzato, L.E. et al., 2002. Digestibilidade Aparente de Ingredientes pela Tilápia do Nilo (Oreochromis niloticus), Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 31, 1595-1604

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ribeiro, E.M.d.O. et al., 2010. Study of carbohydrates present in the cladodes of Opuntia ficus-indica (fodder palm), according to age and season, Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos, 30, 933-939

  • Silva, D.J., and Queiroz, A.C., 2002. Análise de Alimentos: Métodos Químicos e Biológicos, (Editora UFV, Viçosa)

    Google Scholar 

  • Sinha, A.K. et al., 2011. Non-starch polysaccharides and their role in fish nutrition – A review, Food Chemistry, 127, 1409-1426

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Sniffen, C.J. et al., 1992. A net carbohydrate and protein system for evaluating cattle diets: II. Carbohydrate and protein availability, Journal of Animal Science, 70, 3562-3577

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Van Soest, P.J., 1967. Development of a Comprehensive System of Feed Analyses and its Application to Forages, Journal of Animal Science, 26, 119-128

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Venou, B. et al., 2003. Effect of extrusion of wheat and corn on gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) growth, nutrient utilization efficiency, rates of gastric evacuation and digestive enzyme activities, Aquaculture, 225, 207-223

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Vidal, L.V.O. et al., 2015. Apparent Protein and Energy Digestibility and Amino Acid Availability of Corn and Co-products in Extruded Diets for Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 46, 183-190

  • Vidal, L.V.O. et al., 2017a. Apparent digestibility of soybean coproducts in extruded diets for Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, Aquaculture Nutrition, 23, 228-235

  • Vidal, L.V.O. et al., 2017b. Apparent digestibility of wheat and coproducts in extruded diets for the Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, Revista Brasileira de Saúde e Produção Animal, 18, 479-491

  • Vilela, M.d.S. et al., 2010. Effect of processing and feeding strategy of the spineless cactus (Opuntia fícus-indica Mill.) for lactating cows: Ingestive behavior, Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 125, 1-8

  • Wanderley, W.L. et al., 2012. Consumo, digestibilidade e parâmetros ruminais em ovinos recebendo silagens e fenos em associação à palma forrageira, Revista Brasileira de Saúde e Produção Animal, 13, 444-456

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Wilson, R.P., 2002. Amino acids and proteins. In: J.E. Halver and R.W. Hardy (eds), 2002, (Elsevier, San Diego), 144-181

Download references

Funding

The authors acknowledge support from FAPESB (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia, Bahia, Brazil) and CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Brazil).

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Departamento de Zootecnia, Escola de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Av. Adhemar de Barros, 500, Ondina, Salvador, BA, CEP: 40170-110, Brazil

    Milene Santos da Silva & Luiz Vitor Oliveira Vidal

  2. Campus Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Rodovia BR 407, km 12, Lote 543, Projeto de Irrigação Nilo Coelho, Petrolina, PE, CEP: 56300-000, Brazil

    José Fernando Bibiano Melo, Ruth Tupiná Vasconcelos & Seldon Almeida de Souza

  3. Unidade Acadêmica de Garanhuns – UAG, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Av. Bom Pastor, s/n., Bairro Boa Vista, Garanhuns, PE, CEP: 55292-210, Brazil

    Fleming Sena Campos

Authors
  1. Milene Santos da Silva
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. José Fernando Bibiano Melo
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Ruth Tupiná Vasconcelos
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Seldon Almeida de Souza
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Fleming Sena Campos
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Luiz Vitor Oliveira Vidal
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Contributions

M.S. da Silva and L.V.O. Vidal performed the project, conducted the trials, and wrote the draft. J.F.B. Melo, R.T. Vasconcelos, and S.A. de Souza helped throughout the experimental period at UNIVASF. F.S. Campos assisted in preparing the SCMs at EMBRAPA. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Luiz Vitor Oliveira Vidal.

Ethics declarations

Conflict of interest

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Ethics approval

This study was conducted in strict compliance with the Brazilian legislation for research and experimentation with animals and was approved by the Committee of Ethics in the Use of Animals of the Federal University of Bahia, located in Salvador, BA, Brazil (no. 46/2016).

Consent to participate

Not applicable.

Consent for publication

Not applicable.

Additional information

Publisher’s note

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

da Silva, M.S., Melo, J.F.B., Vasconcelos, R.T. et al. Digestibility of spineless cactus meals in extruded diets for Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus): energy, protein, amino acids, and carbohydrates. Trop Anim Health Prod 53, 4 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-020-02478-1

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-020-02478-1

Keywords

Search

Navigation