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This article was downloaded by: [Department Of Fisheries] On: 25 April 2013, At: 18:33 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK North American Journal of Aquaculture Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/unaj20 Comparative Value of Fish Meal Alternatives as Protein Sources in Feeds for Hybrid Striped Bass Jesse Trushenski a & Brian Gause a a Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center and Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois University–Carbondale, Life Science II, Room 173, 1125 Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, Illinois, 62901, USA Version of record first published: 22 Apr 2013. 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The publisher shall not be liable for any loss, actions, claims, proceedings, demand, or costs or damages whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with or arising out of the use of this material. North American Journal of Aquaculture 75:329–341, 2013 C American Fisheries Society 2013 ISSN: 1522-2055 print / 1548-8454 online DOI: 10.1080/15222055.2013.768574 ARTICLE Comparative Value of Fish Meal Alternatives as Protein Sources in Feeds for Hybrid Striped Bass Jesse Trushenski* and Brian Gause Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center and Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois University–Carbondale, Life Science II, Room 173, 1125 Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, Illinois 62901, USA Abstract Numerous alternative proteins have been assessed and reported as adequate for fish meal (FM) sparing; however, few studies have directly compared the value of alternative proteins in side-by-side comparisons. Previous research also suggests that changes in dietary protein source may affect fillet quality, but comprehensive data on this subject are lacking. We assessed the production performance and consumer acceptance of hybrid Striped Bass (White Bass Morone chrysops × Striped Bass M. saxatilis; mean weight ± SE = 43.4 ± 0.2 g) reared on a control diet containing menhaden FM (30% FM) as the primary protein source or on experimental feeds containing approximately 10% menhaden FM and one of the following protein sources: soybean meal (10% FM–46% SBM), poultry byproduct meal (10% FM–21% PBM), grain distillers’ dried yeast (10% FM–36% GDDY), corn gluten meal (10% FM–21% CGM), or distillers’ dried grains with solubles (10% FM–33% DDGS). Weight gain (1,055–1,323%), specific growth rate (SGR; 1.29–1.40% of body weight [BW]/d), and feed intake (2.10–2.28% BW/d) were equivalent among groups, except that fish receiving the 10% FM–36% GDDY feed exhibited reduced performance (weight gain = 929%; SGR = 1.23% BW/d; feed intake = 1.95% BW/d) that appeared to be related to feed palatability. Feed conversion ratio was relatively consistent among the dietary treatments, with only the highest (1.39; for 10% FM–33% DDGS) and lowest (1.16; for 10% FM–21% PBM) values being significantly different. Dietary protein source had no effect on fillet color or consumer acceptance; consumers were unable to differentiate between control and experimental portions in 64% of comparisons. Each of the alternatives used in the present study appeared, to various degrees, to be suitable alternatives to FM. The results of this and other trials suggest that the FM content in feeds for hybrid Striped Bass can be significantly reduced beyond the current standard levels without negative effects on production performance or product acceptance. Downloaded by [Department Of Fisheries] at 18:33 25 April 2013 Aquaculture currently consumes a majority of the fish meal poultry byproduct meal [PBM] and blood meal; Bureau 2006). (FM) produced in the world (Tacon and Metian 2008; FAO More recently, these “traditional alternatives” have been joined 2012), with FM used as a primary protein source in aquafeeds. by an increasing number of novel protein sources, such as re- As the aquaculture industry continues to grow and becomes fined protein concentrates and isolates (Blaufuss and Trushenski increasingly reliant on industrially compounded aquafeeds, de- 2012) and waste streams from other industrial processes, such mand for FM will also increase. Given that FM is a largely finite as biofuel coproducts (Gause and Trushenski 2011a, 2011b) and resource, FM-rich feed formulations will become increasingly rendered seafood processing waste (Bechtel and Johnson 2004; unsustainable in both economic and environmental terms. Alter- Hardy et al. 2005). native sources of protein are typically terrestrial in nature and are Fish meal sparing has been evaluated in many taxa either plant based (e.g., crude soy, corn, and wheat derivatives; representing a wide array of niches, including coldwater, Trushenski et al. 2006; Gatlin et al. 2007) or animal based (e.g., coolwater, and warmwater fish; marine and freshwater fish; *Corresponding author: [email protected] Received October 19, 2012; accepted January 13, 2013 329 330 TRUSHENSKI AND GAUSE and carnivorous and omnivorous fish. These studies have color of fillets vary, ensuring that consumer acceptance is not evaluated numerous alternatives, including the traditional diminished by the use of reduced-FM feeds is critical. and novel protein sources mentioned above (e.g., Lewis Accordingly, we assessed production performance and and Kohler 2008; Thompson et al. 2008, 2012; Salze et al. fillet quality of hybrid Striped Bass that were reared on diets 2010; Gause and Trushenski 2011a, 2011b; Schaeffer et al. containing menhaden FM, SBM, CGM, PBM, distillers’ dried 2011; Trushenski and Kohler 2011; Blaufuss and Trushenski grains with solubles (DDGS), or GDDY as the principal dietary 2012; Colburn et al. 2012; Slawski et al. 2012). Most often, protein source. researchers have evaluated the sparing of graded levels of FM by using one alternative or an alternative protein blend. For example, grain distillers’ dried yeast (GDDY; Gause and METHODS Trushenski 2011a, 2011b), PBM (Webster et al. 2000; Pine Preparation and analyses of diets.—The control formula- et al. 2008; Rawles et al. 2009; Trushenski and Kohler 2011), tion used in the present work was formulated to be broadly soybean meal (SBM; Gallagher 1994; Webster et al. 1999; representative of commercial feeds used in hybrid Striped Bass Laporte and Trushenski 2012), corn gluten meal (CGM; Lewis production and to be consistent with the FM-based formulations and Kohler 2008), and other alternatives have all been assessed commonly used in hybrid Striped Bass nutrition research at the in feeds for hybrid Striped Bass (White Bass Morone chrysops × Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center (Gause and Trushen- Striped Bass M. saxatilis) in order to determine how much FM ski 2011a; Laporte and Trushenski 2012). Thus, the control for- can be replaced. Based on production performance criteria, mulation contained approximately 40% protein, 15% lipid, and these researchers reported that dietary FM could be reduced to 30% menhaden FM (30% FM diet; Table 1). Experimental feeds 0–20% of the diet without impacting production performance. were formulated to include approximately 10% menhaden FM Although these studies were beneficial for determining the sub- along with one of the five principal alternative source of protein stitution value of individual alternatives to FM, there remains the (Table 1): 10% FM–46% SBM, 10% FM–21% PBM, 10% FM– need for assessing comparative value in direct side-by-side com- 36% GDDY, 10% FM–21% CGM, and 10% FM–33% DDGS. parisons. For example, in separate studies, a greater level of FM Attempts were made to keep the formulations as similar as pos- sparing was possible with turkey meal (FM reduced to 0% with- sible except for the test ingredients. However, adjustments to out production performance effects; Muzinic et al. 2006) than other ingredients, including soy protein concentrate, soy pro- with SBM (FM reduced to 5% without production performance tein isolate, wheat bran, and the supplemental oils, were neces- effects; Laporte and Trushenski 2012); was FM sparing greater sary to maintain crude protein and lipid levels and to meet the with turkey meal because it is a superior ingredient, or was the known nutrient and energy requirements of hybrid Striped Bass difference simply an artifact of the particular trial and the diets, (NRC 2011). Researchers at the Fisheries and Illinois Aquacul- livestock, and rearing conditions involved? Some studies have ture Center have evaluated most of these ingredients in previous used a comparative approach with multiple alternative sources trials with hybrid Striped Bass (Lewis