Efeito da inclusão de farinha de minhoca com e sem zeólita natural na dieta de tilápia (Oreochromis niloticus) sobre os parâmetros de carcaça

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the effect of the addition of earthworm flour and the inclusion of zeolite (clinoptilolite) on carcass composition parameters. In the experiment, 280 tilapia of the species Oreocrhomis niloticus were used, with an initial and final weight of 2.826±0.0896g and 13.59±0.75g, respectively. The treatments were 8 diets corresponding to a 4 x 2 factorial arrangement, with 4 levels of inclusion of earthworm flour (0, 3.5; 7.0 and 10.5%) and levels of 0 and 2% of zeolite (Clinoptilolite ), the fish were distributed in a randomized block design with 5 replications. The following parameters were evaluated: carcass yield (RC), carcass dry matter (MSC); carcass organic matter (MOC); Mineral Substrate Matter (MMC); carcass energy based on dry matter (EMSC); ethereal substrate extract (EEC); energy retention coefficient (CRE); crude carcass protein (CBP); RE= Energy retention coefficient; CRP= Protein retention coefficient; TEP= Protein Efficiency Rate; IHE= Hepatosomatic Index; IVS= Viscerosomatic Index; At the end of the experiment (85 days) the animals were stunned with eugenol and then sacrificed and frozen, later they were lyophilized for analysis. The data were submitted to analysis of variance, in order to observe the main effects and the interaction between the factors (Worm meal levels and Zeolite inclusion) on the composition and protein and energy retention in the fish body. All analyzes were performed using the GLM procedure of the SAS computational package, at a 5.0% significance level. According to the data, there was a significant reduction in the amount of lipdis (p=0.0208) and in the energy retention coefficient (CRE) (p=0.0376) in the carcass of these animals when adding Zeolite in the diets. As for earthworm meal, a significant effect (p=0.0500) on CRE was observed, where when performing the regression there was a linear increase (P=0.0188) when including this ingredient in the diets of these fish. With this, we can add up to 10.5% of earthworm meal in diets for Tilapia, however Zeolite reduced energy efficiency, not interfering with other carcass