Research Article

Two Strains of Gibel Carp (Carassius gibelio) Exhibit Diverse Responses to Carbohydrates in a Low-Lipid Diet

Table 1

Formulation and chemical composition of the three experimental diets.

Diets15CHO30CHO45CHO

Ingredients (% DM)
 White fish meal110.0010.0010.00
 Casein230.2030.2030.20
 Fish oil31.001.001.00
 Soybean oil41.001.001.00
 Corn starch515.0030.0045.00
 Choline chloride0.110.110.11
 Cellulose34.3019.304.30
 Vitamin premix60.390.390.39
 Mineral premix75.005.005.00
 Carboxymethyl cellulose3.003.003.00
Chemical composition
 Crude protein (% DM)36.2436.4037.10
 Crude lipid (% DM)4.383.874.07
 Gross energy (kJ/g DM)20.6020.6020.70

15CHO: 15% corn starch diet; 30CHO: 30% corn starch diet; 45CHO: 45% corn starch diet; DM: dry matter. 1American Seafood Company, Seattle, Washington, USA. 2Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis, MO, USA. 3Anchovy oil from Peru, purchased from Coland Feed, Wuhan, Hubei, China. 4Yihai Kerry Y Co., Ltd., purchased from Wuhan, Hubei, China. 5Fuchen Chemical Reagent Plant, Tianjin, China. 6Vitamin premix (mg/kg diet): thiamin, 20; riboflavin, 20; pyridoxine, 20; cyanocobalamine, 0.02; folic acid, 5; calcium pantothenate, 50; inositol, 100; niacin, 100; biotin, 0.1; starch, 645.2; ascorbic acid, 100; vitamin A, 110; vitamin D, 20; vitamin E, 50; vitamin K, 10. 7Mineral premix (mg/kg diet): NaCl, 500; MgSO4·7H2O, 4575.0; NaH2PO4·2H2O, 12500.0; KH2PO4, 16000.0; Ca (H2PO4)2·H2O, 6850.0; FeSO4, 1250.0; C6H10CaO6·5H2O, 1750.0; ZnSO4·7H2O, 111.0; MnSO4·4H2O, 61.4; CuSO4·5H2O, 15.5; CoSO4·6H2O, 19.02; KI, 178.33; starch, 6253.33.