Research Article

Physiological and Neurobehavioral Disturbances Induced by Al2O3 Nanoparticle Intoxication in Nile Tilapia Fish: Benefits of Dietary Chamomile Essential Oil

Table 2

Formulation and calculated composition analysis of the basal diet fed to experimental O. niloticus fish.

ItemsControl

Ingredient (%)
 Yellow corn210
 Soybean meal 48% CP200
 Fish meal150
 Corn gluten 60% CP130
 Rice bran110
 Wheat middlings150
 Premix-min10
 Premix-vit10
 Corn oil30
 Total1000
Calculated composition
 Crude protein (%)320.5
 Lipid (%)45.50
 Crude fiber (%)42.45
 Ash (%)73.01
 Nitrogen-free extract518.54

Composition of mineral premix kg−1: manganese, 53 g; zinc, 40 g; iron, 20 g; copper, 2.7 g; iodine, 0.34 g; selenium, 70 mg; cobalt, 70 mg; and calcium carbonate as a carrier up to 1 kg. Composition of vitamin premix kg−1: vitamin A, 8,000,000 IU; vitamin D3, 2,000,000 IU; vitamin E, 7,000 mg; vitamin K3, 1,500 mg; vitamin B1, 700 mg; vitamin B2, 3,500 mg; vitamin B6, 1,000 mg; vitamin B12, 7 mg; biotin, 50 mg; folic acid, 700 mg; nicotinic, 20,000 mg; and pantothenic acid, 7,000 mg. Nitrogen-free .