Research Article

Effects of Antarctic Krill Meal in Diet on Reproductive Performance and Embryo Quality of Eriocheir sinensis

Table 1

Formulation and composition of experimental diets (%).

IngredientsDiet K0Diet K10Diet K20

Antarctic krill meal10.020.0
Fish meal40.040.040.0
Soybean meal18.018.018.0
Casein8.25.53.8
Wheat gluten meal23.2515.657.15
Mineral premix1.01.01.0
Vitamin premix0.50.50.5
Fish oil6.06.06.0
Choline chloride0.50.50.5
Ca(H2PO4)20.50.50.5
Inositol0.50.50.5
Cholesterol0.40.40.4
Vitamin C0.650.650.65
Astaxanthin0.50.81.0
Total100.00100.00100.00

Note: Diet K0, Diet K10, and Diet K20 represent diets in which Antarctic krill meal is 0%, 10%, and 20%, respectively. Fish meal, soybean meal, casein, wheat gluten meal, and fish oil: from Shanghai, Yongnong Feed, Minhang, Shanghai, China; Inositol: from Shanghai Chemical Reagent, Huangpu, Shanghai, China; Monocalcium phosphate: from Sinopharm Chemical Reagent Co., Ltd., China; Choline chloride, vitamin C, and astaxanthin: purchased from Aladdin; Mineral premix: 1 kg of diet contained Ca(H2PO4)2, 10 g; MgSO4 · 7H2O, 2.4 g; KCl, 4.5 g; NaCl, 2.1 g; FeSO4 · H2O, 155 mg; CuSO4 · 5H2O 40 mg; ZnSO4 · H2O 80 mg; MnSO4 · H2O 30 mg; KI, 11.7 mg; CoCl2 · 6H2O 4.8 mg; Na2SeO3, 2.4 mg. Vitamin premix (mg/kg diet): vitamin A, 32; vitamin E, 200; vitamin D3, 0.05; vitamin B1, 30; vitamin B2, 30; vitamin B6, 20; vitamin B12, 0.1; nicotinic acid, 200; folic acid, 15; biotin, 3; calcium pantothenate, 100.