Research Article

Curcumin Supplementation Enhances the Feeding and Growth of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) Fed the Diet Containing 80 g/kg Fish Meal

Table 1

Proximate composition (g/kg) of the feed ingredients.

IngredientDry matterCrude protein1Crude lipid1Ash1

Fish meal89464697149
Poultry by-product meal93165293184
Protein premix2908629769
Blood cell meal913923239
Soybean meal9034911361
Cottonseed-protein meal909611678
Wheat flour8591772111

1crude protein, crude lipid, and ash are expressed as the situation in natural storage (n = 2). 2protein premix is a commercial product made by the Hongli Feed Company of Deqing county (Huzhou, China). The protein premix comprised blood cell meal, soybean meal, and cottonseed protein meal.