Publications by authors named "Rodrigue Yossa"

A 3 × 2 factorial experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary lysine on growth performance, body indices, feed intake, feed efficiency, whole body nutrient composition and amino acid deposition in two successive generations (16th and 17th) of GIFT (). Three diets containing different levels of lysine at 1.16%, 1.

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  • Genetic improvement in the GIFT strain of Nile tilapia was shown to increase growth by 15% in the 17th generation compared to the 16th generation, along with better feed conversion and protein values.
  • The study used a 2 × 6 factorial design to analyze the dietary methionine requirements at juvenile stages, testing two generations of fish and six levels of methionine in their diets.
  • It was concluded that the optimal dietary methionine for the improved GIFT strain is between 0.75% and 0.80%, higher than the 0.49% recommended for conventional tilapia, indicating a need to revise nutrient requirement databases for fish.
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  • A 4×3 factorial experiment assessed how different dietary protein sources (mixed fishmeal/plant protein vs. plant protein) and lipid levels (10% vs. 20%) affect the growth and nutrient utilization in rainbow trout across three water temperatures (10°C, 14°C, and 18°C) over 180 days.
  • Results showed that growth factors, including weight gain and feed efficiency, were influenced by the interaction between diet and temperature, particularly highlighting that higher temperatures boosted specific growth rates.
  • Additionally, mitochondrial enzyme activities in various tissues were significantly affected by diet and temperature, suggesting that shifts in temperature due to climate change might impact fish diets and growth performance.
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A 2 × 3 factorial study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary lipid level on the expression of mitochondrial and nuclear genes involved in electron transport chain in all-female rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. Three practical diets with a fixed crude protein content of 40%, formulated to contain 10% (40/10), 20% (40/20) and 30% (40/30) dietary lipid, were fed to apparent satiety to triplicate groups of either low-feed efficient (F120; 217.66 ± 2.

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This study was undertaken to assess the interactive effects of dietary biotin and avidin on growth, feed conversion, survival and deficiency syndrome of tilapia and to determine the influence of dietary biotin deficiency on the expression of key genes related to biotin metabolism in tilapia. Six iso-nitrogenous and iso-energetic diets based on a common purified basal diet (vitamin-free casein as the protein source) were prepared for this study. The six dietary groups were 0 g avidin with 0 mg biotin (A0B0), 0 g avidin with 0.

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A study was conducted to preliminarily assess the contribution of the intestinal microflora to biotin supply in zebrafish. Biotin and avidin were added to three isonitrogenous and isocaloric purified diets to provide molar avidin: biotin ratios of 0:0 (basal diet), 0:1 (biotin-supplemented diet), and 120:0. Another diet was made by supplementing the antibiotic succinylsulfathiazole (1%, wt/wt) to the basal diet.

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A study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary avidin on growth, survival, food conversion, biotin status and gene expression of zebrafish (Danio rerio Hamilton-Buchanan) juveniles (average wet mass 0.178 g) fed 7 purified diets for 12 weeks. Experimental diets were formulated to provide 0×, 1×, 15×, 30×, 60× and 120× excess avidin versus biotin kg(-1) diet, on a molar basis; a control diet contained neither supplemental biotin nor avidin.

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