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Utilization of genetically modified soybean meal in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus diets

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The utilization of genetically modified soybean meal (GM SBM) was compared with that of non-GM SBM in Nile tilapia. Four experimental diets were formulated to include either non-GM or GM SBM at 34 or 48%, respectively. These diets were fed to juvenile Nile tilapia (49.5 g average weight) for 12 weeks. The uptake of the cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter fragment of the GM SBM in fish muscle was examined at 8th and 12th week. After 12th week, fish were fed the non-GM SBM diets to determine the residual span of the incorporated promoter fragment. There was no significant difference in specific growth rate or feed efficiency between GM and non-GM groups at the same inclusion level. A small number of muscles from fish receiving both levels of GM SBM diet were positive for the promoter fragment. Additionally, the promoter fragment was not detected by the second day after changing to the non-GM SBM diets. These results indicate that the utilization of GM SBM was similar to that of non-GM SBM and the promoter fragment was rarely found in fish muscles, suggesting that suitability and safety of GM SBM in Nile tilapia diet were similar to those of non-GM SBM.

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The authors are grateful to the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) for the scholarship grant extended to Indra Suharman. This study was financially supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from Japan MEXT (B, 19380121) to Shuichi Satoh.

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  1. Department of Marine Biosciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan

    Indra Suharman, Shuichi Satoh, Yutaka Haga, Toshio Takeuchi, Masato Endo, Ikuo Hirono & Takashi Aoki

  2. Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, The University of Riau, Pekanbaru, 28293, Indonesia

    Indra Suharman

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Suharman, I., Satoh, S., Haga, Y. et al. Utilization of genetically modified soybean meal in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus diets. Fish Sci 75, 967–973 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12562-009-0106-0

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