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Modeling phosphorus metabolism in fish species: an example for juvenile yellow catfish, Pelteobagrus fulvidraco

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We conducted a growth trial to study how dietary phosphorus (P) influenced utilization and excretion of P for juvenile yellow catfish. Four mathematical models describing different mechanisms of fish phosphorus metabolism were tested, and the best model was selected using Akaike information criterion to describe the relationships between dietary Pavail% and P wastes (dissolved or solid). A linear model showed that solid P waste increased with the increase in dietary total P. A logistic model with an asymptotic dissolved P waste value at 11 g/kg feed provided the best prediction on dissolved P waste by dietary Pavail%. The maximum discharge rate of dissolved P waste relative to dietary P concentration was found at Pavail% = 1.0 and the dissolved P waste of 5 g/kg feed. A Ricker’s dome-shape model estimated that the proportion of dissolved P waste increased with dietary Pavail to the maximum value of 89 % at Pavail% = 1.24 and then started to decrease at Pavail% > 1.24. P excretion seemed to be mainly in the form of dissolved P when fish fed with the feed containing highly available P. Linear regression analysis showed that an increase in dietary P did not affect growth and feed conversion ratio, but resulted in a decrease in phosphorus retention rate and an increase in solid P waste in juvenile yellow catfish.

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Abbreviations

Pavail% :

Dietary available phosphorus (%)

P:

Phosphorus

AIC:

Akaike information criterion

Pi:

Inorganic phosphate

MS 222:

Tricaine methanesulfonate

ADCpi:

Apparent digestibility coefficient of total phosphorus

SGR:

Specific growth rate

FCR:

Food conversion ratio

Prate_ret :

Phosphorus retention rate

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Acknowledgments

This present study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project Nos. 31172421, 30901105) and Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2013PY076).

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  1. The College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China

    Chunfang Wang, Qin Tang & Wei Luo

  2. Freshwater Aquaculture Collaborative Innovation Center of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430070, People’s Republic of China

    Chunfang Wang

  3. Lake Erie Fisheries Station, Aquatic Research and Monitoring Section, Ontario Ministry of Nature Resources and Forestry, 320 Milo Rd, Wheatley, ON, N0P 2P0, Canada

    Yingming Zhao

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Wang, C., Tang, Q., Luo, W. et al. Modeling phosphorus metabolism in fish species: an example for juvenile yellow catfish, Pelteobagrus fulvidraco . Aquacult Int 24, 281–294 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-015-9925-4

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