Larry Wehr

A Preliminary Evaluanon of a Fish Diet Based on Roasted Soybeans and Fresh Fish

Two experimental fish diets, one consisting of50% roasted soybeans and 50% fresh fish, and another consisting of 30% soybeans, 20% corn meal, and 50% fresh fish, both with vitamin and mineral supplements, were compared to Oregon pellets in a 6 week feeding trial using yearling channel catfish (lctalurus punctatus). The experimental diets were ground, blended and pelletized by passing the ingredients through a food chopper four times. Both mixtures proved highly attractive to the fish. Fish fed either experimental diet grew as well as fish fed the Orgon pellets. The experimental diets are...