date:Aug 19, 2013
SDAs Agriculture Research Service, the researchers replaced fishmeal with a blend of plant protein sources for cobia and other high value carnivores. The researchers replaced the fishmeal with a food made of corn, wheat and soy. Because fish oil is expensive and scarce due to its popularity as a health supplement for humans, it was replaced with soybean or canola oil, along with algae sources and amino acid supplements such as taurine.
In comparing plant protein and fishmeal diets in cobia, the