Effect of dietary taurine along with the different lipid levels on growth, antioxidant, innate immune responses, digestive, metabolic enzyme activity and health status of pangasius (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus)

Table 1 Ingredients (g/kg) and nutrient composition (g/kg DM) of the experimental diet of Pangasianodon hypophthalmus

Ingredients	T6%	T8%	T10%	T12%	T14%
Soy protein concentrate	80	80	80	80	80
Corn Gluten	180	180	180	180	180
Ground nut oil cake	160	160	160	160	160
Soyabean meal	200	200	200	200	200
Corn flour	180	160	140	120	100
Rice polish	110	110	110	110	110
Oil	25	45	65	85	105
Vitamin + mineral	10	10	10	10	10
Lysine	20	20	20	20	20
Methionine	10	10	10	10	10
Tricalcium phosphate	10	10	10	10	10
Taurine	15	15	15	15	15
Proximate composition
Crude protein	298.8	297.6	291.8	296.4	297.4
Crude lipid	60.70	80.12	100.23	120.84	140.68
Ash	125.2	125.1	125.4	125.2	125.0

Vitamin (IU or g/kg premix): retinol palmitate, 50,000; thiamine, 5; riboflavin,5; niacin, 25; folic acid, 1; pyridoxine, 5; cyanocobalomin, 5; ascorbic acid, 10; cholecalciferol, 50,000; α-tocopherol, 2.5; menadione, 2; inositol, 25; pantothenic acid, 10; choline chloride, 100; biotine, 0.25. 4. Minerals (g/kg) (supple vit M): CaCO₃,336; KH₂ PO₄, 502; MgSO₄ ·7H₂O, 162; NaCl, 49.8; Fe (II) gluconate, 10.9; MnSO₄ ·H₂O, 3.12; ZnSO₄ ·7H₂O, 4.67; CuSO₄ ·5H₂O, 0.62; KI, 0.16; COCl₂ ·6H2 O, 0.08; ammonium molybdate, 0.06; NaSeO₃, 0.02