EFFECTS OF FOUR COMMONLY USED PLANT PROTEIN SOURCES ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, AMINO ACIDS RETENTION AND ANTIOXIDANT ENZYME ACTIVITIES IN JUVENILE CHINESE MITTEN CRAB, ERIOCHIER SINENSIS
Chinese mitten crab(Eriocheir sinensis) is an importantly economic species for aquaculture in China due to its desirable taste and nutrient content. In the past decades, with the continuous expansion of crab farm and artificial feed development, the increasing demand for fish meal by aquaculture industry makes fish meal an increasingly expensive and limiting commodity. This study investigated the effects of dietary partial replacement of fishmeal(FM) by four commonly used plant protein sources on juvenile C...