An analysis of the effects of different dietary macronutrient energy sources on the growth and energy partitioning by juvenile barramundi,Lates calcarifer, reveal a preference for protein-derived energy

It is generally considered that fish respond to dietary energy densities on a consistent basis irrespective of what macronutrient source the dietary energy originates from. To test this assumption, two experiments were undertaken to establish the different roles of protein, lipid and starch as energy sources in underpinning nutritional bioenergetics in juvenile barramundi, Lates calcarifer. To do this, a range of ingredients were evaluated for...