Effects of dietary inclusion of yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) meal on growth performance, feed utilization, body composition, plasma biochemical indices, selected immune parameters and antioxidant enzyme activities of mandarin fish (Siniperca scherzeri) juveniles

A feeding trial was designed to examine the potential of yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor, as a locally available renewable protein source in juvenile mandarin fish feed. Triplicate groups of fish (Initial mean body weight ± S E.; 20.8 ± 0.05 g) were assigned to each of four isonitrogenous (50%) and isocaloric (22 MJ kg−1) practical diets containing graded level of a full fat yellow mealworm meal (WM) (0, 10, 20, and 30%) at the expense of fish...