Effects of replacing menhaden fishmeal with cottonseed flour on growth performance, feed utilization and body composition of juvenile red drum Sciaenops ocellatus

Low-gossypol cottonseed flour (CSF) is a promising plant protein feedstuff to partially replace fishmeal (FM) in aquafeeds. In the present study, two feeding trials were conducted to evaluate the performance of juvenile red drum Sciaenops ocellatus fed diets with FM substituted by CSF. In feeding trial 1, the Reference diet was formulated to contain 43% crude protein equally contributed by menhaden FM and soy protein concentrate. Five...