This study aimed at developing different enzymatic protein hydrolysates from animalorigin byproducts; pig liver (PL) and tilapia (Oreochromisniloticus) processing residue (TR), to be used in animal feed. The experimental design was completely randomized, 2x2 factorial, the first factor being the raw materials, TR and PL, and the second, the Alcalase® and Brauzyn® enzymes, with three replications. The temperature-controlled hydrolysis used an enzyme: substrate ratio of 1:200w/w. The products hydrolyzed with Alcalase® had higher levels of free amino acids compared to the other hydrolysates, regardless of the feedstock used. The TR hydrolysates had higher mean lipid contents especially monounsaturated fatty acids. Among the polyunsaturated fatty acids, those of the n-6 series were predominant. The processing of PL and TR byproducts in the presence of Alcalase® and Brauzyn® resulted in products with potential for use in animal feed as flavoring and/or source of essential nutrients.

-The objective of this study was to evaluate the feeding management of pacu juveniles (P. mesopotamicus) under different feeding rates and its relation with productive performance, body composition and hematological characteristics.A total of 300 fish with initial weight of 84.75±4.52 g were distributed in a completely randomized design composed of four treatments (100, 90, 80 and 70% of feed supply) and five repetitions. The amount of feed was stipulated according to the quantity supplied in the treatment until apparent satiation (100%) of the day before. The decrease in the feeding rate to 70% over satiation apparently improves the apparent feed conversion without harming performance, body composition or biochemical and hematological characteristics of pacu juveniles reared in net cages.Key Word: amount of feed, feeding management, intensive aquaculture, native species Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia

Tuna by-products were subjected to enzymatic hydrolysis with Alcalase (enzyme to substrate ratio 1 : 200 w/w; 60 °C; pH 6.5, 120 min) rendering a tuna protein hydrolysate (TPH) with 9.24 % degree of hydrolysis (DH). The antioxidant capacity of TPH determined by the methods of ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) were similar and 10 times lower than the result obtained by oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC). The total amino acid profile indicated that 42.15 % are composed of hydrophobic amino acids and 7.7 % of aromatics, with leucine being found in the highest quantity (17.85 %). The fatty acid profile of the oil recovered by centrifugation of the TPH – as determined by a gas chromatograph – was characterized by a high percentage of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) (39.06 %), mainly represented by the fatty acids ω3, docosahexaenoic acid (27.15 %) and eicosapentaenoic acid (6.05 %). The simultaneous recovery of unsaturated fatty acids and antioxidant peptides can add value to tuna by-products, assisting in the efficient management of fishing industry waste.

The objective of this work was to produce protein hydrolysates from by-products of the Nile tilapia fileting process, and to assess the effects of different hydrolysis times on the antioxidant activity of the hydrolysed animal-based protein, in free form and incorporated into a food matrix. Gutted tilapia heads and carcasses were hydrolysed by Alcalase  for different hydrolysis times producing six hydrolysates. The protein content, degree of hydrolysis, reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography, and antioxidant activity by the ORAC, FRAP and TEAC methods were analysed. Three mini-hamburger formulations were produced and the lipidic oxidation of mini-hamburger was determined by TBARS. The protein contained in the residue was completely recovered in the process. The hydrolysates varied in their degree of hydrolysis, but presented similar levels of antioxidant activity. In the mini-hamburgers the hydrolysate was capable of delaying oxidation after 7 days of storage. Hydrolysis of tilapia processing by-products produced peptides may be used in the formulation of functional foods.Keywords: fish; protein; hydrolysis; antioxidants.Practical Application: The practical application of this work is the production of peptides with antioxidant activity using protein recovery from a raw material considered a residue or by-product of Nile Tilapia processing.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar fontes de fósforo em rações orgânicas, para alevinos e juvenis de tilápia-do-nilo. Utilizou-se o delineamento experimental inteiramente casualizado, com três tratamentos: farinha de resíduos de peixes, fosfato bicálcico e a combinação de ambos, com seis repetições. Duzentos e setenta alevinos e 180 juvenis foram distribuídos em tanques experimentais de 250 e 500 L, respectivamente, e alimentados com rações à base de ingredientes com certificação de origem orgânica contendo 32 e 28% de proteína bruta, respectivamente. Foram avaliados: qualidade da água de cultivo, índices zootécnicos e composição centesimal da carcaça dos peixes. As fontes de fósforo não influenciaram os parâmetros avaliados em alevinos. Juvenis alimentados com a dieta contendo farinha de resíduos de peixes obtiveram melhores índices zootécnicos, em comparação ao fosfato bicálcico, não tendo diferido da combinação entre as fontes. Os valores de fósforo na água ficaram acima dos preconizados pela Resolução 357/2005 do Conama. Para alevinos, é adequado utilizar farinha de resíduos de peixes, fosfato bicálcico ou sua combinação como principal fonte de fósforo e, para juvenis, é adequado utilizar farinha de resíduos de peixes ou a sua combinação com fosfato bicálcico, em rações orgânicas, para melhor desempenho produtivo.