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As from January 2010 The Israeli Journal of Aquaculture-Bamidgeh (IJA) will be published exclusively as an on-line Open Access (OA) quarterly accessible by all AquacultureHub (http://www.aquaculturehub.org) members and registered individuals and institutions. Please visit our website (http://siamb.org.il) for free registration form, further information and instructions. This transformation from a subscription printed version to an on-line OA journal, aims at supporting the concept that scientific peer-reviewed publications should be made available to all, including those with limited resources. The OA IJA does not enforce author or subscription fees and will endeavor to obtain alternative sources of income to support this policy for as long as possible.

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In this study, the effects of hazelnut meal (HM) levels in juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) diets on growth, feed consumption, and digestibility were investigated. Four experimental diets containing a gradient of HM (0%, 15%, 30% and 45% respectively) were prepared to feed two replicate groups of trout (initial body weight of 37.89±0.02 g) twice daily to apparent satiation for 60 days. The highest weight gain rate (WGR) and specific growth rate (SGR) were obtained from the fish fed with Diet 1 and Diet 2 and it was determined that the increase of HM level in the diet up to 30% did not affect feed conversion ratio (FCR) and protein efficiency ratio (PER). The lowest WGR, SGR and PER were obtained from the fish fed with the diet containing 45% HM. The apparent digestibility coefficients (ADC) of protein (90.93-91.76%) and lipid (96.78-98.33%) were at high with no significant difference among treatment (P>0.05). The ADC of dry matter decreased with increasing HM in diets. These results indicated that HM can be utilized by 15% in diet for juvenil rainbow trout, without adverse effect on growth performance.

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