It was evaluated the effect of the reduction of crude protein level (CP) and the lysine and/or methionine supplementation in total ammonia nitrogen excretion on tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) juveniles. The experiment developed in a factorial and randomized design with two levels of protein contents (20% and 25% CP) and four levels of amino acid supplementation: a) Dl-methionine (0% of CP) and L-lysine (0% of CP), b) Dl-methionine (3% of CP), c) L-lysine (5% of CP), d) Dl-methionine (3% of CP) + L-lysine (5% of CP), during 55 days. The water sampling from experimental units was done at 3 moments (1(0) day, 27(0) day e 55(0) day). In these days, 3 samples of each experimental unit were collected in elapsing of the time (08:00 a.m., 02:00 p.m. and 08:00 p.m.). The ammonia excretion data were analysed by repeated-measures ANOVA (p>0,05) with time as within effect. The reduction of 5% in diet protein, decreased in 28,4% total ammonia excretion decreased, however, the lysine and methionine supplementation did not influenced this factor.
Methionine; Lysine; Tambaqui; Protein; Ammonia
