This study was carried out to determine the apparent digestibility coefficients (ADC) of gross energy and crude protein of low tannin silage sorghum (LTSS) and high tannin silage sorghum (HTSS) for Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). The reference diet was mixed with test ingredients in a 60:40 ratio. Fish (53.26 ± 12.94g) were fed to apparent satiation and faeces were collected other sedimentation The neutral detergent fiber was used as an endogenous indicator. ADC for gross energy and crude protein of LTSS and HTSS varied between 70.17 and 68.37% and 84.94 and 82.40%, respectively. Digestible energy values were 3,049.81 and 2,954.74kcal kg-1 for LTSS and HTSS, respectively. LTSS produced significantly (P<0.05) higher energy and protein digestibilities than HTSS. Results indicated that Nile tilapia can utilize the gross energy and crude protein of sorghum silage efficiently.
apparent digestibility; silage sorghum; Nile tilapia; tannin
