This study evaluated the productive performance and carcass yield of jundiá (Rhamdia quelen) fed with different fish dregs chemical silage flour concentrations in substitution to the sugar cane yeast in a diet based on vegetable ingredients (control diet). Animals with initial weight of 48.11±5.54g were distributed in 5 treatments with 3 replicates, in a completely randomized design. Each observation unit consisted of a 1,000 liter polipropilene tank, with 200 liters of water, with 9 animals, in a thermo-regulated system with water recirculation. During 75 days, twice daily (9h and 17h) the following diets were offered, in the proportion of 7% total biomass: 0% (control), 12.5%, 25%, 37.5% and 50% of silage flour. Results showed a quadratic effect (P<0.05) for inclusion levels of fish silage flour on final weight, weight gain, total length and specific growth rate. The inclusion of 30-35% of fish dregs chemical silage flour in the diet, results in better production performance of jundiá juveniles without affecting the survival and the water quality.
growth; Rhamdia quelen; fish dregs; silage
