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  • Article Code : FIRAT-AKADEMI-15586-5847
  • Article Type : Araştırma Makalesi
  • Publication Number : 5A0252
  • Page Number : 101-116
  • Doi : 10.12739/NWSA.2026.21.3.5A0252
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  • Year : 2026
  • Volume : 21
  • Issue : 3
  • Number of Articles Published : 4
  • Published Date : 1.07.2026

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Ecological Life Sciences

Serial Number : 5A
ISSN No. : 1308-7258
Release Interval (in a Year) : 4 Issues

Tuğçe Tunca1 , Sevim Hamzaçebi2

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EFFECTS OF USING PEA PROTEIN AND WHEAT GLUTEN INSTEAD OF FISH MEAL ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND FEED UTILIZATION OF EUROPEAN SEA BASS (Dicentrarchus labrax)

Tuğçe Tunca1 , Sevim Hamzaçebi2

This study evaluated the effects of replacing fishmeal with increasing levels of pea protein and wheat gluten in European sea bass diets over a 20-week feeding trial. Experimental diets contained 45% crude protein and 20% crude lipid. Pea protein (7%–28.3%) and wheat gluten (6.5%–26.2%) were tested at four inclusion levels each. Among pea protein treatments, PEA7 and PEA14 showed the highest survival, whereas CON generally exhibited the best growth performance. Similarly, WG13 and WG19 had the highest survival, while CON showed the highest specific growth rate (SGR), weight gain, and carcass yield. Increasing plant protein inclusion generally impaired growth performance and altered body composition. Whole-body moisture, protein, and ash contents were highest in CON, while lipid content peaked in PEA28 and WG26. Liver composition varied among treatments. Overall, increasing fishmeal replacement with pea protein and wheat gluten negatively affected growth performance and nutrient composition in European sea bass.

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Alternative Protein Sources, Dicentrarchus labrax, Pea Protein, Plant Protein, Wheat Gluten,

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Tuğçe Tunca (1)

tgc.tunca@hotmail.com

Sevim Hamzaçebi (2) (Corresponding Author)
İzmir Katip Çelebi Universitesi. Su Ürünleri Fakültesi, Yetiştiricilik Bölümü
sevim.hamzacebi@ikcu.edu.tr | 0000-0002-2179-1900

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