Abstract
1. 1. Diets containing 30, 40 or 50% protein were assessed for their effect on the pre- and postfeecling oxygen consumption and ammonia production of juvenile Penaeus esculentus. 2. 2. Prawns fed all diets had significantly higher respiration rates after feecling due to the SDA (Specific Dynamic Action). 3. 3. There was a significant difference between pre- and postfeecling ammonia production for prawns fed the 30 and 50% protein diets. 4. 4. Prawns maintained on the 40% protein diet had the lowest levels of pre- and postfeecling respiration and the smallest SDA. 5. 5. Prawns fed the 40% diet were metabolizing at an optimal dietary protein level or protein/energy ratio.
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