# Aquafeed.com |
   

   
    New study finds lysine utilization pattern in tilapia

> A study from the University of Guelph and the University of Berlin finds that lysine utilization efficiency in Nile tilapia falls as body weight rises. Marginal efficiency was 68% for small fish, 63% for medium and 47% for large.

- Date: 2019-02-28 · published 2019-02-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60927-aquafeed-com-new-study-finds-lysine-utilization-pattern-in-tilapia
- Commodities: [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md)

## Why it matters

The finding refines lysine requirement models for fish feed, which could slightly change formulation for aquaculture. It has no immediate effect on commodity prices.

## Sources

- aquafeed.com: https://www.aquafeed.com/newsroom/news/new-study-finds-lysine-utilization-pattern-in-tilapia/

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