摘要
Foi verificada a infesta o por ectoparasitos em til芍pia do Nilo (Oreochromis niloticus), nas linhagens Chitralada e GIFT, em tanques e viveiros, utilizando-se ra o com dois n赤veis de prote赤na. Durante o ensaio, foram analisados a temperatura, o pH, o oxig那nio dissolvido e a condutividade el谷trica. Foram realizadas amostras de raspados de tegumento e branquias de machos p車s-revertidos, em duas fases do experimento. A primeira, em 240 alevinos provenientes de 18 caixas de fibra de vidro de 500 L em tr那s densidades. A preval那ncia total de parasitos na linhagem Chitralada (densidades de 30, 40 e 50 peixes m-3) foi 72,2, 83,3 e 59,5%, com predominancia de Trichodina (38,9, 63,3 e 26,2%), respectivamente. Para a linhagem GIFT, nas mesmas densidades, foram observados 83,3, 73,3 e 80,9%, com maior predominancia tamb谷m de Trichodina (33,3, 73,3 e 45,2%),respectivamente. Na segunda fase, foram analisados 90 peixes de cada linhagem, de dois viveiros (140 m2) e duas dietas com 25 e 30% de prote赤na bruta. A preval那ncia total, para as linhagens Chitralada e GIFT com 25% PB foi 86,7 e 76,7%, respectivamente, e para 30% PBfoi 60,0%, para ambas as linhagens. O n赤vel de 30% PB, independentemente da linhagem, apresentou a menor preval那ncia parasit芍ria. Ectoparasites infestation in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) was observed in Chitralada and GIFT strains cultivated in cages and ponds, using rations with two protein levels. During the assay, temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen and electric conductivity were analyzed. Tegument scraping and gill samples from reverted males were evaluated, in two experiment phases. The first phase was carried out with 240 fingerlings from 18 500 L fiberglass boxes using three stocking densities. Total prevalence of parasites in the Chitralada strain (stocking density of 30, 40 and 50 fish m-3) was 72.2, 83.3 and 59.5%, with Trichodina predominance (38.9, 63.3 and 26.2%), respectively. For the GIFT strain, at the same stocking density, 83.3, 73.3 and 80.9% were observed, with higher Trichodina predominance (33.3, 73.3 and 45.2%), respectively. In the second phase, 90 fish from each strain, from two ponds (140 m2 each) and fed with two crude protein levels (25 and 30%) were evaluated.Total prevalence for Chitralada and GIFT strains with 25% CP was 86.7 and 76.7, respectively, and for 30% CP was 60%. The 30% CP level, regardless of strain, had the lowest parasite prevalence.