Replacement of Fishmeal with Microalgae Spirulina on Common Carp Weight Gain, 
 Meat and Sensitive Composition and Survival

Abdulrahman, Nasreen M.; Ameen, Hawkar J. Hamad

doi:10.3923/pjn.2014.93.98

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“…Besides that, fishmeal is expensive (Abdulrahman and Ameen 2014). Thus, the replacement of fish meal using microalgae as a protein source may help to resolve problems existing within the aquaculture industry.…”

Section: Microalgae Biomass Quality As Fish Feedmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Thus, the replacement of fish meal using microalgae as a protein source may help to resolve problems existing within the aquaculture industry. Microalgae incur low cost compared to fish meal (Abdulrahman and Ameen 2014). Microalgae biomass has been used widely to substitute the traditional fish meal due to their positive effects on fish growth, feeding efficiency, nutrient composition, and fish body development (Roy et al 2011).…”

Section: Microalgae Biomass Quality As Fish Feedmentioning

confidence: 99%

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An overview of the utilisation of microalgae biomass derived from nutrient recycling of wet market wastewater and slaughterhouse wastewater

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Microalgae have high nutritional values for aquatic organisms compared to fish meal, because microalgae cells are rich in proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates. However, the high cost for the commercial production of microalgae biomass using fresh water or artificial media limits its use as fish feed. Few studies have investigated the potential of wet market wastewater and slaughterhouse wastewater for the production of microalgae biomass. Hence, this study aims to highlight the potential of these types of wastewater as an alternative superior medium for microalgae biomass as they contain high levels of nutrients required for microalgae growth. This paper focuses on the benefits of microalgae biomass produced during the phycoremediation of wet market wastewater and slaughterhouse wastewater as fish feed. The extraction techniques for lipids and proteins as well as the studies conducted on the use of microalgae biomass as fish feed were reviewed. The results showed that microalgae biomass can be used as fish feed due to feed utilisation efficiency, physiological activity, increased resistance for several diseases, improved stress response, and improved protein retention.

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Section: Microalgae Biomass Quality As Fish Feedmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Microalgae Biomass Quality As Fish Feedmentioning

confidence: 99%

An overview of the utilisation of microalgae biomass derived from nutrient recycling of wet market wastewater and slaughterhouse wastewater

2017

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“…Recently, the effects of spirulina supplementation on animal performance and quality of animal products have been examined in the diets of dairy cows (Simkus et al, 2007;Christaki et al, 2012), fattening lambs (EL-Sabagh et al, 2014), rabbits (Colla et al, 2008;Peiretti & Meineri, 2008;Gerencser et al, 2014), common carp (Abdulrahman & Hamad Ameed, 2014), pigs (Grinsteal et al, 2000), laying hens (Carrillo et al, 2008;Maries et al, 2012;Zahroojian et al, 2013) and broilers (Ross & Dominy, 1990;Toyomizu et al, 2001;Alvarenga et al, 2011;Bellof & Alarcon, 2013). Nevertheless, published data could not be found on the effects of dietary spirulina on chicken meat oxidative stability and fatty acid profile.…”

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Spirulina as a functional ingredient in broiler chicken diets

Bonos¹,

Kasapidou²,

Kargopoulos³

et al. 2016

SA J. An. Sci.

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In recent years there has been increased interest in the production of novel functional foods by utilizing eco-friendly materials and methods. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to determine the effects of dietary spirulina (Spirulina platensis), a blue-green microalga, on growth performance, meat oxidative stability and fatty acid profile of broiler chickens. One hundred and twenty one-day-old broiler chickens of mixed sex were weighed individually and assigned randomly to three treatment groups with four replications of 10 birds. All birds were housed in floor cages with litter, and conventional breeding and management procedures were applied throughout the 42-day trial period. The treatment groups were as follows: control: 0 g spirulina/kg feed; S05: 5 g spirulina/kg feed; S10: 10 g spirulina/kg feed. The birds were fed with maize and soybean meal-based commercial diets for the starter (1 to 14 days), grower (15 to 28 days) and finisher (29 to 42 days) periods. Feed and drinking water were offered to all birds ad libitum. The results of the experiment showed that bodyweight gain (at 21 d and 42 d), feed conversion ratio and mortality did not differ among the groups, nor did breast and thigh meat lipid oxidation differ among the groups. The fatty acid profile of the thigh meat was enriched in polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid after spirulina supplementation. Therefore, spirulina could be a promising functional ingredient in broiler chicken nutrition.

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“…The therapeutic uses of Spirulina and its biological derivatives in human medicine are promoting their applications in aquaculture especially in tropical and sub-tropical countries where it has been cultivated [9]. Inclusion of S. platensis in fish diet as a feed additive or as a partial replacer of the expensive fishmeal imposes significant promotions in fish growth, coloration, reproduction and flesh quality [10][11][12][13]. Previous studies suggested that bioactive constituents of S. platensis like phycocyanin, β-carotene, γ-linolenic acid and phenolic compounds give this type of macrophytes its powerful antioxidant, antimicrobial, immunostimulant, and resistance against diseases [14][15][16][17][18][19][20].…”

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Effects of Dietary Supplementation of Spirulina platensis and Garlic on the Growth Performance and Expression Levels of Immune-related Genes in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Abu‐Elala¹,

Galal²,

Abd‐Elsalam³

et al. 2016

J Aquac Res Development

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Sixty days feeding trial was carried out to investigate the supplemental effects of dietary phytobiotic mixture composed of Spirulina platensis powder (SP) and Garlic powder (GP) on the growth performance, intestinal morphometry, and immune responses of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus. A total of 240 cultured O. niloticus (41.4 ± 0.09 g) were randomly divided into four experimental groups (three replicate/group), fed on basal diets contain 0% (control), 1% (SP), 0.5% (GP), or a combination of both (SP + GP). Fish group fed on phytobiotic mixture showed significant improvements in its feed intake, live weight gain, specific growth rate, feed conversion ratio and protein efficiency ratio (p<0.05), associated with a healthy gut, compared to non-supplemented control. Dietary supplementation of phytobiotics appeared to stimulate the humoral and cellular innate immunity. Fish group that were fed on phytobiotic mixture revealed up-regulation in some immune related genes; TNF-α and liver hepcidin as well as it exhibited the least cumulative mortality % upon A. hydrophila infection. So we can conclude that dietary supplementation of garlic and Spirulina have been improved the growth performance, gut health, immune status and disease resistance in Nile tilapia.

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Replacement of Fishmeal with Microalgae Spirulina on Common Carp Weight Gain, Meat and Sensitive Composition and Survival

Cited by 27 publications

References 13 publications

An overview of the utilisation of microalgae biomass derived from nutrient recycling of wet market wastewater and slaughterhouse wastewater

An overview of the utilisation of microalgae biomass derived from nutrient recycling of wet market wastewater and slaughterhouse wastewater

Spirulina as a functional ingredient in broiler chicken diets

Effects of Dietary Supplementation of Spirulina platensis and Garlic on the Growth Performance and Expression Levels of Immune-related Genes in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

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