Tag lipids

• Feed Sustainability

  January 7, 2019

  Production of omega-3 enriched tilapia through dietary algae meal or fish oil

  This study evaluated the effect of diets supplemented with fish oil and algae meal for LC-PUFA enrichment on juvenile Nile tilapia. The experimental diets have promise as a feasible option for enriching omega-3 content in tilapia fillets. 

• Feed Sustainability

  January 2, 2018

  Evaluating dietary fish oil replacement in juvenile Florida pompano

  Study evaluated production performance and tissue composition of juvenile Florida pompano fed diets containing fish oil or 25:75 blends of fish oil and various other lipid sources. 

• Feed Sustainability

  June 12, 2017

  Crude protein and lipid from biofloc meals from an activated sludge system

  A study compared the bioavailability of crude protein and lipid from biofloc meals generated with an activated sludge system using two water sources: wastewater from shrimp experimental culture (BFL-W) and, artificially, using clean seawater (BFL-C). 

• Feed Sustainability

  January 2, 2015

  Soy trials replace fishmeal in grouper feeds

  Although groupers present desirable traits as an aquaculture species, the high cost of feed for the carnivorous fish limits expansion of grouper culture. The author performed two trials to evaluate the performance of tiger grouper juveniles fed soybean meal-based feeds. 

• Animal Health & Welfare

  November 2, 2014

  New-generation diets omit rotifer enrichment, improve water quality

  An innovative new diet supports the mass culture of rotifers at the same time it transforms their nutritional composition to meet the requirements of first-feeding fish larvae. As in nature, the diet is based on a mixture of algae-based nutrients 

• Feed Sustainability

  March 1, 2011

  Alternative lipids spare fish oil in rainbow trout feeds

  Alternative lipids have achieved varied success in ensuring adequate growth and fatty acid composition in fillets. The authors evaluated rainbow trout raised on diets containing fish oil or a blend of fish and standard or modified lipids varying in fatty