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Replacement of Fish Meal by Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larvae Meal: Effects on Growth, Haematology, and Skin Mucus Immunity of Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Tippayadara, Nisarat Dawood, Mahmoud Krutmuang, Patcharin Hoseinifar, Seyed Doan, Hien Paolucci, Marina |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | Fish meal (FM) is no longer a sustainable source for the increasing aquaculture industry. Animal proteins from insects may be used as a FM alternative source as long as they do not create adverse effects in fish. Black soldier fly larvae meal (BSFLM) was tested in a 12-week experiment on Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Four hundred and twenty (14.77 ± 2.09 g) fish were divided into seven groups and were fed seven diets: control (0% BSFLM-100% FM), and FM replaced by BSFLM at rates of 10%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% and 100%. Growth indexes, feed utilization efficiency indices, feed intake, and survival rate were not significantly different (p > 0.05) between FM and BSFLM fed fish. Values of red blood cell, white blood cells, hemoglobin, hematocrit, mean corpuscular volume and hemoglobin, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, red blood cell distribution width, and platelet values were not affected by BSFLM. Skin, mucus lysozyme, and peroxidase activities were improved in BSFLM fed fish. BSFLM can be used as a substitution for FM in the Nile tilapia (O. niloticus) diet at up to a 100% rate with no adverse effects. |
| Starting Page | 193 |
| e-ISSN | 20762615 |
| DOI | 10.3390/ani11010193 |
| Journal | Animals |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-01-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Animals Water Science and Technology Sustainable Aquaculture Fish Meal Black Soldier Fly Larvae Meal Hermetia Illucens Nile Tilapia Oreochromis Niloticus Growth Performance Haematological Parameters Skin Mucus Immunity |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |