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Nutritional composition of rotifer (Brachionus plicatilis Muller) cultured using selected natural diets

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Title Nutritional composition of rotifer (Brachionus plicatilis Muller) cultured using selected natural diets
 
Creator Jeeja, P K
Imelda, Joseph
Paulraj, R
 
Subject Food and Feeding
Invertebrates
Rotifer
Algal Culture
Live Feed Culture
 
Description The rotifer (Brachionus plicatilis Muller) was cultured by feeding on phytoplankton monocultures
(Nannochloropsis sp. and Isochrysis galbana), mixed algal cultures (Nannochloropsis sp. + Isochrysis galbana;
at 1:1 ratio), and a probiotic culture (Nannochloropsis sp. + Bacillus licheniformis MTCC 6824 at 1:1 ratio).
Biochemical compositions of rotifers fed on different diets were determined on day 4 of the culture. Protein and
total lipid levels were the maximum when fed with I. galbana (46.02 ± 0.226% and 36.1 ± 0.07% respectively).
Though dry matter content was the highest in the probiotic culture (5.4 ± 0.1%), ash free dry weight was the
highest for those fed with Nannochloropsis sp. Carbohydrate was the highest (14.62 ± 0.1%) in rotifers fed with
Nannochloropsis sp. Total amino acids excluding tryptophan was found to be 28.93 g 100 g rotifer-1 when fed
with Nannochloropsis sp. The maximum energy content per gram dry rotifer sample was 17.61 K calories when
fed with Nannochloropsis sp. Rotifer density, lipid, carbohydrate and protein content of rotifers fed with
I. galbana and Nannochloropsis sp. indicate that these are the most suitable diets for the rotifer.
 
Date 2011
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/8664/1/1596_-_P._K._Jeeja.pdf
Jeeja, P K and Imelda, Joseph and Paulraj, R (2011) Nutritional composition of rotifer (Brachionus plicatilis Muller) cultured using selected natural diets. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 58 (2). pp. 59-65.