Aquaculture is the cultivation of aquatic animals and plants under controlled or semi-controlled conditions. Aquaculture meets most of the world's fish needs. Due to the high nutritional value of fish and meeting the nutritional needs, interest in aquaculture has increased. In aquaculture, the most spending is made on fish feed. By reducing this cost, an increase in fish production can be achieved and incentives for fish farming can be supported. The main protein source used in fish farming is fish meal. However, it has been getting harder to supply fishmeal recently and its price is increasing rapidly. It is of great importance to investigate high nutritional and protein-rich sources in fish feed. The target with quality and balanced feed is to ensure that the fish reach the market weight as soon as possible. In this study, Gammarus and chitosan were used as feed additives. The effect of gammarus, which is rich in protein, on growth and development performance of rainbow trout juveniles was investigated by using it as a feed additive together with commercial feed. It was aimed to achieve this goal by coating with non-toxic, biocompatible chitosan in order to ensure that the feed composition has a high nutritional value, sufficient and balanced, as well as providing resistance against diseases. As a result, it was determined that the coating of fish feeds with Gammarus and chitosan have a growth-supporting effect and, together with this, they provide resistance against diseases in fish. In this regard, we believe that our work has the potential to bring innovation to the fish feed industry.
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Mühendislik |
Bölüm | Makaleler |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 31 Aralık 2020 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2020Cilt: 10 |