@article{MAKHILLJAFSN20146428872,
    title = {Use of Biofuel By-Products from the Green Algae <I>Desmochloris</I> sp. and Diatom <I>Nanofrustulum</I> sp. in Diets for Nile Tilapia <I>Oreochromis niloticus</I>},
    journal = {Journal of Aquaculture Feed Science and Nutrition},
    volume = {6},
    number = {4},
    pages = {66-73},
    year = {2014},
    issn = {2070-1667},
    doi = {joafsnu.2014.66.73},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=2070-1667&doi=joafsnu.2014.66.73},
    author = {Armando,Laura,Dennis,Marisa M. and},
    keywords = {Nile tilapia,microalgae,diatom,green algae,fish feeds,Hawaii},
    abstract = {Algal by-product meals from the Hawaiian biofuels industry were evaluated as ingredientsin diets for juveniles of Nile tilapia (<I>Oreochromis niloticus</I>). Four experimental diets were formulated to fulfill fish nutritional requirements. The diets were made with fish meal, soybean meal whole diatom (<I>Nanofrustulum</I> sp.) meal or defatted green algae (<I>Desmochloris</I> sp.) meal as the test ingredients. A feeding experiment with juvenile tilapia of 2.6±0.1 g initial weight was carried out in a freshwater recirculation system with each diet treatment tested in triplicate tanks. Fish were fed the experimental diets to apparent satiation twice a day for 12 weeks and fish weight was measured every 3 weeks. Water temperature was maintained at 22.7±0.8&deg;C, salinity at 0.1±0.0 ppt and dissolved oxygen at 5.6±0.5 mg L&#8254;<SUP>1</SUP>. At the end of the experiment a significant effect (p&lt;0.05) of diet treatments was found in fish growth and feed utilization with specific growth rate, food conversion ratio and retained nitrogen efficiency being highest for the green algae-based diet. Lipid content in the diets was lower than expected for the algae diets. Proximate composition analysis showed no significant difference (p&gt;0.05) in the protein content of the fish bodies among the diets.}
    }