Growth and immune response of giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man) postlarvae fed diets containing Chlorella vulgaris (Beijerinck)

• Main Authors: Ragaza, Janice A, Maliwat, Gian Carlo, Robil, Jan Lorie, Chan, Merab, Traifalgar, Rex Ferdinand, Tayamen, Melchor
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2016
• Subjects: Macrobrachium rosenbergii; Chlorella vulgaris; haemocyte count; growth performance; prophenoloxidase activity; Aeromonas hydrophila; Aquaculture and Fisheries; Biology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/biology-faculty-pubs/41; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/are.13004
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

A 50‐day growth trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of Chlorella vulgaris (Beijerinck) as an ingredient in the diets of giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man) postlarvae (PL30). Immune response (total haemocyte count and prophenoloxidase activity) was also assessed by sub...