A Review on Spirulina: Alternative Media for Cultivation and Nutritive Value as an Aquafeed

• Main Authors: Ragaza, Janice A, Hossain, Md. Sakhawat, Meiler, Kristen A, Velasquez, Stephanie F, Kumar, Vikas
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2020
• Subjects: alternative media; aquafeed; Arthrospira plantensis; nutritional value; Zarrouk’s medium; Aquaculture and Fisheries; Biology; Plant Sciences
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/biology-faculty-pubs/110; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/raq.12439
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The nutritional value of spirulina in aquafeeds has been studied extensively as a fishmeal replacer or as a functional feed additive to increase growth and health performance of fish in the last decade. Despite increased interest in spirulina research in aquaculture, its increased production cost st...