Thursday, October 13, 2011

Can salmon feed fish oils be replaced by micro-algae?


A question being ask is are fatty acids in certain microalgae suitable to replace fish oil in feed for salmonids. A Canadian Masters student from the University of Saskatchewan, Chuyuan Zhang is looking for the answer at Norway's Aquaculture Protein Center. Ms Zhang said “I am particularly interested in finding out how well the fatty acids of the algae are digested, and if they affect the fatty acid profile of the fish compared to salmon that is fed fish oil". Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers.
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  1. “I am particularly interested in finding out how well the fatty acids of the algae are digested, and if they affect the fatty acid profile of the fish compared to salmon that is fed fish oil”, says Zhang.

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