Encapsulated Spirulina Powder Feed for the Nutritional Enrichment of Adult Brine Shrimp (Artemia salina) |
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| Authors: | P Arumugam D Inbakandan M S Ramasamy M Murugan |
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| Institution: | 1. Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, School of Life Science , University of Madras, Guindy Campus , Chennai , Tamil Nadu , India ponnanarumugam@gmail.com;3. Centre for Ocean Research , Sathyabama University , Chennai , Tamil Nadu , India;4. The AU-KBC Research Centre , Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University , Chennai , Tamil Nadu , India;5. Department of Microbial Technology , School of Biological Science, Madurai Kamaraj University , Madurai , Tamil Nadu , India |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Liposomes were prepared in the laboratory with lipids obtained from chicken egg yolk to encapsulate Spirulina powder. Artemia napulii were hatched and fed with lipid-encapsulated Spirulina or Spirulina powder. After 20 days of rearing, the experimental A. salina were harvested and measured for total body length and total content of protein and carbohydrates. Total body length was 45% higher, protein content was 49% higher, and carbohydrate was 35% higher in Artemia fed with liposomes as compared with those fed only Spirulina powder. |
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| Keywords: | Aquaculture Artemia salina enrichment liposome Spirulina |
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