Fermenting rice bran as a carbon source for biofloc technology improved the water quality, growth, feeding efficiencies, and biochemical composition of African catfish Clarias gariepinus juveniles

In this study, African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) (9.68 ± 0.16 g, mean ± SE) were reared with biofloc technology (BFT) with three different carbon sources; raw rice bran (RRB) or when incubated (24 hr) with Bacillus species under aeration (cellular respiration, ResRB), or without aeration (ferment...

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Main Authors: Romano, Nicholas Paul, Babatunde, Dauda Akeem, Mohd Ikhsan, Natrah Fatin, Abd Karim, Murni Marlina, Kamarudin, Mohd Salleh
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Published: Wiley 2018
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author Romano, Nicholas Paul
Babatunde, Dauda Akeem
Mohd Ikhsan, Natrah Fatin
Abd Karim, Murni Marlina
Kamarudin, Mohd Salleh
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Babatunde, Dauda Akeem
Mohd Ikhsan, Natrah Fatin
Abd Karim, Murni Marlina
Kamarudin, Mohd Salleh
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description In this study, African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) (9.68 ± 0.16 g, mean ± SE) were reared with biofloc technology (BFT) with three different carbon sources; raw rice bran (RRB) or when incubated (24 hr) with Bacillus species under aeration (cellular respiration, ResRB), or without aeration (fermentation, FerRB). The proximate composition, water solubility, and total soluble sugars of RRB, ResRB, and FerRB were measured. A control included fish cultured in a recirculating system. Water quality, biofloc production/proximate composition and subsequent effects to growth, feeding efficiencies, body proximate composition, and selected plasma biochemical parameters to triplicate groups of C. gariepinus were measured after 42 days. FerRB had the lowest crude fibre and higher total soluble sugars and water solubility compared to ResRB or RRB. Biofloc produced with FerRB had significantly higher (p < 0.05) crude protein. Ammonia‐N was significantly lower (p < 0.05) in the first 3 weeks in both control and FerRB treatments. Using FerRB significantly improved (p < 0.05) growth, feeding efficiencies, and whole‐body crude protein in African catfish compared to the control and ResRB. Therefore, using FerRB with BFT can be a highly effective strategy to create a zero‐exchange culture system while also significantly improving growth and feeding efficiencies of African catfish juveniles.
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spelling upm-727482021-01-30T03:03:33Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72748/ Fermenting rice bran as a carbon source for biofloc technology improved the water quality, growth, feeding efficiencies, and biochemical composition of African catfish Clarias gariepinus juveniles Romano, Nicholas Paul Babatunde, Dauda Akeem Mohd Ikhsan, Natrah Fatin Abd Karim, Murni Marlina Kamarudin, Mohd Salleh In this study, African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) (9.68 ± 0.16 g, mean ± SE) were reared with biofloc technology (BFT) with three different carbon sources; raw rice bran (RRB) or when incubated (24 hr) with Bacillus species under aeration (cellular respiration, ResRB), or without aeration (fermentation, FerRB). The proximate composition, water solubility, and total soluble sugars of RRB, ResRB, and FerRB were measured. A control included fish cultured in a recirculating system. Water quality, biofloc production/proximate composition and subsequent effects to growth, feeding efficiencies, body proximate composition, and selected plasma biochemical parameters to triplicate groups of C. gariepinus were measured after 42 days. FerRB had the lowest crude fibre and higher total soluble sugars and water solubility compared to ResRB or RRB. Biofloc produced with FerRB had significantly higher (p < 0.05) crude protein. Ammonia‐N was significantly lower (p < 0.05) in the first 3 weeks in both control and FerRB treatments. Using FerRB significantly improved (p < 0.05) growth, feeding efficiencies, and whole‐body crude protein in African catfish compared to the control and ResRB. Therefore, using FerRB with BFT can be a highly effective strategy to create a zero‐exchange culture system while also significantly improving growth and feeding efficiencies of African catfish juveniles. Wiley 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72748/1/Fermenting%20rice%20bran%20as%20a%20carbon%20source%20.pdf Romano, Nicholas Paul and Babatunde, Dauda Akeem and Mohd Ikhsan, Natrah Fatin and Abd Karim, Murni Marlina and Kamarudin, Mohd Salleh (2018) Fermenting rice bran as a carbon source for biofloc technology improved the water quality, growth, feeding efficiencies, and biochemical composition of African catfish Clarias gariepinus juveniles. Aquaculture Research, 49 (12). 3691 - 3701. ISSN 1355-557X; ESSN: 1365-2109 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/are.13837 10.1111/are.13837
spellingShingle Romano, Nicholas Paul
Babatunde, Dauda Akeem
Mohd Ikhsan, Natrah Fatin
Abd Karim, Murni Marlina
Kamarudin, Mohd Salleh
Fermenting rice bran as a carbon source for biofloc technology improved the water quality, growth, feeding efficiencies, and biochemical composition of African catfish Clarias gariepinus juveniles
title Fermenting rice bran as a carbon source for biofloc technology improved the water quality, growth, feeding efficiencies, and biochemical composition of African catfish Clarias gariepinus juveniles
title_full Fermenting rice bran as a carbon source for biofloc technology improved the water quality, growth, feeding efficiencies, and biochemical composition of African catfish Clarias gariepinus juveniles
title_fullStr Fermenting rice bran as a carbon source for biofloc technology improved the water quality, growth, feeding efficiencies, and biochemical composition of African catfish Clarias gariepinus juveniles
title_full_unstemmed Fermenting rice bran as a carbon source for biofloc technology improved the water quality, growth, feeding efficiencies, and biochemical composition of African catfish Clarias gariepinus juveniles
title_short Fermenting rice bran as a carbon source for biofloc technology improved the water quality, growth, feeding efficiencies, and biochemical composition of African catfish Clarias gariepinus juveniles
title_sort fermenting rice bran as a carbon source for biofloc technology improved the water quality, growth, feeding efficiencies, and biochemical composition of african catfish clarias gariepinus juveniles
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