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Evaluation of Black Soldier Fly Hermetia illucens and Mealworm Tenebrio molitor as a Fish Meal Substitute in a Low-Fish Meal Diet for Juvenile Olive Flounder Paralichthys olivaceus (치어기 넙치(Paralichthys olivaceus)의 저어분 사료 내 어분 대체원으로써 동애등에(Hermetia illucens)와 갈색거저리(Tenebrio molitor) 이용성 평가)

  • Sanghyun Song;Hyunwoon Lim;Kyeong-Jun Lee
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.56 no.6
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    • pp.861-869
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    • 2023

  • This study aimed to evaluate the effectivity of full-fat black soldier fly Hermetia illucens (BSF) and defatted mealworm Tenebrio molitor (MW) larvae meal as a fish meal (FM) substitute in a low-fish meal (LFM) diet for juvenile olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus. The LFM diet comprising 45% FM with tankage meal, poultry byproduct meal, soy protein concentrate and wheat gluten was the control diet. Three experimental diets were 10% FM in Con with BSF, MW and a mixture of both at the same ratio (designated as B10, M10 and B5M5, respectively). Four hundred and forty-fourth juvenile P. olivaceus (34.3±0.1 g) were randomly distributed into 12 tanks (425 L) in three replicate groups per treatment and fed the experimental diets for 15 weeks. At the end of the feeding trial, growth performance, survival, biological indices (condition factor, viscerosomatic index, hepatosomatic index), non-specific immune responses (lysozyme, myeloperoxidase) and intestinal histology (villi length and goblet cells) were not significantly affected by treatments. Feed utilization was significantly decreased in M10 compared to the control group. Alanine aminotransferase level was significantly higher in M10 than in the control group. Glucose level was significantly lower in B10 than in the control group. These results suggest that BSF and MW can be used as FM substitutes. However, considering feed conversion ratio and AST level, MW availability is thought to be lower than that of BSF, and feeding fish with a diet containing MW for an extended period is thought to adversely affect fish growth.

  • https://doi.org/10.5657/KFAS.2023.0861 인용 PDF HTML