Natural Biota’s Contribution to Cultured Aquatic Animals’ Growth in Aquaculture Cannot Be Ignored
Table 6
Proximate composition and energy of several zooplankton species.
Protein (% DW)
Lipid (% DW)
Carbohydrate (% DW)
Ash (% DW)
Water (% DW)
Fibre (% DW)
Energy content (KJ/g DW)
Amphipod
36.1
16
1.8
21.7
78.2
17.3
Copepod
32.83–55.8
11.31–32.3
1.22–1.9
10.4–21.83
80.4–87.80
14.42–29.8
Krill
49
22.2
1.9
14.1
74.6
6
Daphnia magna
39.24
4.98
14.63
4.32
Moina micrura
52.4
89
Diaphanosoma excisum
57.3
89.3
Brachionus calyciflorus
50.3
91.6
Apocyclops dengizicus
46.81–60.49
17.76–19.08
6.24–10.56
Artemia nauplii
52.2
18.9
14.8
9.7
15.83
Artemia adult
56.4
11.8
12.1
17.4
15.83
Moina sp
66.33
10.82
19.83
3.02
Daphnia sp
39.68
24.99
4.0
28.15
Rotifer (Brachionus plicatilis) un-enriched
39.3
10.7
19.9
87.1
Rotifers enriched with multigain
34.8
13.3
15.7
86.1
Rotifers (Brachionus plicatilis) enriched with ori-green
37.3
12.1
19.9
87.3
Rotifers enriched with chlorella
34.9
8.7
13.5
85.8
Zooplankton
34.8
8.3
32
90.6
Data are collected from studies of Bogut et al. [130], Chakraborty and Mallick [24], Farhadian et al. [126], Gladyshev et al. [131], Mæhre et al. [128], Ovie and Ovie [132], Rocha et al. [21], Taipale et al. [133], Wang and Jeffs [120], and Wang et al. [124].
