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Advances in the use of alternative protein sources for tilapia feeding
Author(s) -
MontoyaCamacho Nathaly,
MarquezRíos Enrique,
CastilloYáñez Francisco Javier,
Cárdenas López José Luis,
LópezElías José Antonio,
RuízCruz Saúl,
JiménezRuíz Edgar Iván,
RivasVega Martha Elisa,
OcañoHiguera Víctor Manuel
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
reviews in aquaculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.998
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1753-5131
pISSN - 1753-5123
DOI - 10.1111/raq.12243
Subject(s) - tilapia , aquaculture , fish meal , commercial fish feed , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , food science , business
The raising demand of fish for human consumption has caused a rise in fish cultivation to become a more intense activity and has increased the need for fish feed formulas for aquaculture. Tilapia are aquatic organisms with moderate protein requirements. One of the traditional ingredients used to develop protein diets is fish meal. Despite its high cost, this supply is of high demand for both aquaculture and terrestrial animals. Efforts to seek for alternative sources of conventional and unconventional proteins are ongoing. The purpose of this study is to review alternative sources of proteins with potential to partially or fully substitute fish meal in tilapia feed. Also, it addresses the challenges that aquaculture feeding is facing regarding the substitution of fish meal with proteins from plant sources.