Microalgae as Raw Materials for Aquafeeds: Growth Kinetics and Improvement Strategies of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Production

datacite.alternateIdentifier.citationAQUACULTURE NUTRITION,Vol.2023,,2023
datacite.alternateIdentifier.doi10.1155/2023/5110281
datacite.creatorSoto Sanchez, Oscar
datacite.creatorHidalgo, Pamela
datacite.creatorGonzalez, Aixa
datacite.creatorOliveira, Patricia E.
datacite.creatorArias, Adrian J. Hernandez
datacite.creatorDantagnan, Patricio
datacite.date2023
datacite.titleMicroalgae as Raw Materials for Aquafeeds: Growth Kinetics and Improvement Strategies of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Production
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-08T15:48:05Z
dc.date.available2023-06-08T15:48:05Z
dc.description.abstractStudies have shown that ancient cultures used microalgae as food for centuries. Currently, scientific reports highlight the value of nutritional composition of microalgae and their ability to accumulate polyunsaturated fatty acids at certain operational conditions. These characteristics are gaining increasing interest for the aquaculture industry which is searching for cost-effective replacements for fish meal and oil because these commodities are one of the most significant operational expenses and their dependency has become a bottleneck for their sustainable development of the aquaculture industry. This review is aimed at highlighting the use of microalgae as polyunsaturated fatty acid source in aquaculture feed formulations, despite their scarce production at industrial scale. Moreover, this document includes several approaches to improve microalgae production and to increase the content of polyunsaturated fatty acids with emphasis in the accumulation of DHA, EPA, and ARA. Furthermore, the document compiles several studies which prove microalgae-based aquafeeds for marine and freshwater species. Finally, the study explores the aspects that intervene in production kinetics and improvement strategies with possibilities for upscaling and facing main challenges of using microalgae in the commercial production of aquafeeds.
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositoriodigital.uct.cl/handle/10925/5184
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWILEY-HINDAWI
dc.sourceAQUACULTURE NUTRITION
oaire.resourceTypeReview
uct.indizacionSCI
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