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Article

Whole Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) as Dietary Replacement of Extruded Feed for Tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) Juveniles

by
Betselene M. Ordoñez
1,
Thiago M. Santana
2,
Davison P. Carneiro
2,
Driely K. M. dos Santos
3,
Gustavo A. P. Parra
1,
Luis C. C. Moreno
1,
Nelson P. Teixeira Filho
4,
Fredy A. A. Aguilar
5,
Fernando Y. Yamamoto
6,7,* and
Ligia U. Gonçalves
8,*
1
Grupo de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Desarrollo Amazónico BYDA, Universidad de la Amazonia, Florencia 18002, Colombia
2
Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciência Animal e Recursos Pesqueiros, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus 69067-005, Amazonas, Brazil
3
Programa de Pós-graduação em Aquicultura, Universidade Nilton Lins, Manaus 69058-030, Amazonas, Brazil
4
Laboratório de Entomologia e Acarologia Agrícola, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus 69067-005, Amazonas, Brazil
5
Faculdad de Ciencias Pecuarias, Departamento de Zootecnia, Fundación Universitaria Agraria de Colombia (UNIAGRARIA), Bogotá 111321, Colombia
6
Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center, Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Station, Mississippi State University, Stoneville, MS 38776, USA
7
Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39762, USA
8
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus 69067-375, Amazonas, Brazil
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Aquac. J. 2022, 2(4), 246-256; https://doi.org/10.3390/aquacj2040014
Submission received: 24 August 2022 / Revised: 26 September 2022 / Accepted: 1 October 2022 / Published: 8 October 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nutritional Strategies to Improve Sustainable Aquaculture Development)
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Abstract

The black soldier fly (BSF, Hermetia illucens) is a prominent insect species and a novel alternative ingredient for aquafeeds. This study aimed to evaluate the replacement of commercial feed with fresh whole black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) for Colossoma macropomum. Juvenile tambaqui (115.2 ± 0.9 g/fish) were stocked in 800 L tanks (11 fish/tank) operating as a recirculating system. The dietary treatments consisted of whole larvae only (BSFL), 50:50 BSFL: commercial feed (BSFL: CF), or only commercial feed (CF), and the fish were fed to apparent satiation for 120 days. At the end of the feeding trial, fish were group weighed, and blood and muscle were collected for hematological and sensorial evaluations. Fish fed BSFL:CF presented with similar growth performance and carcass yield to tambaqui that were fed only CF. The high fat content of the larvae contributed to the highest values for the viscerosomatic index (7.01%; 6.56%), plasmatic triglycerides (312.1 mg/dL; 295.1 mg/dL), and cholesterol (120.6 mg/dL; 119.1 mg/dL) in the fish provided with BSFL or BSFL:CF, respectively. However, a better acceptance in the fillet sensory analysis was observed for these fillets than for the fillets from the CF group. Feeding tambaqui with BSFL:CF did not compromise the production performance and may have improved the acceptance of their fillets.
Keywords: aquafeeds; neotropical fish; insect larvae aquafeeds; neotropical fish; insect larvae

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Ordoñez, B.M.; Santana, T.M.; Carneiro, D.P.; dos Santos, D.K.M.; Parra, G.A.P.; Moreno, L.C.C.; Teixeira Filho, N.P.; Aguilar, F.A.A.; Yamamoto, F.Y.; Gonçalves, L.U. Whole Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) as Dietary Replacement of Extruded Feed for Tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) Juveniles. Aquac. J. 2022, 2, 246-256. https://doi.org/10.3390/aquacj2040014

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Ordoñez BM, Santana TM, Carneiro DP, dos Santos DKM, Parra GAP, Moreno LCC, Teixeira Filho NP, Aguilar FAA, Yamamoto FY, Gonçalves LU. Whole Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) as Dietary Replacement of Extruded Feed for Tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) Juveniles. Aquaculture Journal. 2022; 2(4):246-256. https://doi.org/10.3390/aquacj2040014

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Ordoñez, Betselene M., Thiago M. Santana, Davison P. Carneiro, Driely K. M. dos Santos, Gustavo A. P. Parra, Luis C. C. Moreno, Nelson P. Teixeira Filho, Fredy A. A. Aguilar, Fernando Y. Yamamoto, and Ligia U. Gonçalves. 2022. "Whole Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) as Dietary Replacement of Extruded Feed for Tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) Juveniles" Aquaculture Journal 2, no. 4: 246-256. https://doi.org/10.3390/aquacj2040014

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Ordoñez, B. M., Santana, T. M., Carneiro, D. P., dos Santos, D. K. M., Parra, G. A. P., Moreno, L. C. C., Teixeira Filho, N. P., Aguilar, F. A. A., Yamamoto, F. Y., & Gonçalves, L. U. (2022). Whole Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) as Dietary Replacement of Extruded Feed for Tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) Juveniles. Aquaculture Journal, 2(4), 246-256. https://doi.org/10.3390/aquacj2040014

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