Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Effects of bio-flocculated algae on the growth, digestive enzyme activity and microflora of freshwater fish Catla catla (Hamilton 1922) Subject The topic of the resource Artemia franciscana; Catla catla; flocculated algae; growth parameters; intestinal microflora; nutritional indices Description An account of the resource In numerous ways, diets incorporating probiotics are beneficial to host animals. This study was conducted to evaluate the influence of bio-flocculated freshwater algae Chlorella vulgaris on the freshwater fish Catla catla. For the process of flocculating algae, probiotics Lactobacillus acidophilus (10307 MTCC) and Bacillus subtilis (MTCC 441) were used. The experimental fish were fed with Artemia franciscana enriched with flocculated algae for 60days. A control group was fed with unenriched A. franciscana. After the experimental period, there was a significant decrease in anaerobic bacteria and a significant colonization of candidate probiotics in guts of fish fed with flocculated algae-enriched Artemia. This treatment group also had a better growth performance with a higher average body length and weight (8.70.3cm, 5.830.9g) and survival % (981.02). High protease (7.8mg/protein?1) and lipase (2.56 mg/protein?1) activity were also found in the enriched A. franciscana-fed fish group. Comparatively, higher protein, lipid and PUFA/HUFA contents were also reported in this treatment group. The study found that flocculated algae-enriched A. franciscana has a positive impact on gut microflora, growth parameters and survival as compared to the unenriched group, and hence, the flocculated algae serve a dual purpose in rearing of C. catla. This study supports the inference that a bio-flocculated algae-incorporated diet is a preferable method for larval rearing aquaculture. 2020 John Wiley &amp; Sons Ltd Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kandathil Radhakrishnan D.; Velayudhannair K.; Schmidt B.V. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Aquaculture Research, Vol-51, No. 11, pp. 4533-4540. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Blackwell Publishing Ltd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/are.14798" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1111/are.14798</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85088832085&amp;doi=10.1111%2Fare.14798&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=8610ad73ed48eacb04cf6436150a24e0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85088832085&amp;doi=10.1111%2fare.14798&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=8610ad73ed48eacb04cf6436150a24e0</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 1355557X; CODEN: AQREF Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Kandathil Radhakrishnan D., School of Ocean Science and Technology, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Cochin, Kerala, India; Velayudhannair K., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India; Schmidt B.V., Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Texas AM University Commerce, TX, United States