Method of aquaculture comprising feeding microflora having a small cell aggregate size
AssigneeOmegaTech, Inc.
InventorWilliam R. Barclay
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Abstract
Disclosed is a process for growing the microflora Thraustochytrium, Schizochytrium, and mixtures thereof, which includes the growing of the microflora in fermentation medium containing non-chloride containing sodium salts, in particular sodium sulfate. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the process produces microflora having a cell aggregate size useful for the production of food products for use in aquaculture. Further disclosed is a food product which includes Thraustochytrium, Schizochytrium, and mixtures thereof, and a component selected from flaxseed, rapeseed, soybean and avocado meal. Such a food product includes a balance of long chain and short chain omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids.
Claims8
A method of aquaculture, comprising feeding microflora selected from the group consisting of Thraustochytrium, Schizochytrium, and mixtures thereof to organisms selected from the group consisting of fish, larval shrimp, brine shrimp, rotifers and mollusks, said microflora having a cell aggregate size less than about 150 microns.
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