Microbial degradation of feather waste using Keratinolytic bacteria from aquatic environment
Microbial degradation of feather waste using Keratinolytic bacteria from aquatic environment
Date
2020
Authors
S. S., Greeshma
V, Murugadas
Mathew, Merlin
M. M., Prasad
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Publisher
Fishtech Reporter
Abstract
Indian fisheries are witnessing the emergence of
inland aquaculture as a promising bio industry
and a viable alternative to depleting marine
catches for the past few decades. Even though
many candidate finfish species were considered
for intensive and extensive aquaculture,
Pangasius (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) draws
global attention due to its sturdy nature and
remarkable growth rate (Singh and Lakra, 2012).
In general, the supplementary feed cost accounts
for more than 50% of the operational cost of aqua
farming and has nearly doubled within a decade
(Rana et al., 2009). All these factors prompted
farmers to adopt poultry waste fed pangasius
farming as a cost-effective way of aquaculture,
since poultry waste acts as a nutrient rich lowcost
protein source with local availability.
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Keywords
Microbial degradation, feather waste, Keratinolytic bacteria