National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Enzymes are basically a type of protein in biological systems. They are generally used as catalysts in order to catalyse the rate of reaction. Feeding these enzymes in the aquaculture sector has some nutritional advances. Application of enzymes reducing the effects of anti-nutritional factors, improves the dietary energy resulting in better performance of fish/shrimps. Feed enzymes in the form of granules help enzymes to stay for longer time durations and are suitable for pelletisation process. Efficiency of feeds needs to be at maximum for economical operations. There are various kinds of enzymes which include phytase, xylanase, cellulase, lipase, protease, amylase and many more which can increase the nutrient availability, nutrient absorption during digestion, increase the rate of fish growth and assist survival of fish in early stages of life. In addition, it makes the feeds more economical. Enzyme application may give a solution of high larval mortality of aquatic animals. Feeding larvae with enzymes would be beneficial. Enzymes play a significant role in formulating cost effective, high quality and eco-friendly aqua feeds. At present, the use of enzymes in aqua feeds can reduce use of fishmeal which ultimately reduces the cost of fish production. This may help to reduce the demand for fishmeal from the aquaculture sector in coming years.
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