Micro-Algae as a source of nutrients for daphnids

Abstract

The possibility of using mass-cultured micro-algae as human food or feed for live-stocks has been the subject of a number of recent investigations. Especially with regard to Chlorella, its palatability as human food(7> as well as good nutritive value as feed for rats and chickens have been ascertainedAs to the applicability of micro-algae as a feed for aquatic animals, however, little investigation has been done except that by Loosanoff and Engle(6) who studied the possibility of feeding oysters with Chlorella, Nitzchia, Euglena etc. © 1955, Applied Microbiology, Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Research Foundation. All rights reserved.