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Mulberry Char Goes Into the Feed, Then Cleans the Water
Moderate dietary biochar improved gut measures and cut nitrogen pollutants without changing bass growth.
Summary
Moderate dietary biochar improved gut measures and cut nitrogen pollutants without changing bass growth.
In a 42-day trial, 480 largemouth bass received feed containing zero, 10, 20, or 40 grams of mulberry-branch biochar per kilogram. Moderate levels increased digestive enzymes and microbial richness and reduced ammonia nitrogen by 60.7 percent in the 10-gram group and 49.3 percent in the 20-gram group by day 42. Growth did not change significantly, and the highest dose may disturb microbial balance; commercial aquaculture effects remain to be tested.
Why it matters
Moderate dietary biochar improved gut measures and cut nitrogen pollutants without changing bass growth.
Limits and context
- Growth did not change significantly, and the highest dose may disturb microbial balance; commercial aquaculture effects remain to be tested.
Key claims
Moderate dietary biochar improved gut measures and cut nitrogen pollutants without changing bass growth.
Qualification: Growth did not change significantly, and the highest dose may disturb microbial balance; commercial aquaculture effects remain to be tested.
Evidence: source-2026-07-19-013
Sources
- Chinese Academy of Sciences via Newswise: Mulberry biochar fish feedChinese Academy of Sciences via Newswise · secondary reporting
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