Innovation & Investment
Assessing coloration in channel catfish fillets
Because consumers look at color to gauge quality of catfish fillets, the authors developed a digital photography measurement method to assess yellowness.
Aquafeeds
Enhancing growth and carotenoid accumulation in Pacific white shrimp through dietary supplementation
Algal-derived carotenoids can enhance growth and pigmentation in shrimp, supporting the development of functional feeds and improving quality.
Aquafeeds
The pink powder that could revolutionize aquaculture
KnipBio, a Massachusetts-based biotechnology startup founded in 2013, is refining the manufacturing process for a promising aquaculture feed ingredient that may one day form the foundation of the food that farmed fish eat.
Aquafeeds
The importance of carotenoids in aquafeeds
Carotenoids are important pigments that contribute characteristic quality criteria for the marketing of aquaculture products. Aquatic animals cannot biosynthesize carotenoids de novo, hence their inclusion in aquafeeds is important because they are associated with various metabolic functions.
Aquafeeds
Astaxanthin: Feed supplement enhances pigmentation, health
Dietary carotenoids maintain optimal pigmentation and health benefits in cultured aquatic animals. Researchers consider astaxanthin an essential nutrient.
Health & Welfare
Carotenoids, retinoids modulate ovarian development in Litopenaeus vannamei
The levels of carotenoids in commercial shrimp feeds are generally insufficient to reach the physiological levels needed for critical bioactive functions.
Health & Welfare
Carotenoid supplements and WSSV
The effectiveness of carotenoid supplements will depend upon the severity of infection and other stress factors that affect the condition of the shrimp.