Intelligence
How automatic shrimp feeders impact water and soil quality of grow-out ponds in Ecuador
Authors attempt to environmentally assess feeding areas of large shrimp ponds with acoustic feeders, a key step to improving production efficiency.
Aquafeeds
Effect of microalgae Scenedesmus on Pacific white shrimp and Nile tilapia in a biofloc environment
Addition of the microalgae Scenedesmus to tilapia feeds and rearing water improve fish growth and yields without affecting sludge production.
Aquafeeds
Factors impacting the nutritive value of biofloc for Pacific white shrimp juveniles
Increasing dietary protein can increase the nutritive value of biofloc, while wheat flour additions can compensate for reduced dietary protein.
World’s first fully integrated Pacific white shrimp genomic selection program established in Ecuador
Innovation & Investment
World’s first fully integrated Pacific white shrimp genomic selection program established in Ecuador
The story behind the first wide-scale application of genomic selection at commercial scale for shrimp broodstock at Texcumar S.A.
Health & Welfare
Immersion baths with eugenol can mitigate stress responses in farmed shrimp from transportation
In a study, L. vannamei shrimp showed rapid absorption elimination of the sedative eugenol. Results include recommended withdrawal periods.
Health & Welfare
Can a low-cost salt mixture replace sea salts for low-salinity shrimp farming?
Use of a low-cost salt mixture can reduce overall production costs for indoor, low-salinity shrimp farming systems.
Health & Welfare
Effect of agavin on beneficial microbes within Pacific white shrimp
Study provides the first evidence that a shrimp prebiotic like agavin may selectively modify the microbiota in an organ-dependent effect.
Health & Welfare
Assessing the stocking density ratio of Pacific white shrimp to three edible halophytes in a marine aquaponics system
A stocking density ratio of 3:1 with a C/N ratio of 15 was optimal for indoor marine aquaponics systems for L. vannamei and the three edible halophytes evaluated.
Health & Welfare
Colored LED lights can influence shrimp growth, water quality in biofloc culture
Pacific white shrimp reared with green and red lights grew much larger but showed little differences for survival, feed conversion or productivity.
Health & Welfare
Microencapsulated organic acids and salts can benefit Pacific white shrimp production
Results of a trial in China show the use of fat microencapsulated organic acids and salts could improve disease resistance of L. vannamei shrimp.
Health & Welfare
Ultraviolet A photoperiod regimes have varying effects on Pacific white shrimp
Study shows that different ultraviolet A photoperiod treatments impacted growth, immunity, FCR and mortality in L. vannamei shrimp.
Health & Welfare
Moringa leaf extract can boost Pacific white shrimp immune responses
Including moringa leaf extract at a certain level enhanced immune response, growth and resistance of L. vannamei against V. alginolyticus infection.
Health & Welfare
How do light-dark cycles impact the physiological processes of Pacific white shrimp?
Researching the effect of light-dark cycles on various on L. vannamei physiological processes to help improve production in controlled farming systems.
Aquafeeds
Can astaxanthin be replaced with lutein in diets of Pacific white shrimp juveniles?
Dietary supplementation of lutein shows similar growth performance, antioxidant capacity, immunity of whiteleg shrimp compared to astaxanthin.
Health & Welfare
Attractants, acoustics and soy-optimized diets for Pacific white shrimp
The addition of fish hydrolysate to soy-optimized diets can increase feed-response intensity in L. vannamei in semi-intensive pond culture.
Health & Welfare
Differing water salinities can shift bacterial composition in RAS shrimp production
Water salinity greatly influences the bacterial composition of shrimp farms, with some shifts in Vibrio populations increasing the risk for disease.