Health & Welfare
Effects of sodium humate and probiotics on Pacific white shrimp
Adding sodium humate enhances growth, digestive enzymes and immune enzyme activity of L. vannamei by improving the water microbial community.
Health & Welfare
Antibacterial activity of Bacillus strains against AHPND-causing Vibrio campbellii in Pacific white shrimp
From a study in South Korea arise practical strategies to manage Vibriosis and the costly AHPND in shrimp aquaculture.
Health & Welfare
Could a probiotic combination drastically improve oyster larvae survival?
Treating oyster larvae with specific combinations of probiotics can "significantly boost" their survival rates, says a new study.
Health & Welfare
How commercial probiotics impact the production and health of Pacific white shrimp postlarvae
The commercial probiotics evaluated in this trial increased shrimp hatchery production and improved the quality and disease resistance of postlarvae.
Health & Welfare
Pacific white shrimp nursery trials in seawater and low-salinity water utilizing a synbiotic system
Authors evaluate L. vannamei PL performance in a synbiotic nursery with rice and wheat bran as carbon sources in seawater and low-salinity water.
Health & Welfare
Microbial community of probiotic-treated shrimp survivors put to AHPND challenge test
Evaluating the practical application of probiotics to manage pathogens that cause high mortality rates in shrimp farming around the world.
Health & Welfare
Shrimp aquaculture and competitive exclusion of pathogens
Authors discuss the mechanisms of competitive exclusion of pathogens to improve selection and application of probiotics in shrimp aquaculture.
Health & Welfare
Effect of Streptomyces probiotics on gut microbiota of Pacific white shrimp
Study assessed shrimp juveniles fed enriched probiotic formulations, improving our understanding of the composition and dynamics of intestinal microbiota.
Health & Welfare
Use of probiotics in shellfish aquaculture
A review of the application of probiotics in shellfish aquaculture, methods of administration, mode of actions and their enhancing effects.
Responsibility
Shrimp farming in Guatemala has gone intensive
Guatemala’s shrimp-farming growth is due to a highly intensive system of small ponds and shorter cycles. Production of close to 25,000 metric tons is expected in 2018.
Responsibility
Bacterial amendments in shrimp grow-out ponds
Pond microbial communities are a critical and often overlooked component of aquaculture ecosystems. Bacterial amendments like probiotics provide significant support to shrimp farmers around the world.
Aquafeeds
Evaluating commercial, dietary pre-, pro- and synbiotics in hybrid catfish
This study evaluated a commercially available prebiotics and probiotics under conditions simulating commercial production in hybrid catfish. Results showed that the various dietary treatments did not have any significant effects on processing characteristics or composition.
Health & Welfare
Ongoing production issues in shrimp farming, part 2
Effective implementation of biosecurity protocols in shrimp farming requires awareness, discipline and a commitment by farm owners to implement them. The authors take a close look at intensive nurseries and how to exclude pathogens, predators and competitors.
Health & Welfare
Assessment of supplemental Bacillus probiotics in whiteleg shrimp juveniles
Results of a feeding study supplementing probiotics in the diet showed that when the Bacillus species were complemented in an appropriate concentration into feeds, the growth and feed efficiency of whiteleg shrimp could be improved.
Health & Welfare
Natural strategies to improve growth and health of farmed shrimp
The application of probiotics, prebiotics and lipopolysaccharides has shown positive results with farmed shrimp, and is a very promising field, but more research is needed to clarify and foresee the molecular impact of these biological entities.
Health & Welfare
Biofloc technology holds potential for carnivorous fish species
Juvenile carnivorous African catfish performed well in biofloc-based systems, which could help produce better quality and more disease-resistant seed of this important aquaculture species and support the expansion of African catfish farming industry.