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.
Responsibility
Salinity balance key to culture success
Outside optimal salinity ranges, aquaculture species have higher feed-conversion ratios, grow at slower rates, become stressed and susceptible to disease, or even die.
Aquafeeds
Fatty acid nutrition of juvenile Litopenaeus vannamei
Knowledge of the fatty acid nutrition requirements in Pacific white shrimp, an economically important penaeid for shrimp farming in the Americas, is limited.
Health & Welfare
Freshwater trial with Litopenaeus vannamei leads to further stocking in Panama
Panama shrimp farmers looking to boost production in the presence of White Spot Syndrome Virus have tried various strategies, including freshwater systems.
Health & Welfare
Role of lipids and vitamins in maturing shrimp
The biochemical characterization of wild female broodstock provides baseline data on the roles of lipids and vitamins in shrimp maturation.