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Evaluation of a commercial polyphenol compound for Pacific white shrimp diets

Dietary supplementation with grape polyphenols promoted growth, survival, final biomass and feed conversion for P. vannamei.

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Effects of dietary taurine on maturation and health status of female Pacific white shrimp broodstock

Modulating lipid metabolism, antioxidant capacity and immunocompetence, taurine can improve maturation and health status of P. vannamei broodstock.

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Effect of mysid meal as a dietary fishmeal replacement of Pacific white shrimp postlarvae diets

Mysid meal can replace up to 100 percent of the fishmeal in P. vannamei diets with no harm to survival, growth, feed utilization or nutrient retention.

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Bromelain phytochemicals can enhance growth and provide longer-term protection to shrimp against AHPND

Manipulating gut microbiota with phytochemicals like bromelain can help manage farmed shrimp diseases like AHPND and possibly other Vibrios.

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Effects of dietary tannin on ammonia stress resistance in Pacific white shrimp

Study provides insights into the adaptation of Pacific white shrimp to ammonia stress by enhancing immune function through tannins in feeds.

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Influence of a microalga extract on immune responses and resistance in Pacific white shrimp

Results recommend a 1 percent concentration of P. cruentum for dietary inclusion for P. vannamei, but other immunological parameters must be evaluated.

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Estimating genetic parameters for growth and traits in Pacific white shrimp

An experimental basis for independent breeding of Pacific white shrimp varieties with high WSSV resistance and fast growth.

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Las Bolitas Syndrome in Latin American Pacific white shrimp hatcheries

Las Bolitas Syndrome has a severe impact on the digestive system of P. vannamei larvae, contrasting with the absence of pathogenic features in healthy larvae.

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Comparative experimental culture of pink and Pacific white shrimp in a biofloc technology system

Study shows L. vannamei are better suited to catch biofloc as a supplementary feed with better grow-out performance when compared to F. brasiliensis.

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Effect of copepod hydrolysate dietary inclusion on feed attractiveness for Pacific white shrimp

A novel protein hydrolysate from the zooplanktonic copepod Calanus finmarchicus can increase the attractiveness of Litopenaeus vannamei diets.

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Evaluating the effect of protists in diets for Pacific white shrimp

Cumulative mortality results showed that shrimp fed protists (containing Aurantiochytrium sp. meal) had higher survival when challenged with WSSV.

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Silencing a key protein may significantly reduce EHP transmission in farmed shrimp

Study is a model for investigations to identify critical genes for EHP survival and spread as targets for preventive and therapeutic management.

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Partial replacement of fishmeal with protein hydrolysates in nursery diets for Pacific white shrimp

Protein hydrolysates can be used as partial substitutes for fishmeal in P. vannamei nursery diets to maintain digestive enzyme activities.

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Effects of cold stress on hemolymph characteristics of Pacific white shrimp

Responses to enhance cold tolerance included regulating changes in genes, metabolites and amino acid and lipid metabolism to increase energy supply.

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Genetic parameters and comparison of stress-tolerance traits in different strains of Pacific white shrimp

An estimation model identifies genetic variances across mating combinations for stress resistance traits and families with heightened stress tolerance.

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Black soldier fly larvae meal cost-effectively replaces fishmeal in Pacific white shrimp postlarvae nursery diets

Black soldier fly larvae meal can effectively replace fishmeal in shrimp diets if nutrient balance and price sensitivity are properly considered.