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Opinion: OIE, the World Organization for Animal Health, needs seafood industry’s input
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/opinion-oie-the-world-organization-for-animal-health-needs-seafood-industrys-input/…exporters and associated importers – must join hands to restore rational, international seafood trade. Aquaculture feed producers should also participate because PCR has been used to regulate feeds and feed…
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The Bottom Line: Feeds and water quality revisited
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/the-bottom-line-feeds-and-water-quality-revisited/Aquafeed inputs drive aquaculture production systems. Uneaten or undigested feed and its metabolic byproducts are the primary contributors to water quality issues. Proper feed and feed management techniques require continuous…
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Changing the aquafeed paradigm
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/changing-the-aquafeed-paradigm/…Feed 2 (Control) 2.13 100 b, c Feed 3 1.92 90 d, c Feed 4 1.92 90 d, c Feed 5 1.72 81 d, e Feed 6 1.52 71 e,…
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A low feed conversion ratio is the primary indicator of efficient aquaculture
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/a-low-feed-conversion-ratio-is-the-primary-indicator-of-efficient-aquaculture/…The efficiency of feed use is calculated as either the feed conversion ratio (FCR) or the feed efficiency (FE). The FCR is the feed input divided by the resulting net…
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Shrimp farming in China: Lessons from its developmental history
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/shrimp-farming-in-china-what-should-we-learn-from-its-developmental-history/…species cultured are Chinese shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis); Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei); black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon); and Kuruma shrimp (Marsupenaeus japonicus). Before 1995, F. chinensis was the most important…
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Study seeks candidates for blue shrimp polyculture in New Caledonia
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/study-seeks-candidates-for-blue-shrimp-polyculture-in-new-caledonia/…of sustainable shrimp culture and an effective choice for solving and/or minimizing some of the problems the shrimp industry currently faces. Studies on polyculture of penaeid shrimp with omnivorous fish…
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Fatty acids in feeds improve growth, lipid profiles of white shrimp farmed at high salinity
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/fatty-acids-in-feeds-improve-growth-lipid-profiles-of-white-shrimp-farmed-at-high-salinity/…increased feed intake and results in slower shrimp growth, poor feed conversion and, at times, lower survival. Omega-3 (n-3) fatty acids are structural components of cell membranes. They are involved…
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Characterizing bacterial communities in water, gut of Pacific blue shrimp
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/characterizing-bacterial-communities-in-water-gut-of-pacific-blue-shrimp/…can be utilized by the shrimp as feed. One issue of shrimp BFT systems is the difficulty of controlling the biofloc bacterial community composition for both optimal water quality and…
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Antibacterial and antioxidant activity of essential oils on frozen Pacific white shrimp
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/antibacterial-and-antioxidant-activity-of-essential-oils-on-frozen-pacific-white-shrimp/…caryophyllata) – and the efficiency of these essential oils on the preservation of shrimp and propose a possible freshness-maintaining mechanism. Study setup Litopenaeus vannamei (16–20 grams each) shrimp were purchased…
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Can providing free electrical stunners move the needle on shrimp welfare practices?
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/can-providing-free-electrical-stunners-move-the-needle-on-shrimp-welfare-practices/UK-based Shrimp Welfare Project believes humane slaughter will play a large role in the future of shrimp farming The UK-based Shrimp Welfare Project is offering free electrical stunners to qualifying…
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Optimized feed management for intensively reared tilapia
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/optimized-feed-management-for-intensively-reared-tilapia/…of feed (MJ/kg) 16 19 16 19 16 19 Required feed intake (g/fish/day) 1.27 1.07 3.75 3.16 5.16 4.34 Resulting crude protein content of feed (g/kg) 393 467 339 403…
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Least-cost formulation software in shrimp aquafeed production
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/least-cost-formulation-software-shrimp-aquafeed/…shrimp require a higher dietary protein level than older shrimp. As production intensity increases, so does the importance of a balanced feed. Most extensive shrimp farms work at very low…
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Feed management for RAS, part 1
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/feed-management-for-ras-part-1/…of natural productivity in an RAS versus a pond. Application of low-pollution or “environmentally friendly” feeds to RAS. Feed management as a tool to improve feed utilization and reduce nutrient…
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Management of shrimp ponds to reduce the eutrophication potential of effluents
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/management-of-shrimp-ponds-to-reduce-the-eutrophication-potential-of-effluents/…feed input, shrimp production, and waste generation will be analyzed more carefully. The feed used in aquaculture normally is a dry pellet. Shrimp feed contains about 90 percent dry matter…
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Indoor-raised shrimp find potential market in Kentucky test
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/indoor-raised-shrimp-find-potential-market-in-kentucky-test/…of the world, including the United States. By growing shrimp in a closed building, producers can dramatically increase biosecurity, produce shrimp more consistently, grow shrimp year-round and locate production centers…
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Saudi Arabia developing effective farmed shrimp biosecurity strategy
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/saudi-arabia-developing-effective-farmed-shrimp-biosecurity-strategy/…cultured in the KSA. In 2014, the shrimp farms in the KSA switched from the Indian white shrimp (F. indicus, left) to the Pacific white shrimp (P. vannamei, right). Photos…
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Comparing biofloc, clear-water and hybrid RAS systems as shrimp nurseries
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/comparing-biofloc-clear-water-hybrid-ras-systems-shrimp-nurseries/…the study. Growth and uneaten feed were visually assessed daily and used to guide feed rations. PL10 shrimp were first quantified before stocking into their respective nurseries. During the study,…
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Detection of an amoebic parasite in cultured Pacific white shrimp
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/detection-of-an-amoebic-parasite-in-cultured-paci%ef%ac%81c-white-shrimp/…shrimp. This study provides informative data to shrimp producers and helps farmers monitor for amoeba infections in shrimp farms. In the examined shrimp, the parasites have histological characteristics of Paramoeba…