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Strategies for reducing feed costs in small-scale aquaculture
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/strategies-for-reducing-feed-costs-in-small-scale-aquaculture/…aquaculture. Feed differently Another method for reducing feed costs is to feed fish differently during growout. This includes utilizing product substitutions in feeds through alternative sourcing of feed ingredients, increasing…
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Nitrogen and phosphorus loads vary by system
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/nitrogen-and-phosphorus-loads-vary-by-system/…in feed 1,000 kg feed x 0.048 kg N/kg feed = 48 kg N 1,000 kg feed x 0.009 kg P/kg feed = 9 kg P Nutrient removal in fish…
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Advances in the development of low-pollution feeds for salmonids
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/advances-in-the-development-of-low-pollution-feeds-for-salmonids/…feeds using extruders or expanders which cook the carbohydrate portion of the feeds, eliminating the need to include indigestible binders in the feed. These feeds support improved feed conversion ratios…
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What is a seafood feed mill within the seafood supply chain?
https://www.globalseafood.org/blog/feed-mills/…both hatcheries and farms along the seafood supply chain. What is a seafood feed mill? Feed mills are responsible for the production of animal feeds, including those consumed by aquaculture…
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Shrimp feeds and management: Golden rules for success
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/shrimp-feeds-and-management-golden-rules-for-success/…aquafeed. In a global economic environment of decreasing shrimp prices and increasing raw-material costs, efforts to reduce feed costs and improve their management are at the top of the agenda…
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Proactive disease management counters ISA, IMN
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/proactive-disease-management-counters-isa-imn/…virus that affects shrimp. This disease was first reported in Brazil in Penaeus vannamei in 2004. In 2006, it was discovered in Indonesia and has been reported recently in Thailand…
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Nutritional evaluation of improved soybean meal in Pacific white shrimp diets
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/nutritional-evaluation-of-improved-soybean-meal-in-pacific-white-shrimp-diets/Study shows potential for improved soybean meal as a potential fishmeal replacement Study shows potential for improved soybean meal as a potential fishmeal replacement in Pacific white shrimp diets. Shrimp…
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EMS/AHPNS: Infectious disease caused by bacteria
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/ems-ahpns-infectious-disease-caused-by-bacteria/…significant shortages of shrimp products for the global market, which in turn impacted the global price of shrimp. Pathology AHPNS usually occurs within 45 days in shrimp ponds with newly…
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Shrimp farming industry in Ecuador, part 2
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/shrimp-farming-industry-in-ecuador-part-2/…alternatives to optimize their management. Technological advances have made available several alternatives to automate feeding, some with sensors that allow the automatic adjustment of feed supply according to shrimp demand,…
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High nitrate levels toxic to shrimp
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/high-nitrate-levels-toxic-to-shrimp/…stress in shrimp. The upper shrimp is missing an antennae, and one anterior appendage is abnormally shortened. In shrimp-farming operations, one of the primary wastes of concern is nitrogen, which…
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CP Foods: From feeds to farms
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/cp-foods-from-feeds-to-farms/…the same conditions. The final quality of farm-raised shrimp is influenced by the feed they consume. Quality feed results in lower feed-conversion ratios and ensures that the full genetic growth…
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Live processing differentiates U.S. shrimp brand
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/live-processing-differentiates-us-shrimp-brand/Mazzetta Company’s Oishii Shrimp is trucked live shrimp to processing facilities and frozen within hours. Will this catch on? Shrimp produced at this farm in Thailand, operated by Charoen Pokphand…
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White Feces Syndrome in shrimp: Predictor of EHP?
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/white-feces-syndrome-shrimp-predictor-ehp/…farm level, including shrimp growth retardation, size disparities, reduced feeding and chronic mortalities. In countries where WFS has been reported, other enteric pathogens that also affect the hepatopancreas of shrimp…
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Domestication of Pacific white shrimp revolutionizes aquaculture
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/domestication-of-pacific-white-shrimp-revolutionizes-aquaculture/Faster growth and disease resistance fuel a worldwide phenomenon The traits of fast growth and disease resistance have established domesticated white shrimp as the world’s top cultured shrimp species. Shrimp…
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Effect of a commercial parabiotic on shrimp production
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/effect-of-a-commercial-parabiotic-on-shrimp-production/…of the treated shrimp. The most widely farmed shrimp species, the Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei), has found its global niche largely as a result of the availability of Specific…
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Feed trays or broadcasting?
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/feed-trays-or-broadcasting/…feed, using only 3 feed trays/ha for feed samples to evaluate consumption. Since then, soil quality improved and shrimp survival increased. Intensification Many shrimp farms using earthen ponds in Latin…
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Shrimp feed management in Panama
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/shrimp-feed-management-in-panama/…applied in the morning and two-thirds in the afternoon or evening. Feed rations were calculated weekly based on biomass estimated by sampling. Current feed management Feeds and feed management improved…
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Hidden value of feed: Water quality
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/hidden-value-of-feed-water-quality/…by the shrimp, the indigestible waste produced by the shrimp or the wasted feed from improper feeding practices. Feed fate, chemical processes When feed is consumed, digested, adsorbed and metabolized…