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Plankton communities in shrimp monoculture, integrated biofloc system
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/plankton-communities-in-shrimp-monoculture-integrated-biofloc-system/…g initial weight at a density of 500 shrimp/m3. The shrimp were fed daily at 8 a.m., noon and 4 p.m. with a 40 percent-protein commercial shrimp feed, adjusted in…
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Human enteric viruses in shellfish, part 1
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/human-enteric-viruses-in-shellfish-part-1/…studies Samples of water and Crassostrea gigas oysters were taken from the southern region of Brazil to provide viral contamination data for further epidemiological studies and governmental actions. In 84…
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Q&A with Harvest Select’s Randy Rhodes
https://www.globalseafood.org/blog/qa-harvest-selects-randy-rhodes/…of families that have invested their lives into making sure we have a wholesome food source to help feed the world and provide for their families. It’s about heritage and…
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Commercial, natural feed consumption examined in Amazon River prawn study
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/commercial-natural-feed-consumption-examined-in-amazon-river-prawn-study/…an artificial feed supply, natural feeding typically represents a significant part of these animals’ diets. Although most of the macronutrients needed for freshwater prawns are supplied by prepared feeds, the…
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Dietary levels of fishmeal, fish oil affect shrimp growth
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/dietary-levels-of-fishmeal-fish-oil-affect-shrimp-growth/…shrimp). However, shrimp weekly growth and final body weight did differ statistically (P < 0.05) among feed treatments. In general, shrimp body weight and weekly growth increased as fishmeal content…
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Intensive nursery, pre-grow-out of white shrimp in autotrophic, heterotrophic systems
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/intensive-nursery-pre-grow-out-of-white-shrimp-in-autotrophic-heterotrophic-systems/…of feeding it is necessary to optimize not only the quality of feedstuffs but also their use through the most effective feeding strategies. One pending topic is the optimal utilization…
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Krill meal use reduces other costly ingredients in shrimp study diets
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/krill-meal-use-reduces-other-costly-ingredients-shrimp-study-diets/…were delivered in feeding trays, allowing rough changes in feed rations at each feeding. Results Water quality parameters remained within ideal ranges for the culture of penaeid shrimp. In the…
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Southern Brazilian flounder
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/southern-brazilian-flounder/Research on seedstock production, grow-out under way Local market demand and decreasing fisheries production support the continued development of commercial Brazilian flounder aquaculture. In southern Brazil, one of the most…
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Hybrid assay can detect IMNV in resource-poor settings
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/hybrid-assay-can-detect-imnv-resource-poor-settings/…Health. Despite the availability of rapid and accurate detection methods for infectious myonecrosis virus (IMNV), the virus that causes the disease, delays and misdiagnosis of infectious shrimp diseases are common…
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Global shrimp production review and forecast: Steady growth ahead
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/global-shrimp-production-review-and-forecast-steady-growth-ahead/…a preference for green shrimp. Production in Latin America continues to be oriented towards green shrimp. Head-on shrimp has become the dominant product form over head-off shrimp. It accounted for…
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Development of new and real-time PCR for detection and quantification of NHPB
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/development-new-real-time-pcr-detection-quantification-nhpb/…such as high salinity and high temperature. NHP-infected shrimp show a typical soft shell, flaccid bodies, reduced feed intake and empty midguts. The course of NHP infection has two phases:…
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Importance of aeration intensity for nitrification in biofilms in intensive biofloc systems
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/aeration-intensity-nitrification-biofilms-intensive-biofloc-systems/…Study setup The experiment was carried out at the Shrimp Farming Laboratory, Marine Aquaculture Station, Institute of Oceanography of the Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG)in Rio Grande (RS), Brazil….
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Moon phases influence snook spawning, egg quality
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/moon-phases-influence-snook-spawning-egg-quality/…held in net pens, strip spawned, and released. Snook (Centropomus undecimalis) are high-value sportfish indigenous to coastal waters from Florida, USA, to Brazil. Increased fishing pressure on snook in Florida…
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Sorghum a potential energy source in tilapia feed
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/sorghum-a-potential-energy-source-in-tilapia-feed/…gains, feed intake, and feed-conversion ratios of the juvenile tilapia are summarized in Table 2. Furuya, Performance of juvenile Nile tilapia fed experimental diets, Table 2 DietWeight Gain (g/fish)Feed Intake…
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Pirarucu show promise for cage culture in Amazon region
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/pirarucu-show-promise-for-cage-culture-in-amazon-region/Reliable seedstock, feed supply needed to grow world’s largest freshwater scaled fish Pirarucu, Arapaima gigas, at 50 cm. The pirarucu or Brazilian freshwater cod (Arapaima gigas), an endemic fish species…
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Freshwater prawn farming in Brazilian Amazonia shows potential for economic, social development
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/freshwater-prawn-farming-in-brazilian-amazonia-shows-potential-for-economic-social-development/…Prawns are stocked at 10 to 25 PL per square meter and fed commercial poultry feeds, farm-made feeds, and commercial fish aquafeed, as well as animal and vegetable by-products. The…
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In vitro protein digestibility of a microbial-enhanced protein for juvenile white shrimp
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/in-vitro-protein-digestibility-of-a-microbial-enhanced-protein-for-juvenile-white-shrimp/…protein, and also a higher predicted apparent protein digestibility than soybean meal and soybean protein concentrate when tested with juvenile Pacific white shrimp. Increasing demand for specialty feeds has stimulated…
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Evaluation of a fishmeal analog in biofloc culture of Pacific white shrimp
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/evaluation-of-a-fishmeal-analog-in-biofloc-culture-of-pacific-white-shrimp/…obtained for feed conversion rates demonstrate that the alternative feed had adequate attractiveness for the shrimp. Results also strongly suggest a significant possibility for reducing the levels of crude protein…