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Add value to shrimp harvests: Darken environment to enhance shrimp color
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/add-value-to-shrimp-harvests-darken-environment-to-enhance-shrimp-color/…shrimp (Penaeus monodon) were grown in black-lined tanks in a darkened laboratory and fed a basic commercial feed containing 40 mg astaxanthin per kg feed. After several weeks, the shrimp…
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Use algorithms to calculate feed for Pacific white shrimp
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/use-algorithms-calculate-feed-pacific-white-shrimp/…same feed using automatic feeders and calculating the feed adjustments using the precision aquaculture system. Molina, algorithms, Table 1 ParametersCycle 1Cycle 2Cycle 3Cycle 4* Initial density (shrimp/ha) 90,000 105,000 200,000…
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Effect of dietary methionine on Pacific white shrimp juveniles
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/methionine/…densities. Facanha/Nunes, Table 1 Performance (1)% MetShrimp stocking density: 50 shrimp m-2Shrimp stocking density: 75 shrimp m-2Shrimp stocking density: 100 shrimp m-2 Final survival (%) 0.48 94.1 ± 5.7 83.1…
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Study finds texture quality of head-on, headless shrimp similar after cold storage
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/study-finds-texture-quality-of-head-on-headless-shrimp-similar-after-cold-storage/Researchers measured hardness, cohesiveness and springiness over two-week period The texture analyses of head-on and headless shrimp evaluated the hardness, cohesiveness and springiness of shrimp tissue. Shrimp, the most consumed…
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Polyculture of tilapia and penaeid shrimp
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/polyculture-of-tilapia-and-penaeid-shrimp/…feeds, although fish will continue to spend time scraping algal and bacterial films from all hard surfaces. Shrimp feeding behavior In nature, shrimp feed first on phytoplankton and then zooplankton…
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How automatic shrimp feeders impact water and soil quality of grow-out ponds in Ecuador
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/how-automatic-shrimp-feeders-impact-water-and-soil-quality-of-grow-out-ponds-in-ecuador/…acoustic feedback-based feeding systems are the most evident example of the benefits offered by automatic feeding technology. In Ecuador, shrimp is typically produced at low density (<35 ind./m2) in large,…
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Bio-economic analysis of super-intensive closed shrimp farming in Japan
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/bio-economic-analysis-of-super-intensive-closed-shrimp-farming-in-japan/…— describes a study that focused on the utility of such bio-economic approaches in improving management strategy for super-intensive closed culture shrimp production using the Indoor Shrimp Production System (ISPS)…
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Alltech Takes Mysticism Out Of Feed Production Numbers
https://www.globalseafood.org/blog/alltech-takes-mysticism-out-of-feed-production-numbers/…feed production is projected to exceed the elusive 1-billion-metric-ton mark in 2014, according to Alltech, one of the world’s leading animal health companies. In truth, simply estimating global animal feed…
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Evaluating compensatory growth in Pacific white shrimp in a biofloc system
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/evaluating-compensatory-growth-in-pacific-white-shrimp-in-a-biofloc-system/…feed is the main production cost – as much as 60 percent – in intensive shrimp farming. Therefore, the use of feed restriction as a trigger for subsequent compensatory growth…
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How different Bacillus strains isolated from AHPND-surviving shrimp can reduce mortality
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/how-different-bacillus-strains-isolated-from-ahpnd-surviving-shrimp-can-reduce-mortality/…cultivation, resulting in significant economic losses in shrimp aquaculture. In general, bacteria are promising contributors to shrimp health and are widely applied in shrimp farms for health management as an…
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Robins McIntosh on everything you need to know about EHP and shrimp farming, part 2
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/robins-mcintosh-on-everything-you-need-to-know-about-ehp-and-shrimp-farming-part-2/Shrimp farming expert Robins McIntosh discusses farm management in the presence of Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) Shrimp farming expert Robins McIntosh details the past decade of learning about the microsporidian EHP…
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Oxygen demand of aquaculture feed
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/oxygen-demand-aquaculture-feed/…– a reduction of 37.8 percent. Boyd, Feed efficiency and oxygen demand, Table 1 Feed-Conversion EfficiencyFeed-Conversion RatioOxygen Demand of Feed (kg oxygen/ kg feed)Oxygen Demand of Feed to Produce 1…
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Shrimp feed management in Australia
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/shrimp-feed-management-in-australia/Recent survey results show focus on feed demand Fig. 1: Estimated sources of shrimp feed for producers of P. monodon in Australia. Shrimp production in Australia is classed as moderately…
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Shrimp farming industry in Ecuador, part 1
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/shrimp-farming-industry-in-ecuador-part-1/…Ecuadorian professionals work in shrimp farms around the world, or provide advice as consultants or advisors. Genetic improvement programs Initially, the shrimp industry relied on wild shrimp seed to stock…
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Effect of microalgae Scenedesmus on Pacific white shrimp and Nile tilapia in a biofloc environment
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/effect-of-microalgae-scenedesmus-on-pacific-white-shrimp-and-nile-tilapia-in-a-biofloc-environment/…addition of fish feed. No alteration was made in the feeding of shrimp in any of the treatments. The experiment was conducted at the Marine Shrimp Laboratory (LCM) of the…
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Critical decisions for shrimp harvesting and packing, Part 1
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/critical-decisions-for-shrimp-harvesting-and-packing-part-1/…this was a mistake. Shrimp will not stop eating if feed applications are suspended for several hours. If no formulated feed is available because feeding was suspended, the shrimp will…
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Evolution of shrimp farming in Bangladesh
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/evolution-of-shrimp-farming-in-bangladesh/…of Fisheries estimates that there are approximately 250,000 ha of coastal shrimp farms producing an average of 100,000 metric tons of shrimp annually. Sustainability Discourse related to commercial shrimp farming…
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Microbial colonization in the early developmental stages of the black tiger shrimp
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/microbial-colonization-in-the-early-developmental-stages-of-the-black-tiger-shrimp/…shrimps were fed with boiled artemia and microalgae. Once reaching the postlarval stage, shrimp were fed with live artemia in combination with commercial feed. Shrimp samples from each family (A,…