The development of mariculture has experienced four waves: the algal culture wave in the 1950s, shrimp cultivation wave in the 1970s, the shellfish farming wave in the 1980s, and fish farming wave. This chapter explores the successful development of mariculture feeds in China. It includes the...

The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba meal replacing dietary fish meal on the growth performance, immunity and muscle quality of white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (initial body weight: 4.080 ± 0.143 g, mean±SD). The replacement levels were...

An 8 weeks feeding trial was designed to evaluate the alternative efficiency of composite mixture of protein sources in replacing fishmeal (FM) for Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) with the initial weigh of 2.55 ± 0.002 g. Four isonitrogenous (44.0%) and isolipidic (6.7%) diets were...

Two control diets based on the commercial formula were designed to contain high (27%, D1) and low (22%, D2) levels of fish meal, respectively. Into D2, 500, 1000 and 1500 mg kg^-1 of yeast extract were added, respectively, yielding three experimental diets (YE1 through YE3). Shrimp (initial body...

It is an urgent problem to find suitable replacement of fish oil (FO) in aquatic feeds due to the stagnant production and rising prices of FO. To evaluate the substitution of vegetable oils for FO in the diet of Litopenaeus vannamei (L. vannamei), four diets containing FO, linseed oil (LO), soybean ...

The practice of adding probiotics in shrimp diet has increased significantly because of its beneficial effects on growth performance and disease resistance. However, little attention has been paid to marine-derived probiotics, which might be more suitable for aquatic animals. In the present study,...

The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of supplementing the practical diet with yeast autolysate (YA) on the growth performance, immunity, and disease resistance of Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. Four isonitrogenous and isolipidic practical diets were formulated. The ...

An 8-week feeding trial was conducted to determine the optimal dietary lysine requirement for juvenile swimming crab reared in cement pools. Six iso-nitrogenous and iso-lipidic experimental diets (49.5% crude protein and 7.0% crude lipid) were formulated to contain graded levels of lysine, which...

The growth response, total hemocyte count (THC), respiratory burst (release of superoxide anion), phenoloxidase (PO) activity, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity as well as resistance to the pathogen Vibrio alginolyticus were measured in Litopenaeus vannamei,...

The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of reduced glutathione (GSH) supplementation in practical diet on growth performance, anti-oxidative response, disease resistance and intestine morphology of shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. Two control diets based on the commercial formulation ...