This chapter analyses the basic characteristics and changes in the species composition, the percentage of non-fed species, and the general trophic levels of predominant species in Chinese aquaculture. It discusses the future development trends and the likely patterns of Chinese aquaculture. Due to...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

An 8-week feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effects of replacing dietary fish meal with enzyme-treated soybean (ETS) on the growth performance, intestine microflora, immune response and disease resistance of white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei (initial body weight: 1.5 ± 0.2 g). With ...

Nucleotides (NT) are widely used as an immunostimulant in aquaculture. A 10-week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary NT on the growth performance, immune response, disease resistance and intestinal morphology of the Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (initial mean...

To evaluate dietary phosphorus requirement of red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkia), six diets containing different concentrations phosphorus (2.7, 6.6, 10.5, 14.6, 18.3 and 22.5 g kg^-1 diet respectively) were prepared. Each diet was assigned to triplicate of 15 crayfish (initial mean weight:...