Evaluation of optimum dietary protein level for juvenile whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)

An 8-week feeding trial was carried out to evaluate the optimum level of dietary protein in juvenile whiteleg shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931). Five experimental diets, containing 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45% crude protein (CP) (CP25, CP30, CP35, CP40 and CP45, respectively) were fed shrimp for...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of crustacean biology 2014-09, Vol.34 (5), p.552-558
Main Authors: Shahkar, Erfan, Yun, Hyeonho, Park, Gunhyun, Jang, In-Kwon, kyoung Kim, Su, Katya, Kumar, Bai, Sungchul C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amino acids
Ammonia
Aquaculture and Fisheries
Decapoda
Dietary protein
Fish culture
Fisheries science
Hemolymph
Lipids
Litopenaeus vannamei
Nitrogen
Shrimp
Shrimp culture
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:An 8-week feeding trial was carried out to evaluate the optimum level of dietary protein in juvenile whiteleg shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931). Five experimental diets, containing 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45% crude protein (CP) (CP25, CP30, CP35, CP40 and CP45, respectively) were fed shrimp for 8 weeks. Triplicate of 55 shrimp averaging 1.3 ± 0.09 g (mean ± SD) were randomly distributed into each of five diets in 15 circular fiberglass tanks of 200 l capacity. The growth performance was enhanced (P
ISSN:0278-0372
1937-240X
DOI:10.1163/1937240X-00002267