Impacts of Different Feed Additives and Raising Conditions on Shrimp Growth and Health
A special issue of Fishes (ISSN 2410-3888). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Feeding".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 July 2025 | Viewed by 870
Special Issue Editors
Interests: aquaculture; water quality; eco-efficiency; feed additives; histology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Shrimp aquaculture has great potential for future food security, with most production in developing countries using extensive and semi-intensive systems. To meet global nutritional needs, aquaculture production must increase five-fold over the next fifty years. Intensifying shrimp farming can help achieve this by reducing inputs and reusing waste, similar to the circular bioeconomy. Disease concerns and market demand for sustainable practices are driving shifts towards closed recirculation systems that recycle waste as nutrients. Innovations include biofloc technology (BFT), recirculation aquaculture systems (RASs), and integrated multitrophic aquaculture (IMTA). Effective shrimp culture systems also rely on stocking density, feed programs, technological tools like paddle wheels and auto feeders, and treatments such as feed additives, which can enhance shrimp health, growth, and resilience.
This Special Issue aims to provide the latest information, including original research articles or comprehensive reviews on the impacts of different feed additives and raising conditions on shrimp growth and health. Submissions may take the form of original research, full or mini-reviews, and perspectives on topics including, but not limited to, the following:
- Growth performance.
- Nutrient metabolism.
- Physiological response.
- Microbiota composition.
- Disease resistance.
- Water quality.
- Waste nutrients.
- Water effluents.
- Eco-efficiency.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Ramon Casillas-Hernández
Dr. José Reyes González Galaviz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- aquaculture
- shrimp farming
- shrimp culture system
- feed additives
- shrimp nutrition
- shrimp growth
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