Probiotics are live beneficial bacteria introduced into the gastrointestinal tract through food
or water, promoting good health by enhancing the internal microbial balance. Probiotic …

Intensive culture systems are usually employed to increase the production, but we suspect
that, in such systems, fish suffer infection and stress, which weakens their health. However …

The aquaculture industry is still expanding to provide human beings with healthy and
nutritious protein sources. Infectious diseases, deteriorated water quality parameters, and …

Aquaculture is the fastest-growing food production area in the world and this productive
activity requires nutrients that fit the needs of cultured species, as well as additives or …

Using synthetic antibiotics/chemicals for infectious bacterial pathogens and parasitic
disease control causes beneficial microbial killing, produces multi-drug resistant pathogens …

Astaxanthin is the main natural C40 carotenoid used worldwide in the aquaculture industry.
It normally occurs in red yeast Phaffia rhodozyma and green alga Haematococcus pluvialis …

The invertebrate innate immunity is a crucial characteristic that represents a valuable basis
for studying common biological responses to environmental pollutants. Cell defence …

Tilapia production has significantly increased over the past few years due to the adoption of
semi-intensive and intensive aquaculture technologies. However, these farming systems …

Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei), the most cultured crustacean in the world, has
become one of the key species in the international aquatic trade accounting for 11.96% of …

The intestinal epithelium of fish is the major absorptive barrier for nutrients assisted by a
large number of microbes. These are known as resident microbiota or gut microbiota, which …