ABSTRACT The Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei is the most important
crustacean species in aquaculture, accounting for 70% of the total shrimp production in the …

Abstract The Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei is a euryhaline species with
optimal salinity of 20–25 practical salinity unit (psu) for growth and survival, but has been …

While a digestive tract is known to harbor complex assemblages of microbiota, maintaining a
functional, stable microbial community is important to the host's health but can be constantly …

In minimal-exchange, superintensive culture systems, the flocculated (biofloc) particles that
accumulate may provide benefits for cultured shrimp; however, excessive particle …

Assessments on adaptation of Litopenaeus vannamei to three ambient salinities (3.0, 17.0
and 32.0‰) were carried out with four replicates for 50 days. Shrimp were then sampled to …

Dietary manipulation is a useful approach to improve production and health of farmed
shrimp. However, no study has investigated the effect of prebiotic inulin on intestinal …

The Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei is a euryhaline penaeid species that shows
ontogenetic adaptations to salinity, with its larvae inhabiting oceanic environments and …

Osmoregulation is an essential physiological process for the majority of aquatic crustaceans
since it enables them to cope with the changes/discrepancies between the ion …

Minimizing ammonium is one of the most important concerns in the practice of aquaculture.
Chemoautotrophic bacterial nitrification (CBN) and heterotrophic bacterial assimilation …

β-Glucan could significantly improve the antioxidant capacity of aquatic animals. The effects
of different dietary levels (0 (control), 0.05, 0.1, 0.2 or 0.4%) of β-glucan on the growth …