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Ulva lactuca (Chlorophyta Ulvales) as co-feed for Pacific white shrimp

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The expansion of shrimp farming is limited by dependency on fish meal and fish oil as the main sources of protein and lipids. Alternative sources of protein could decrease production costs, making shrimp farming more sustainable. Therefore, this paper aimed to evaluate the growth performance of Litopenaeus vannamei (formerly Penaeus vannamei), also known as Pacific white shrimp, co-fed with the green seaweed Ulva lactuca in different percentages (25, 50, 75, and 100 %) of substitution for commercial feed. Shrimps were cultivated in 30-L plastic boxes under constant aeration, temperature of 26 ± 2 °C, 35‰ salinity, and daily water exchange of 80 % for 28 days. Ten shrimp (3.7 ± 0.2 g) were stocked in each experimental unit and fed according to the treatments. Shrimp fed with no algal substitution were used as control. All treatments and control were performed in triplicate. Algal biomass was kept available for shrimp for 24 h, and commercial feed, calculated as 5 % of mean starting shrimp biomass in each unit, was given three times a day. Results indicate that commercial feed can be replaced by as much as 50 % without significant loss on the growth performance of the marine shrimp L. vannamei when cultivated in a clear water system.

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Pallaoro, M.F., do Nascimento Vieira, F. & Hayashi, L. Ulva lactuca (Chlorophyta Ulvales) as co-feed for Pacific white shrimp. J Appl Phycol 28, 3659–3665 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-016-0843-2

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