Low Inclusions Of Krill Meal Replace Cholesterol In Diets For Juvenile Shrimp

摘要

A deficiency of cholesterol in shrimp diets can result in slower growth and higher mortality rates. A study by the authors investigated krill meal as a partial replacement for a cholesterol supplement in diets for juvenile Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp.The results indicated that the inclusion of 3.0% krill meal in the growout diet improved shrimp performance parameters such as body weight, survival, yield, feed intake and feed conversion, and was able to reduce formula costs associated with cholesterol supplementation.