by
Roberto Acosta, Yoav Rosen and, Ra’anan Ariav, Phibro Aqua, Phibro Animal
Health Corporation, Ecuador and Phibro Aqua, Phibro Animal Health Corporation,
Israel
Seafood production has been steadily increasing since the late 80’s due to the contribution of the aquaculture sector. Moreover, the demand for aquaculture species such as fish, shellfish, and crustaceans is expected to continue to grow in the near future.
In order to keep up with this predicted demand for seafood, the aquaculture sector needs to develop innovative and environmentally friendly solutions that improve cultured species survival and growth, while simultaneously reducing production costs.
Aquaculture feed plays a crucial role on the performance and health of the
culture species, and accounts for a large portion of production costs. It is,
therefore, critical to continue to develop feeds that increase feed efficiency,
improve animal health, and produce less waste.
Feed additives have played an important role to improve aquafeeds. Saponins, por example, are an important and established feed additive in seafood aquaculture. In this article, the beneficial effects of saponins as feed additives are explored, with especial emphasis on its use for the culture of the Pacific white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei), which represents about half of the crustacean aquaculture production (53%).
The effect of saponins to improve nutrient absorption, digestive capacity, and growth performance is discussed together with the positive effects of saponins in shrimp immune system and its resistance to pathogens. Moreover, the use of saponins to reduce the nutrient load of shrimp aquaculture effluents is also reviewed.
Aquaculture: Global status and trends
Aquaculture production is the fastest growing food production sector and is responsible for a major increase in seafood supply for human consumption, especially since the late 80’s when global seafood capture production stagnated. According to the latest report published in 2018 by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, aquaculture represented 47 percent of the total global seafood production in 2016 with 80 million tonnes registered in FAO records.
Moreover, 30.1 million tonnes of aquatic plants and 37,900 tonnes of non-food products were cultured. The total estimated first sale value of global aquaculture production in 2016 sums up to US $243.5 (FAO, 2018) and 19,271 thousand farmers account for global employment statistics.
Among the main groups of seafood production, crustaceans comprise 9.8 percent of the world aquaculture production, with a total of 64 cultured species. Other groups include finfish and shellfish representing 67.6 percent and 21.4 percent of cultured species, respectively.
Read more HERE.
Seafood production has been steadily increasing since the late 80’s due to the contribution of the aquaculture sector. Moreover, the demand for aquaculture species such as fish, shellfish, and crustaceans is expected to continue to grow in the near future.
In order to keep up with this predicted demand for seafood, the aquaculture sector needs to develop innovative and environmentally friendly solutions that improve cultured species survival and growth, while simultaneously reducing production costs.
Feed additives have played an important role to improve aquafeeds. Saponins, por example, are an important and established feed additive in seafood aquaculture. In this article, the beneficial effects of saponins as feed additives are explored, with especial emphasis on its use for the culture of the Pacific white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei), which represents about half of the crustacean aquaculture production (53%).
The effect of saponins to improve nutrient absorption, digestive capacity, and growth performance is discussed together with the positive effects of saponins in shrimp immune system and its resistance to pathogens. Moreover, the use of saponins to reduce the nutrient load of shrimp aquaculture effluents is also reviewed.
Aquaculture: Global status and trends
Aquaculture production is the fastest growing food production sector and is responsible for a major increase in seafood supply for human consumption, especially since the late 80’s when global seafood capture production stagnated. According to the latest report published in 2018 by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, aquaculture represented 47 percent of the total global seafood production in 2016 with 80 million tonnes registered in FAO records.
Moreover, 30.1 million tonnes of aquatic plants and 37,900 tonnes of non-food products were cultured. The total estimated first sale value of global aquaculture production in 2016 sums up to US $243.5 (FAO, 2018) and 19,271 thousand farmers account for global employment statistics.
Among the main groups of seafood production, crustaceans comprise 9.8 percent of the world aquaculture production, with a total of 64 cultured species. Other groups include finfish and shellfish representing 67.6 percent and 21.4 percent of cultured species, respectively.
Read more HERE.
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