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Evaluation of lipid-enriched Artemia on the reproductive performance of the white-striped cleaner shrimp, Lysmata amboinensis
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Tziouveli, V and Hall, M and Smith, GG, Evaluation of lipid-enriched Artemia on the reproductive performance of the white-striped cleaner shrimp, Lysmata amboinensis, Aquaculture International, 20, (2) pp. 201-211. ISSN 0967-6120 (2012) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012
DOI: doi:10.1007/s10499-011-9496-y
Abstract
Broodstock maturation diets are an important component of shrimp hatchery
management, since the nutritional status of spawners can impact on gonadal maturation,
egg fecundity, embryo hatchability and overall larval quality. The ability to manipulate the
biochemical composition of Artemia to deliver key nutrients to cultured animals has
rendered their inclusion in broodstock feeds increasingly common. Lipid enrichment of
Artemia to boost their highly unsaturated fatty acid (HUFA) content is a standard procedure.
During this study, frozen, lipid-enriched adult Artemia were fed to Lysmata amboinensis
broodstock to investigate the suitability of Artemia as maturation diet for the
species and elucidate the role of essential fatty acids (EFAs) in the reproductive performance
of the shrimp. Four lipid enrichment levels, un-enriched ("unenr"), 1/3 enriched
("1/3 enr"), 2/3 enriched ("2/3 enr") and enriched ("enr") Artemia, were fed to
L. amboinensis over three reproductive cycles. Spawning and egg mass retention during the
incubation period were high for all diets. Larval production varied, however, and was
significantly greater (P < 0.001) for L. amboinensis broodstock fed the "enr" Artemia
compared with the other treatments, with a mean 529 (±76.76) larvae, as opposed to 49
(±11.16) recorded for the "unenr". The increased larval production was attributed to better
embryo hatchability and related to an increased docosahexaenoic (DHA) dietary content of
11% (in total FAs) and a DHA/eicosapentaenoic (EPA) ratio of 3.6. The roles of other
EFAs are also discussed.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | lipid enrichment, Lysmata amboinensis, reproductive performance |
| Research Division: | Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences |
| Research Group: | Fisheries Sciences |
| Research Field: | Aquaculture |
| Objective Division: | Animal Production and Animal Primary Products |
| Objective Group: | Fisheries - Aquaculture |
| Objective Field: | Fisheries - Aquaculture not elsewhere classified |
| Author: | Smith, GG (Associate Professor Gregory Smith) |
| ID Code: | 80896 |
| Year Published: | 2012 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 2 |
| Deposited By: | Sustainable Marine Research Collaboration |
| Deposited On: | 2012-11-15 |
| Last Modified: | 2015-02-04 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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