IMPROVED HIGH SOY SHRIMP FEEDS FOR THE PACIFIC WHITE SHRIMP Litopenaeus vannamei  

D. Allen Davis* and Yangen Zhou
School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences,
Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA 36849-5419
davisda@auburn.edu

 

 

It could be suggested that, from a nutritional standpoint, one of the reasons for the popularity of Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei is the adaptability to a range of diets, tolerance of plant based feed ingredients and ability to utilize natural productivity. This species is very tolerant of alternative feed formulations and diets without fishmeal have been successfully implemented at the commercial level for a number of years. Despite the preponderance of information on plant based/high soy feed formulations, the wide spread acceptance of reduced fish meal feeds by the industry is still lacking. This review summarizes work we have accomplished with respect to low fishmeal or plant based/high soy feed formulations including the evaluation of new soy varieties, the assessment of SBM produced from alternative processing methods, incorporation of alternative protein sources and the use of enzymes to improve digestibility.