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ResearchStriped catfish from nursery to grow-out: probiotics, digestive enzymes and feed protein and fat in new research
A trial published on 30 October 2026: adding 2 g/kg probiotic to feed containing a digestive enzyme cut FCR in 10 g catfish fingerlings from
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TechnicalWhite feces in whiteleg shrimp: the latest research points to EHP, Vibrio and water temperature
A review of 2021–2026 research: in Chinese outbreaks the white strings were mostly EHP spores; in Indonesia and China some Vibrio species su
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TechnicalPreventing white feces from the gut: two new trials feeding beneficial bacteria and metabolites taken from healthy shrimp
A Ningbo University (China) team looked for what healthy shrimp guts have and white-feces guts lack, then fed it back for 14 days before cha
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TechnicalThe Vibrio toxins behind EMS and TPD: the bacteria kill shrimp only when they carry the PirAB or VHVP-2 toxin genes
A review of 2013–2026 research: EMS (AHPND) is caused by the PirA–PirB toxin pair, TPD by the VHVP-2 protein. The toxin genes sit on plasmid
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TechnicalBinding and neutralising the Vibrio toxins behind EMS and TPD: clay, antibodies in feed and anti-virulence compounds — how strong is the evidence?
A review of 2019–2026 research: montmorillonite clay at 2.5–5 g/kg feed raised whiteleg shrimp survival to 83–94% versus 40% after an AHPND
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NewsFour butyrate forms for black tiger shrimp: tributyrin and PHB worked best, gut Vibrio fell and nitrite tolerance rose
South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, 2026: black tiger shrimp fed 1% monobutyrin, tributyrin, sodium butyrate or PHB for 56 days re
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NewsTributyrin for whiteleg shrimp: faster growth and stronger immunity, but no survival gain in an AHPND challenge
Jeju National University, 2026: whiteleg shrimp fed 0.05–0.20% tributyrin for 8 weeks grew faster with lower FCR and higher immune markers,
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NewsFermented feed for whiteleg shrimp: survival up from 65% to 88% in 56 days; slower growth, which the authors link to poor water stability
A Chinese team fermented a whole low-fishmeal feed with five microbes, mixed it 2:3 with commercial feed and fed about 100,000 whiteleg shri
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NewsDiets fermented with crab-derived lactic acid bacteria: faster-growing crabs and better feed use after 12 weeks
A 2026 study in Chinese mitten crabs: whole diets fermented with lactic acid bacteria isolated from crabs themselves. After 12 weeks the L.
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NewsFermented feed in aquaculture: what a 2026 review says and what is still missing, especially for shrimp
A 2026 review in Microorganisms on fermented aquafeed: benefits, what decides quality (strain, temperature, time, moisture) and the gaps: ov
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NewsVitamin E for whiteleg shrimp: about 72 mg/kg of feed for faster growth and better disease resistance in trials
A Korean trial (PLoS ONE 2025): whiteleg shrimp fed 60–80 mg vitamin E/kg were about one third heavier after 56 days and digested protein be
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NewsArginine for whiteleg shrimp post-larvae: 2.51–2.85% of the diet lifted weight gain by almost 40% in 25 days
A Guangdong Ocean University study (Amino Acids 2026): raising arginine in post-larval whiteleg shrimp feed from 2.12% to 2.85% lifted weigh
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NewsLysine for GIFT tilapia: a 2.41% lysine feed lifted weight gain by a third, and the old 1.4% level may no longer be enough
A WorldFish trial (Heliyon 2023): 155 g GIFT tilapia fed 2.41% lysine reached 340 g in 10 weeks, gaining 186 g, versus 291–295 g at 1.16–1.5
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NewsPhages to protect shrimp and fish: trial evidence and why they have not reached farms
In trials, phages lifted black tiger shrimp larval survival from 17% to 86%; AHPND shrimp fed phage before infection survived (4 per tank),
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NewsPhage therapy in aquaculture: why many countries have yet to approve it
Phages — viruses that kill only bacteria — could help farms use fewer antibiotics. But according to an IABS workshop report in Biologicals (
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NewsPangasius grow-out: feed, nutrition and pond management from two international sources
Feed makes up 60–85% of pangasius production cost, and FCR on commercial feed ranges from 1.35 to 1.97 by country. A summary of what researc
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NewsAsian sea bass farming in India: seed, feed, disease and the way forward
Well-run Asian sea bass farms in India stock 50–100 g fingerlings and harvest 0.7–1.5 kg fish after 6–8 months, with 60–80% survival and an
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NewsFarming Indian pompano: sea cages, coastal cages, ponds and shrimp rotation
ICAR-CMFRI (India) sets out four farming systems for Indian pompano, a close relative of the golden pompano: sea cages stocked at 25 fish/m³
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