Effect of two diets: commercial food plus supplement (semolina, molasses and lactobacillus acidophilus) vs. commercial food for the growth of post-larval shrimp litopenaeus vannamei

Abstract

Feed constitutes the main element of the production cost in shrimp farming and due to this fact it is considered as the factor of greatest economic importance in this activity. Much has been studied about the nutritional requirements of the different species of shrimp that are farmed in the world, and we are getting closer to designing a diet that guarantees meeting all the needs of these organisms. (Vega, et al. 2000). With the completion of this research, it is necessary to verify which of the two types of diets is more profitable with respect to their growth, if using commercial feed plus supplement (semolina, molasses, Lactobacillus acidophilus) vs. Commercial food. That is why with this work it is intended to provide alternatives to the producer, since this has a great importance in the aquaculture field with respect to food. Shrimp farming is one of the fastest growing aquaculture sectors. Therefore, the need to create a diet that improves the quality, growth and development of organisms is essential, which would benefit producers with a more efficient food in the rearing of organisms, obtaining a higher rate of growth, productive yield , growth rate and survival.