Current Status of Amino Acid Requirement Research with Marine Penaeid Shrimp
Abstract
Most of the cost for production of commercial production feeds used in marine penaeid shrimp culture can be attributed to
the provision of dietary protein. Because protein is comprised of amino acid residues, it is surprising that relatively little
research has addressed the nutritional requirements of shrimp for essential amino acids. This is especially critical for the
continuation of efforts to reduce fish meal use in commercial production feeds. Requirement data, in combination with
that for protein and energy digestibility, will allow for the manufacture of more accurate least-cost production feeds for
Litopenaeus vannamei and other species. This paper provides historical results of essential amino acid requirement
research on marine penaeid shrimp, comments on methodological approaches and reports on current preliminary efforts to
determine apparent requirement for methionine by L. vannamei.
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