Avances en la Nutrición, Fisiología Digestiva y Metabolismo del Abulón
Abstract
Grandes avances en el ámbito de la nutrición del abulón se han llevado a cabo en los
últimos años, no solo para lograr un objetivo común que es la obtención de abulones con
tasas mayores de crecimiento, sino también por el gusto de investigar a este fascinante
molusco, que por ser un organismo filogenéticamente de los más primitivos, nos lleva de la
mano durante un gran número de facetas evolutivas para llegar a entender todos los
procesos que se llevan a cabo dentro de él. De tal forma que nos encontramos con un
molusco sumamente eficiente que es capaz de sobrevivir por largos periodos en inanición
utilizando el tejido proteico como fuente energética para cubrir sus requerimientos de
energía basal, mientras que los lípidos no son utilizados y utiliza bacterias para hacer más
eficiente su fisiología digestiva.
El alimento que consumen para que sea provechoso requiere de una máxima digestión para
que una mínima parte sea desechada y la mayor proporción quede para darle energía para
sobrevivir y crecer. De esta manera, el abulón posee un sistema de digestión eficiente para
degradar carbohidratos del tipo de diversas fibras como celulosa, agar, alginato,
carragenano y almidón, con la ayuda de bacterias digestivas, de las cuales posiblemente
incluso, las utilice como fuente de nutrientes. Además, presenta tasas de eficiencia de
alimentos de hasta el 130%, lo cual reitera su alta capacidad y eficiencia.
Sin embargo, nos encontramos con un organismo que crece lentamente debido a sus
hábitos lentos desde alimentación y movimiento. Es así que la nutrición y alimentación del
abulón se convierta en un reto que en conjunto con un esfuerzo en conjunto con el
desarrollo de líneas genéticas, ingeniería genética y sistemas de producción en conjunto
con la investigación de nutrición logremos al final producir un abulón de talla comercial en
menor tiempo del que actualmente es necesario.
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