Comparison of Nutritional value of Snapping shrimp species Alpheus lobidens with other live foods used in Aquaculture

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1 Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Hormozgan University, P.O.Box: 3995, Bandar Abbas, Iran

2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hormozgan University, P.O.Box: 3995, Bandar Abbas, Iran

3 Hormozgan Applied Science Education Center of Jahad-e-Agriculture, P.O.Box: 1886, Bandar Abbas, Iran

Abstract

This study was done to assess the nutritional value of snapping shrimp species Alpheus lobidensof the east coast of Hormozgan Province. Sampling was done during the winter and 50 g of living samples were transmitted to the laboratory for measuring the protein, fat, and ash indexes. Analysis of snapping shrimp body composition revealed that 81.22±0.6% protein, 11.48±0.3% fat and 7.28±0.3% ash in dry weight that it had more protein to other live foods used in aquaculture (rotifers, Artemia nauplii, adult brine shrimp , daphnia and mysid ) and was comparable to adult Artemia nauplii and mysid. Given the need for protein in shrimp, %23-57 and %40-60 of marine fish, therefore they can be a suitable live food for a period of shrimps and some of marine fish larvae and freshwater fish life. 

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Journal of Animal Environment
Volume 6, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
March 2015
Pages 245-248

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