Feeding behavior and ingestion rate of juvenile shrimp of the genus Penaeus (Crustacea: Decapoda)
- Open Access Journal of Science
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AM Parra-Flores,1 JT Ponce-Palafox,1 M Spanopoulos Hernández,2 L Martinez-Cardenas1
Postgraduate in Agricultural Biological Sciences (CBAP), Autonomous University of Nayarit, Nayarit, Mexico, Technological Institute of Mazatlan, Mazatlan Sinaloa, Mexico
Abstract
The feeding behavior and the factors that influence the ingestion rate of feed in shrimp are described. The main factors that influence the ingestion rate of food in shrimp are mainly: the selection of food, food stability, satiety, feeding frequency, density and dispersion of the food, shrimp size, molting stage, temperature, dissolved oxygen in the water, photoperiod, anti-nutritional factors and toxic substances. These factors can influence the ingestion rate individually or synergistically during shrimp growth. It is necessary to know the oral structures, the feeding process and combine the effect of the biochemical, physiological, nutritional and environmental factors of shrimp to optimize the ingestion rates in native shrimp mainly.
Keywords
Ingestion rate, prawn, shrimp, feeding
