Feed and Feeding for Fish and Shellfish: Nutritional Management

Vikas Kumar

Nov 2024 · Elsevier

About this ebook

Feed and Feeding for Fish and Shellfish: Nutritional Physiology presents foundational knowledge and the most recent advances in aquaculture finfish and crustacean metabolism and nutritional requirements, feed ingredients, nutrient deficiency disorders, and integrated sciences. Nutrition is fundamental to the success and sustainability of the aquaculture industry as it relates to economics, fish health, high-quality product production, and pollution minimization. This book provides a unique, complete, and comprehensive coverage of the nutrition, metabolism, and feeding strategies of key aquaculture species.Written by an international group of experts, this work introduces nutrient requirements of finfish, prawn, shrimp, crabs, and lobster before delving into advances in feed ingredients, production, and practices. Latter chapters discuss the risks of nutritional deficiency and associated diseases and disorders. The final section of the book describes integrated sciences, including aquaculture species immune systems, muscle development, reproduction, gut health, and broader perspectives on seafood quality and food security. - Presents the most recent advances in the field over the last decade - Includes all nutritionally balanced, environmentally sound, and cost-effective feed for finfish and crustaceans - Provides comprehensive coverage related to nutrition and metabolism of finfish and crustaceans

About the author

Dr. Vikas Kumar is Assistant Professor of Fish Nutrition and Nutrigenomics at the University of Idaho. He obtained his MFSc at the Central Institute of Fisheries Education, India, and his PhD at the University of Hohenheim, Germany. Dr. Kumar has more than a decade of research experience in aquaculture and nutritional biochemistry, fish nutrition, nutritional physiology, gut health, and feed processing, formulation, and nutrigenomics. He has collaborated on global research efforts based in Australia, Germany, China, India, Norway, Italy, Belgium, Greece, Malaysia, South Korea, Egypt, Nepal, Kenya, Brazil, and Mexico. He serves as an editorial board member of Scientific Reports and as a leading associate editor for Animal Feed Science and Technology and Journal of the World Aquaculture Society.