Nutrition, Physiology and Metabolism in Crustaceans
Elena Mente: Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
ISBN 978-1-57808-220-9; 2003; 170 Pages; US $ 66.60      Buy Now


The study of protein metabolism (consumption, synthesis, growth, and turnover) is a parmount importance in assessing the effect of diet quality on the food conservation efficiency and growth of aquaculture species. This study examines protein metabolism and growth in decapod crustaceans. There is growing concern that the lack of an increase in harvest from the natural fisheries would lead to the inability to satisfy the increase demand of seafood. Recognizing that successful commercial aquaculture of crustacean species is dependent on crustacean nutrition and on producing rapidly healthy growing, efficient crustaceans, this study focused on the knowledge of crustacean nutritional requirements and the factors that affect growth efficiencies and the physiology process controlling growth.

Contents:
OVERVIEW
. Food Consumption and Growth in Crustaceans
. Amino Acids and Proteins
. Oxygen Consumption
. Protein Turnover

THE EFFECT OF DIETARY PROTEIN SOURCE ON GROWTH AND PROTEIN TURNOVER IN JUVENILE SHRIMP LITOPENAEUS VANNAMEI BOONE
. Introduction
. Material and Methods
. Results
. Discussion

EFFECT OF DIETARY PROTEIN SOURCE ON AMINO ACID PROFILES OF JUVENILE SHRIMP
. Introduction
. Methodology
. Discussion
. General Comments

EFFECT OF RATION LEVEL ON INDIVIDUAL FOOD CONSUMPTION, GROWTH AND PROTEIN SYNTHESIS IN THE SHORE CRAB CARCINUS MAENAS
. Introduction
. Material and Methods
. Results
. Discussion
. General Comments

EFFECT OF HYPOXIA ON TISSUE-SPECIFIC POST PRANDIAL CHANGES IN PROTEIN SYNTHESIS RATES IN THE SHORE CRAB CARCINUS MAENAS
. Introduction
. Material and Methods
. Results
. Discussion
. General Comments

PROTEIN METABOLISM, PROTEIN TURNOVER AND AMINO ACID METABOLISM IN EUROPEAN LOBSTER HOMARUS GAMMARUS
. Introduction
. Material and Methods
. Results
. Discussion

GENERAL DISCUSSION
. Diet Formulation, Growth and Protein Metabolism of Crustaceans
. Is there a Low Turnover in decapod Crustacean? Case of Tropical Shrimps and Lobsters
. Protein Synthesis and Environmental Stress
. Methodology
. Further Areas of Research

CONCLUSIONS