A Quantitative Study of Food Preferences in Penaeid Shrimp
Abstract
A laboratory approach to quantify food preferences in penaeid shrimp is developed in this study. Direct visual observations from beneath the experimental tanks provided accurate data with which to assess relative attractivity of one artificial and three natural foods.
The method revealed that Penaeus setiferus has no significant preferenceamong the natural foods tested, which were polychaetes (Nereis sp.), and the muscle tissue of fish (Archosargus probatocephalus), shrimp (Penaeus setiferus), and squid (Loligo sp.). There was, however, a significant preference for any of the natural foods over the artificial feed "K" (Fenucci, Zein-Eldin and Lawrence, 1980).
Further research is needed to isolate and identify attractants in preferred natural foods. These compounds can then be supplemented in prepared shrimp diets to make them more attractive. The method developed in the present work can serve as a useful tool in this important aspect of diet development for penaeid shrimp culture.
Description
Program year: 1983-1984Digitized from print original stored in HDR
Subject
penaeid shrimpfood preferences
polychaetes
muscle tissue of fish
shrimp
squid
artificial feed "K"
diet development
Citation
Hess, Susan M. (1984). A Quantitative Study of Food Preferences in Penaeid Shrimp. University Undergraduate Fellows. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /CAPSTONE -HessS _1984.