Advances in Dietary Protein Research: Shaping Innovative Feeds for a Sustainable Ocean
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Aquatic Animals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 June 2022) | Viewed by 22948
Special Issue Editors
Interests: aquaculture; nutrition; amino acids; taurine; alternative ingredients; feed additives; fish welfare
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Interests: aquaculture; nutrition; growth; protein metabolism; feeding strategies; animal robustness; fish larvae; feed additives
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Interests: nutritional immunology; functional feeds; amino acids; sustainable aquaculture; animal welfare
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Special Issue Information
Aquaculture has been facing the challenge to find alternative ingredients for innovative feed formulations that foster a sustainable future growth. Protein is the most expensive ingredient in feeds for fish and shrimp, and research on alternative proteins to fishmeal is being fruitful in the surge of sustainable feeds. Current knowledge indicates that the importance of protein and its constituents (amino acids) goes beyond growth, and aspects such as fish health and welfare must be taken into consideration in the development of novel feeds.
In this Special Issue, we invite contributions focusing on protein nutrition in fish and shrimp, at all developmental stages, in the following research topics:
- Protein and amino acid requirements;
- Alternative/non-conventional dietary proteins;
- Inclusion of protein hydrolysates and amino acids as nutritional strategies to improve fish performance and robustness;
- Effects of alternative proteins, hydrolysates, and amino acids on stress and/or immune responses, as well as their impacts on health and welfare.
Gathering information not only on how alternative proteins, hydrolysates, and amino acids affect growth performance and feed efficiency but also on their impacts on the immune system and disease resistance is of utmost importance to the development of innovative diets for fish and shrimp that guarantee a sustainable ocean future.
Dr. Cláudia Aragão
Dr. Sofia Engrola
Dr. Benjamín Costas
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- protein nutrition
- alternative proteins
- protein hydrolysates
- amino acids
- fish nutrition
- shrimp nutrition
- nutrition and health
- nutrition and welfare
- nutrition and immune response
- nutrition and stress response