The development of artificial diets for abalone: A review and future directions

Effect of air-temperature and diet composition on the drying process of pellets for japanese abalone (Haliotis discus hannai) feeding

“…The formulation of the diets was done using bibliographic information of the nutritional requirements, behavior and feeding habits of the abalone under study (FLEMMING; VAN BAMEVELD;HONE, 1996;CORAZANI;ILLANES, 1998;MAI, 1998;SCHNEIDER et al, 2005). These diets are characterized for presenting a very high nutritional quality for the growth of this mollusk, as in some macroalgae and microalgae used in this study; these have already been used for feeding mammals and fowls (GLENCROSS; BOOTH; ALLAN, 2007).…”

Fatty acid composition of juvenile abalone (Haliotis tuberculata coccinea) fed formulated diets containing various n3 HUFA levels

“…Actualmente existe un creciente interés en el cultivo de esta especie para satisfacer mercados locales e internacionales. Existen pocos estudios sobre esta especie de abulón, pero considerando que todas las demás especies han mostrado un rango similar de requerimientos nutricionales (Fleming et al 1996, Viana 2006, se ha considerado pertinente iniciar estudios específicos con un alimento que tenga la mayoría de los nutrientes requeridos por otras especies de abulón. En tales estudios se ha demostrado que los lípidos constituyen una importante fuente de energía almacenada en forma de triglicéridos (Durazo-Beltrán et al 2003a, b).…”

“…La acuacultura de abulón está creciendo a fin de satisfacer su creciente demanda, y la investigación de dietas nutricionalmente balanceadas se está volviendo crítica para sustituir a las macroalgas como su principal alimento (Fleming et al 1996, Gordon y Cook 2004, Viana 2006. A pesar de que se han estudiado ampliamente los requirimientos nutricionales de las diferentes especies de abulón, aún se requiere profundizar en la investigación para entender completamente los requerimientos de cada una, así como sus mecanismos de alimentación,…”

“…Today there is an increasing interest to culture this species to satisfy local and international markets. Few studies on this species are available, but considering that all other abalone species have shown nutritional needs within a certain range (Fleming et al 1996, Viana 2006, it seems pertinent to start with a feed that covers most of the nutritional requirements needed by any abalone species. In such studies, it has been demonstrated that lipids are important as energy source, stored as triglycerides (Durazo-Beltrán et al 2003a, b).…”

“…Abalone aquaculture is growing in order to meet increasing demands, and nutritionally formulated diets are becoming critical to substitute macroalgae as their main feed (Fleming et al 1996, Gordon and Cook 2004, Viana 2006. Even though nutritional requirements have been extensively studied, research efforts are still needed to fully understand the nutritional requirements, feeding mechanisms, feed adaptation, and farm management of every abalone species.…”