All significant commercial shrimp farming is based on the penaeid species with the Whiteleg or Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone) being the most important shrimp species farmed today.

1. September | October 2011
Feature title: Aquate Shrimp helps provide economic benefit to shrimp farmers in Honduras
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2. F: Aquate Shrimp F: Aquate Shrimp
provided benefit through the improvement In order to take account of the different size However, careful feed management and
of biomass production, feeding efficiency and ponds used during the production process the the use strategies such as the Aquate Shrimp
Aquate Shrimp boosting of natural defense mechanisms in aqua-
culture species. The Aquate shrimp formulation
was designed to supply a source and balance of
results were calculated per one hectare and
these are shown in Table 1.
The use of Aquate Shrimp resulted in a statis-
concept have been proved to give the farmers
an economic benefit resulting from improved
feed intake, higher growth and lower feed con-
helps provide economic benefit to shrimp essential amino acids and improve gut health and
the attractability and palatability of the diet.
In 2010, ICASUR a 350-hectare farm located
tically significant increase in survival (P<0.05) in
the treatment ponds over the controls ponds
and this average out at a 10 percent increase
version ratio.
farmers in Honduras in San Lorenzo produced 95 percent of their
production of 247,950lbs using the Aquate
over the production season.
The total production per hectare was
improved by 18 percent in the Aquate Shrimp
By Mario Roman, Aquaculture Technical Manager for Latin America, Alltech Inc, Chile ponds in comparison with the control ponds.
When the economic benefit was calculated by
ICASUR the net increment was calculated at
A
US$0.30 per pound of shrimp produced.
ll significant commercial people (Republic of Honduras, National Protein levels of 28-30 percent are common Other farms in the region have reported
shrimp farming is based on Program for Investment Promotion 2010). in this secondary production period and may that the use of Aquate Shrimp has resulted in
the penaeid species with the The largest export volumes of shrimp go to even go as low as 25 percent. increased diet attractability, which in turn has About the author
Whiteleg or Pacific white the USA and Europe but the market in South increased growth rates, with average growth Mario Roman qualified in veterinary
shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone) America is increasing. Health management rates of 1.71g/week being reported by some medicine specialising in poultry virology
being the most important shrimp Education in good management practices par- farmers. and monogastric nutrition. He has
species farmed today. Stabilisation of production ticularly with respect to health management By increasing the diet attractability less feed worked extensively within the animal feed
The Pacific white shrimp has proved itself to and feeding of shrimp combined with a better Shrimp formulation. wastage occurs and the higher growth rates industry in Chile. Currently he is working
This native Latin American species was be a hardy species with a very good growth understanding of the species requirements are The Aquate Shrimp was added to their observed reduces the number of days to harvest. for Alltech Inc as Aquaculture Technical
introduced to Asia in 1978 and has spread potential. Domestication, genetic selection and essential for the farmer and for the further devel- normal commercial diet at an inclusion rate of Similarly improvements in FCR of between 6-10 Manager for Latin America where
throughout SE Asia. According to FAO statis- disease control of the stocks have been the opment of the industry. one percent.The production results of the 2010 percent have been reported. he works with farmers and feed mills
tics total world aquaculture production in 2008 main key criteria in the stabilisation of produc- New concepts in feed formulation to improve season were processed, by Mr Benito Gomez The feeding regime and strategy of the farm focusing on the practical use of Alltech’s
was 2.26 million tonnes with an approximate tion and increasing survival rates. gut structures provide essential nutrients and Financial Manager of ICASUR, to calculate the will play a significant role in the results obtained products for fish and shrimp.
value of US$9 billion. Further realization of the genetic potential minerals offer the farmer tools enabling them economic benefit of using Aquate Shrimp. by the farmer.
Shrimp farming began in Honduras in 1973 of stocks will be possible in the future by cul- to improve their production performance.
and grew rapidly in the 1980s. turing in controlled pond environments with By growing shrimp faster with higher survivals
Today Honduras has established itself as the improved biosecurity, good oxygen levels and and with less feed loss and lower feed conversion
leading producer of pond –raised shrimp in exclusion of predators. rates will gives farmers an economic benefit.
alma
Central America with the Pacific white shrimp
being the preferred species.
Falling prices, which were a major feature
in the shrimp markets from the mid-1990s
Alltech has been working closely with farmers
producing shrimp in semi-intensive ponds
Soy Protein Concentrate.
The artificial ponds are mainly located in the
Gulf of Fonseca with approximately 18,000
to 2005, have changed the nature of shrimp
farming in Central America. The farmers in
in Honduras in Central America using an
AquateTM shrimp formulation.
High quality vegetable protein
hectares of water surface area under pro-
duction by artisanal, small and medium sized
Honduras, as elsewhere, are today very aware
about their production costs, their efficiency
A combination of yeast technologies, for-
mulated under the name of AquateTM, have
for aquafeeds.
companies as well as larger extension com- of input utilization and their profita-
panies. bility. The uncertainties and risks asso-
• 60% protein content.
Table 1: Average Results of 2010, comparing 1 hectare
Production in 2009 ciated with the industry • Protein digestibility > 90%.
saw record increases have seen them re-eval- Treatment
• Low anti nutritional factors.
of 40 percent, uate their traditional man- Aquate
Control
however the recent agement practises. shrimp
2010 production In some regions there
Feed ingredient for shrimp and fish.
season was affected is still a belief that natural Unit comparison 1 1 Selecta Soy Protein Concentrate is used as fishmeal replacement
by changes in the feed in the water can
Density seeded (Pls/M2) 15.0 15.0 for formulation cost reduction. Currently, it is the main protein
larvae sowing season provide at least part of
Quantity of Pls seeded 150,000 150,000 source for the salmon feed industry. Selecta SPC has been tested
and excessive rains the nutritional require-
affecting the cultiva- ments of the shrimp. and approved for shrimp feed.
Harvest data
tion areas. However, most farmers
The goal for 2010 are moving to provide the % survival 55% 65%
was, according full feed requirement of Weight at harvest (gms) 19 19
to the execu- the shrimp in semi-inten- Average growth/week 1.05 1.05
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tive director of the sive ponds with a feeding No weeks of production 18 18
National Aquaculture frequency of 3-4 times
Days in production 127 127
Association of Honduras, to sell 45 million per day. They are using a higher protein
Density at harvest (shrimps/M2) 8.3 9.8
pounds of shrimp. The production units, as well diet (30-35%) for the first 30 days of
as generating export income, provide 27,000 production and then moving to a lower Pounds biomass - whole shrimp 3,453 4,080
direct and indirect jobs of which 40 percent protein diet for the rest of the produc- Lbs of feed 5,870 6,936
are female workforce benefiting about 170,000 tion period. Feed conversion rate 1.70 1.70
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