Rendimiento de camarón blanco (<i>litopenaeus vannamei</i>) en etapa de engorde mediante la utilización de alimentadores automáticos en ecuador.

Abstract

In Ecuador, the shrimp industry has had significant growth in recent years due to the increasing demand for shrimp, which is why it is important to optimize farming methods and thus increase production yields. This study focuses on a historical analysis of the evolution of feeding methods used in shrimp farming in Ecuador and analyzes the shrimp production yields achieved when modern feeding methods are used. This work was carried out by exploring historical data and reviewing the latest reports in the scientific literature on feeding methods for fattening shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. The bibliographic review is complemented with the analysis of current information based on field observations and yield data obtained with the use of automatic feeders. The study offers a historical view of feeding methods and found that with the progress of physiological and behavioral knowledge of shrimp, different feeding methods have been developed, including automatic feeding, with which better distribution of artificial feed has been achieved. production yields of up to 4423 kg/ha of cultivated area having a low feed conversion factor (FCA).