Larvicultura y el uso correcto del alimento natural en los primeros estadios larvarios del (litopenaeus vannamei)

Abstract

Since its inception, aquaculture has been growing continuously, generating great demand for its products in the markets, which is why the modernization and improvement of its farming methods has been crucial for the development of this sector. In Ecuador it is estimated that 210,000 ha of land are dedicated to shrimp production. Its cultivation has been affected by various pathogenic outbreaks, being the cause of diseases and great economic losses in the shrimp sector, the quality of the seed is a determining factor in the mitigation or control of these diseases, Larviculture with its genetic improvement has produced pathogen-free larvae, the quality of the larva depends on many factors within larviculture, among its main ones is feeding, microalgae, due to their nutritional composition, become the ideal natural food for the first larval stages of shrimp, there are species of specific microalgae applied in the formulation of diets in Larviculture, microalgae have several benefits, their management and cultivation is of vital importance, contamination of the strain could generate problems in animal health and welfare, microalgae cultivation methods vary according to the need of each larva laboratory, the correct use of this food n nature will provide us with a quality seed.