Tag Brazil

• Environmental & Social Responsibility

  November 19, 2018

  Changing the production chain of Amazonian pirarucu

  Studies in Brazil over the last five years addressed the challenges facing commercial producers of the important, air-breathing, freshwater fish pirarucu in order to support and expand production. 

• Leadership & Innovation

  February 12, 2018

  Brazilian shrimp farmers eye new horizons

  After concentrating mainly on the domestic market, the Brazilian Shrimp Farmers Association says producers are returning to international trade and competition, seeking intensified production and expansion. 

• Feed Sustainability

  November 20, 2017

  Krill meal performs well in shrimp feed experiments

  A study of experimental diets for juvenile shrimp showed a halving of fishmeal usage. Limited inclusion of krill meal offset other expensive ingredients. 

• Feed Sustainability

  April 10, 2017

  Rotifers and diatoms aid shrimp biofloc nurseries

  Larval shrimp performance (feed conversion and final weight) in a biofloc nursery system improved with both added diatoms (Navicula sp.) and rotifers (Brachionus plicatilis). 

• Animal Health & Welfare

  February 3, 2017

  Determinación de niveles seguros de amoníaco y nitrito para el cultivo de langostinos

  Un estudio tuvo como objetivo determinar niveles seguros de amoníaco y nitrito a diferentes etapas de vida del langostino del Río Amazonas, basándose en la hipótesis de que las primeras etapas de desarrollo de M. amazonicum son más sensibles al 

• Animal Health & Welfare

  August 5, 2016

  Ayudando a la salud del intestino con un promotor de crecimiento natural

  Un estudio con tilapia del Nilo llevado a cabo en jaulas de producción comercial en Brasil mostró el potencial – en ausencia de las amenazas de las principales enfermedades – de un promotor del crecimiento comercial, natural que modula la 

• Marketplace

  July 29, 2016

  Yellow tail characin a candidate for expanded production

  The yellow tail characin (Astyanax bimaculatus) is a species with much potential for expanded aquaculture production in Brazil, with many characteristics suitable for culture. More research is needed to improve and optimize aquaculture production technologies for this interesting species. 

• Animal Health & Welfare

  July 9, 2016

  Aiding gut health with a natural growth promotor

  A study with Nile tilapia conducted in commercial production cages in Brazil showed the potential – in the absence of major disease threats – of a commercial, natural growth promotor that modulates the microbiota (inhibiting growth of pathogenic bacteria and 

• Environmental & Social Responsibility

  February 22, 2016

  Acuacultura Brasileña: Limitaciones y desafíos (Parte 1)

  La acuacultura ha experimentado su mayor crecimiento en la última década (con un promedio de 8 por ciento por año) en comparación con otras industrias animales, pero todavía está muy por detrás de la producción alcanzada por las industrias avícola, 

• Marketplace

  February 12, 2016

  Brazilian aquaculture: Constraints and challenges (Part 2)

  Brazil will have to deal with an adverse economic and political environment in the next few years. One should expect high value fish products like shrimp, tilapia, Chilean salmon and cod being replaced by more affordable seafood and alternative meats,