Shrimp aquaculture broodstock improvement using plant-based staple diets

南美白对虾是一种重要的水产养殖物种，我们的行业合作伙伴Planet Shrimp Inc.正在运营加拿大最大的室内对虾水产养殖设施(260,000平方英尺的艺术设施)。随着几种创新水产养殖方法的实施，Planet ShrimpInc.有可能扰乱内陆水产养殖实践，成为加拿大首屈一指的对虾水产养殖中心。我们建议使用植物性萜类化合物作为饲料添加剂来促进和促进虾的繁殖。作为该项目的一部分进行的研究将提供关于这一新方法的初步数据，因为它将1)确定适合这种方法的目标化合物，2)提供关于这些化合物的饮食来源对生殖的有效性的数据。具体地说，对处理过的虾的繁殖进行基准分析将允许将这种方法与眼柄消融(ESA)的常见行业实践进行比较。安大略省为内陆水产养殖业的增长和发展提供了独特的机会，因为市场附近有大量潜在的对虾市场。此外，该项目为大规模内陆对虾养殖业提供了投入，当时正在开发基本技术，有可能在全球范围内实施。

The Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, is an important aquaculture species and Planet Shrimp Inc.,our industry partner, is operating the largest indoor shrimp aquaculture facility in Canada (260,000 square footstate of the art facility). With the implementation of several innovative aquaculture approaches, Planet ShrimpInc. has the potential to disrupt inland aquaculture practices and become the premier shrimp aquaculture hub inCanada. We propose to use plant based terpenoid compounds as a feed supplement to enhance and promoteshrimp reproduction. Research performed as part of this project will provide preliminary data on this novelapproach in that it will 1) identify target compounds suitable for this approach and 2) provide data on theeffectiveness of dietary sources of these compounds on reproduction. Specifically, a benchmark analysis ofreproduction in treated shrimp will allow the comparison of this approach with the common industry practiceof eyestalk ablation (ESA. Ontario provides a unique opportunity for growth and development of inlandaquaculture with the large array of potential markets for shrimp produced in proximity of markets. Moreover,this project provides input into a large scale inland shrimp culturing industry at a time, when basic technologiesare being developed with the potential to be implemented world wide.