Feed and Feeding for Fish and Shellfish: Nutritional Physiology presents foundational knowledge and the most recent advances in aquaculture finfish and crustacean metabolism and nutritional requirements, feed ingredients, nutrient deficiency disorders, and integrated sciences. Nutrition is fundamental to the success and sustainability of the aquaculture industry as it relates to economics, fish health, high-quality product production, and pollution minimization. This book provides a unique, complete, and comprehensive coverage of the nutrition, metabolism, and feeding strategies of key aquaculture species.

Written by an international group of experts, this work introduces nutrient requirements of finfish, prawn, shrimp, crabs, and lobster before delving into advances in feed ingredients, production, and practices. Latter chapters discuss the risks of nutritional deficiency and associated diseases and disorders. The final section of the book describes integrated sciences, including aquaculture species immune systems, muscle development, reproduction, gut health, and broader perspectives on seafood quality and food security.

Presents the most recent advances in the field over the last decade
Includes all nutritionally balanced, environmentally sound, and cost-effective feed for finfish and crustaceans
Provides comprehensive coverage related to nutrition and metabolism of finfish and crustaceans

Table of Contents:

Section I: Nutrient Requirements 1. Nutrients and energy requirements for finfish 2. Nutrients and energy requirements for prawn and shrimp 3. Nutrients and energy requirements for crabs and lobster

Section II: Feed Ingredients and Feeding Practices 4. Feed ingredients for aquafeed 5. Antinutritional factors and adventitious toxins 6. Feed additives 7. Prebiotics in finfish and shellfish 8. Applications of in vitro digestive simulations 9. Feed production and quality 10. Feeding practices/strategies for finfish and crustaceans

Section III: Nutritional Deficiency Diseases and Aquatic Environment 11. Nutritional disorders/the pathology of nutritional disease 12. Impacts of feeding practices on aquatic environment Section IV: Integrated Sciences with Nutrition 13. Nutrition and the immune system 14. Interaction of nutrients and muscle development 15. Nutrition and reproduction (brood stock and larval nutrition) 16. Gut health: importance of gut microbe 17. Omics in fish nutrition 18. Feed to food: current status and perspective/FOOD quality 19. Aquafeed roles in global food security