Gelatin in the production of water stable shrimp feeds
Binders: Gelatin as alternative for urea formaldehyde and wheat gluten in the production of water stable shrimp feeds
Published:September 3, 2008
Summary
Shrimp are external masticators, meaning that they chew their feed outside their mouth and will not ingest the feed at once. Shrimp prefer soft pellets. Typically, in semi-intensive farming, shrimp feed pellets will stay in the water for 15 - 60 minutes before the shrimp consume them, but they can lie in water for several hours before consumption. Feeds should remain water-stable during ...