Extruded Shrimp Feeds Improve Performance, So Why Are They Not More Popular?

By:
FAO Fisheries Division
Date:
2022
Resource type:
Peer review
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This FAO technical brief explains the nutritional, economic, and environmental advantages of extruded shrimp feeds over traditional pelleted feeds. Despite higher upfront costs and technical requirements, extruded feeds offer improved growth, better feed conversion, and lower environmental impact. Barriers to adoption include equipment cost, lack of early investment in extrusion, and limited awareness among shrimp farmers.