Effect of HUFA in Enriched on Growth Performance, Biochemical and Fatty Acid Content, and Hepatopancreatic Features of Postlarvae from a Commercial Shrimp Hatchery in Santa Elena, Ecuador.

A 12-day experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of enrichment with two experimental microalgal emulsions (formulated with selected fatty acid contents) on postlarvae. For this purpose, 405,000 postlarvae (stage 1) were obtained from a commercial hatchery in Santa Elena, Ecuador, and distributed into nine fiberglass tanks. Postlarvae were fed for 12 days with three experimental diets (three tanks per treatment): treatment A ( enriched with experimental microalgal emulsion A and dry diet), treatment B ( enriched with experimental microalgal emulsion B and dry diet) and nonenriched ( without enrichment and dry diet).