Probiotics in Aquaculture - An Emerging Arena
Nutrition is important in providing chemical and physiological processes among animals for normal functioning of increase in immunity, resistance from disease, maintenance, and growth. It involves ingestion, helps in digestion, absorption, and also transport of nutrients along with the removal of waste. There are also about 20 inorganic elements that help in performing many essential functions in the body among aquaculture. Some minerals which are also required in large quantities are termed Macro-elements while others that are required in lesser amounts known as Micro-elements (Trace Minerals). These micro-elements play a greater role in shrimp nutrition along with other minerals for better production and for a healthy shrimp/fish body. What is the major function of minerals? The basic function of minerals includes maintaining the exoskeleton, the balance of osmotic pressure, structural constituents of tissues, the transmission of nerve impulses, and muscle contractions. Minerals are