Effects of dietary oil palm carotenes on colour intensity and astaxanthin content in giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)

• Main Authors: Md Noh Abidah,, Wan Nooraida Wan Mohamed,, Nur Atikah Ibrahim,, Saminathan Mookiah,, Muhammad Amirul Asraf Fuat,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23138/1/ML%208.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23138/; https://jms.mabjournal.com/index.php/mab/issue/view/56

Prawns have the metabolic ability to convert dietary carotenoids, such as beta-carotene, into astaxanthin, which increases the colour intensity and boosts immunity, thereby improving prawn growth performance. Currently, prawn feed manufacturers are using expensive synthetic astaxanthin as a feed sup...