Nutrition and Immunity of Fish and Shellfish - Volume II

Dear Colleagues,

In recent decades, aquaculture production for human consumption has increased rapidly. However, associated diseases have become a major potential threat to the sustainable development of aquaculture. The ban on the use of antibiotics as prophylactic agents or growth promoters has become an international consensus; thus, alternative strategies for biocontrol in aquaculture need to be urgently developed. Recently, great efforts have been made in the study of functional substances (prebiotics, probiotics, postbiotics and plant extracts, etc.) as immunostimulants in fish and shellfish production. This Special Issue welcomes contributions on the topics involving a variety of functional substances in the nutrition metabolism, immunomodulation, disease resistance and gut microbiota of fish. The eminent research in these fields should hopefully contribute to the progression of aquaculture toward sustainable development. Therefore, I am pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue of the journal Fishes, titled “Nutrition and Immunity of Fish and Shellfish - Volume II”.

Prof. Dr. Shao-Yang Hu
Prof. Dr. Chun-Hung Liu
Guest Editors

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• Nutrition and Immunity of Fish and Shellfish in Fishes (9 articles)