01997naa a2200229 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000170006024500970007726000090017452013450018365300120152865300130154065300130155365300150156665300250158165300110160670000180161770000230163570000200165877300890167811219162014-10-08       2014    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aSILVA, B. C.  aDietary sodium butyrate improves performance of Pacific white shrimp.h[electronic resource]  c2014  aThe emergence of bacterial diseases such as the Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS) caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus has caused a negative impact on the production of marine shrimp. With the prohibition in many countries on the use of antibiotics in the animal production, due to problems with the selection of resistant bacteria and environmental problems, the industry has sought new feed additives in order to improve the nutrition and health of aquatic animals. Thereat, the use of organic acids and their salts in the animal production has gained attention in recent years. These additives may promote benefits to the cultured animals like inhibiting pathogenic bacteria in the gastrointestinal system, develop highly available energy, increase the absorption of macro and micronutrients of the diet, therefore, increase the productivity. Among the organic acids, the sodium butyrate deserves special attention. In the animal production, especially swine and poultry, many studies show benefits with the dietary supplementation with butyrate, such as increased weight gain, feed efficiency and immunological parameters along with the benefits for the intestinal mucus favoring the structure of the villi. However, despite it is already used commercially in aquaculture, some studies on the effects on marine shrimp diets are still limited.  abiofloc  abutyrate  aCamarão  aclearwater  aLitopenaues vannamei  aVibrio1 aVIEIRA, F. N.1 aMOURIÑO, J. L. P.1 aSEIFFERT, W. Q.  tGlobal Aquaculture Advocate, Sto Louis, United States, July/Ausgust, p. 70-73, 2014.