Application of in vitro digestibility methods in aquaculture: constraints and perspectives

In vitro assays simulating the digestion process have been extensively used in the evaluation of the nutritional quality of foods and feeds for humans and terrestrial animals. Such techniques have been comparatively less used in nutrition of aquacultured species, although in recent years the interest in developing alternatives to the conventional in vivo digestibility assays has increased. Using 65 published papers as a reference, this review...