Efficacy of various feed attractants on growth, feed intake, immuno-metabolic responses, and gene expression of Penaeus vannamei reared in an oligohaline semi-biofloc system
Potluri Sai Kishore, Md. Aklakur, Tincy Varghese, Karthireddy Syamala, Udipta Roy, Ashutosh D. Deo, Muralidhar P. Ande, Arunashri A., Kedar Nath Mohanta
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Abstract
In the current study, six different attractants were evaluated: 5% gastropod meal (GPM), 5% SQL (SQL), 5% shrimp head meal (SHM), 0.2% taurine (TAR), 2.5% glycine (GLY) and 0.1% dimethyl β-propiothetin (DMP), in the diets of Penaeus vannamei cultured in an oligohaline semi-biofloc system. Juvenile P. vannamei (1.24 ± 0.10 g) were randomly assigned to seven experimental groups (200 juveniles/m3). Each group was fed with a practical basal diet (34% crude protein and 6% lipid), supplemented with the respective attractant, designated as GPM, SQL, SHM, TAR, GLY and DMP. A control group received a diet without any attractant. Among all treatments, the GPM group demonstrated significantly higher (p < 0.05) weight gain, specific growth rate, and apparent protein efficiency ratio, along with a significantly lower (p < 0.05) apparent feed conversion ratio compared to the control group. Digestive and metabolic enzyme activities were enhanced (p < 0.05) in the GPM group compared to the control, though these levels were frequently comparable (p > 0.05) to the SQL group. analysis of whole-body proximate composition and amino acid profile revealed no significant changes (p > 0.05) among experimental groups. Stress indicators, including haemolymph glucose levels and hsp70 mRNA expression levels, were found to be elevated (p < 0.05) in the control group and significantly reduced (p < 0.05) in the GPM group. Antioxidant enzyme responses varied among treatments, with the lowest (p < 0.05) catalase and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities observed in the GPM and GLY groups, respectively. Among all groups, the immunological parameters, including haemolymph total protein, hemocyanin, phenol oxidase, and prophenoloxidase mRNA expression, were found to be significantly higher (p < 0.05) in GPM group. A simple economic analysis demonstrated that the GPM group achieved the highest benefit-to-cost ratio, suggesting that gastropod meal may serve as a promising feed attractant in commercial feeds of P. vannamei, though these economic outcomes are preliminary estimates derived from the present experimental conditions.
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Aquaculture International is an international journal publishing original research papers, short communications, technical notes and review papers on all aspects of aquaculture.
The Journal covers topics such as the biology, physiology, pathology and genetics of cultured fish, crustaceans, molluscs and plants, especially new species; water quality of supply systems, fluctuations in water quality within farms and the environmental impacts of aquacultural operations; nutrition, feeding and stocking practices, especially as they affect the health and growth rates of cultured species; sustainable production techniques; bioengineering studies on the design and management of offshore and land-based systems; the improvement of quality and marketing of farmed products; sociological and societal impacts of aquaculture, and more.
This is the official Journal of the European Aquaculture Society.