Histopathological of the hepatopancreas of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) infected by white feces disease
Abstract The high production of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) in Pidie Jaya impacts water quality decline around the ponds due to aquaculture waste. This condition causes shrimp to be susceptible to diseases, one of which is white feces disease (WFD). The objective of the study is to determine the level of hepatopancreatic damage caused by WFD through histopathological performance. Four shrimp samples were taken randomly from two semi-intensive ponds in Meurah Dua District, Pidie Jaya Regency, Aceh, Indonesia. The results showed that the histopathology in the hepatopancreas was severely damaged. The damages include vacuolization, fat degeneration, and necrosis in ponds with higher ammonia concentrations. According to pH, temperature, salinity, and ammonia concentrations, ponds near residential areas were more polluted than ponds far from residential areas. This condition is projected by the more damaged histopathological obstruction of the shrimp’s hepatopancreas.