Effect of salinity on growth performance and resistance of the clam Cyclina sinensis against Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection

The impact of Lactobacillus plantarum 1KMT on the survival rate, growth performance, innate immunity and disease resistance of Oreochromis niloticus challenged with pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus 1T1 was investigated. This study was conducted in the Fisheries Department of National Agriculture Research Centre (NARC), and Department of Biosciences of Comsats University Islamabad, Pakistan between August 2018 and August 2019. Sixty healthy fish (10.99 ± 1.1 g body weight) were acclimatised to laboratory conditions in 1000 L tank for 14 days. After, they were randomly divided equally into two groups G1 and G2 with one replication: G1 fed with the basal diet (BD) without probiotic (control), and group G2 was fed with 1x108 CFU.g-1 Lactobacillus plantarum 1KMT supplemented diet. The trial was conducted for a period of 60 days. The intestinal microflora, survival rate (SR), weight gain (WG), specific growth rate (SGR) and food conversion ratio (FCR) were checked after every ten days. After 60 days, the innate immune parameter levels were evaluated. For challenge study against Vibrio parahaemolyticus 1T1, eighteen fish from G2 were randomly selected and divided in two subgroups: G2A, with 1KMT continuous treatment and G2B in which treatment was stopped. After 21 days, the mortalities were recorded. The results showed that the intestinal microflora was significantly improved in G2 compared to G1. The survival rate was 96.5% and 86.0% in G2 and G1, respectively. The WG was not significantly affected, while the SGR and innate immunity parameters were significantly improved (p < 0.05) in G2 compared to G1. The mortality rate was 77.7% and 66.6% in G1 and subgroup G2B, respectively, while no mortality was observed in G2A after the challenge test. The Lactobacillus plantarum 1KMT improves the growth performance, survival rate, innate immunity and disease resistance of Nile tilapia.

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Effects of spray-dried animal plasma on growth performance, survival, feed utilization, immune responses, and resistance to Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0257792 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (9) ◽

pp. e0257792

Author(s):

Niti Chuchird ◽

Tirawat Rairat ◽

Arunothai Keetanon ◽

Putsucha Phansawat ◽

Chi-Chung Chou ◽

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Keyword(s):

Immune Responses ◽

Growth Performance ◽

Litopenaeus Vannamei ◽

Vibrio Parahaemolyticus ◽

Positive Control ◽

Feed Utilization ◽

Pacific White Shrimp ◽

White Shrimp ◽

Total Hemocyte Count ◽

Spray Dried

Spray-dried animal plasma (SDP) in feed for several animal species provides health benefits, but research about use of SDP in shrimp feed is very limited. The objectives of the present study were to investigate the effects of dietary SDP on growth performance, feed utilization, immune responses, and prevention of Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection in Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). In Experiment 1, the post-larvae were divided into five groups (four tank/group and 80 shrimp/tank) and fed four times daily diets with porcine SDP at 0, 1.5, 3, 4.5, and 6% of the diet for 45 days. In Experiment 2, the surviving shrimp from Experiment 1 were redistributed into six groups: four SDP groups as in Experiment 1 plus the positive and negative controls (four tank/group and 30 shrimp/tank). They were then challenged with V. parahaemolyticus by immersion at 105 colony-forming units (CFU)/mL and were fed with the same diets for another 4 days. In Experiment 1, shrimp fed 4.5% or 6% SDP diets had significantly higher body weight, survival rate, and improved feed conversion ratio. The immune parameters (total hemocyte count and phagocytic, phenoloxidase, and superoxide dismutase activities) of the shrimp fed 3–6% SDP diets also showed significant enhancement compared to the control. In Experiment 2, the survival rates of the 3–6% SDP groups were significantly higher than the positive control at day 4 after the immersion challenge. Likewise, the histopathological study revealed milder signs of bacterial infection in the hepatopancreas of the 3–6% SDP groups compared to the challenged positive control and 1.5% SDP groups. In conclusion, shrimp fed diets with SDP, especially at 4.5–6% of the diet, showed significant improvement in overall health conditions and better resistance to V. parahaemolyticus infection.

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Evaluation of the Dietary Black Soldier Fly Larvae Meal (Hermetia illucens) on Growth Performance, Intestinal Health, and Disease Resistance to Vibrio parahaemolyticus of the Pacific White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)

Frontiers in Marine Science ◽

10.3389/fmars.2021.706463 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

Author(s):

Yongkang Chen ◽

Shuyan Chi ◽

Shuang Zhang ◽

Xiaohui Dong ◽

Qihui Yang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Growth Performance ◽

Intestinal Microbiota ◽

Litopenaeus Vannamei ◽

Vibrio Parahaemolyticus ◽

Pacific White Shrimp ◽

White Shrimp ◽

Mrna Levels ◽

Black Soldier Fly ◽

The Pacific ◽

Black Soldier Fly Larvae

The present study evaluated the effects of the dietary black soldier fly larvae meal (BSF) on growth performance, intestinal health, and susceptibility to Vibrio parahaemolyticus in the Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. The basal diet was formulated to contain 25% fish meal (FM), and then the FM was replaced with BSF for 10, 20, and 30% of the FM protein in the experimental diets, which are referred to as FM, BSF10, BSF20, and BSF30, respectively. Four hundred and eighty healthy and uniform-sized shrimp (~0.88 g) were distributed among four groups of three replicates, each with 40 shrimp in a 300-L tank and they were fed four times daily for 7 weeks. The results showed that the growth performance did not change significantly in shrimp fed with BSF10 and BSF20 diets, but significantly decreased in those fed with BSF30 diet compared to the ones fed with FM diet. After feeding trial and sampling, a V. parahaemolyticus infection challenge trial was conducted on shrimp. The results showed that the survival rate of shrimp fed with BSF10 was significantly higher than those fed with FM. The results of the midgut histology showed that the width and height of intestinal mucosal folds decreased significantly in shrimp fed with BSF20 and BSF30, and the early signs of apoptosis in the intestinal cells were found in shrimp fed with BSF30. The mRNA levels of non-specific immune-related genes dorsal and relish were downregulated in shrimp fed with BSF20 and BSF30 diets. The mRNA levels of antimicrobial peptides–related genes alf (anti-lipopolysaccharide factor) were upregulated in shrimp fed with BSF10 but downregulated in shrimp fed with BSF30. The mRNA level pen3 (penaeidins 3) was upregulated in shrimp fed with BSF10 and BSF20 diets. The intestinal bacterial communities on operational taxonomic unit levels among groups were not significantly differentiated according to the beta diversity analysis. At the genus levels, a decrease in Vibrio, Photobacterium, and Candidatus_Bacilloplasma, as well as the increase in Bacillus and Pseudoalteromonas abundance, indicated the improvement of intestinal microbiota in shrimp fed with dietary BSF. Therefore, the use of BSF in shrimp diet should be controlled at a dosage of 20% of the FM, which can improve the intestinal microbiota without causing any negative effects.

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Growth performance, non‐specific immunity and Vibrio parahaemolyticus resistance of Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei , in response to various microbial‐derived additives

Aquaculture Nutrition ◽

10.1111/anu.13213 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Xiaoxiao Zhang ◽

Xiangli Tian ◽

Wenwen Jiang ◽

Kun Zhao ◽

Shuanglin Dong ◽

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Keyword(s):

Growth Performance ◽

Litopenaeus Vannamei ◽

Vibrio Parahaemolyticus ◽

Pacific White Shrimp ◽

White Shrimp ◽

Specific Immunity

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Immune response and growth of Lates calcarifer fed on hydrolized protein-supplemented diet

Jurnal Akuakultur Indonesia ◽

10.19027/jai.13.179-188 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 179

Author(s):

Romi Novriadi ◽

Tinggal Hermawan ◽

, Ibtisam ◽

, Dikrurrahman ◽

Muh Kadari ◽

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Keyword(s):

Immune Response ◽

Growth Performance ◽

Vibrio Parahaemolyticus ◽

Challenge Test ◽

Relative Weight ◽

Sea Bass ◽

Protein Hydrolysates ◽

Control Group ◽

Lates Calcarifer ◽

Asian Sea Bass

ABSTRACT This experiment was aimed to investigate the effects of protein hydrolysates on growth performance and immune response of the Asian sea bass Lates calcarifer Bloch. The experiment was performed in two different rearing period, namely nursery and grow out by using completely randomized design. Experimental fish were fed with three types of diets and each treatment was repeated three times: a local commercial diet (control), coated or not, with 2%, and 3% of protein hydrolysates. Challenge test was performed with Vibrio parahaemolyticus at a density of 105 sel/mL by using immersion method. The results showed that the the neutrofil, leukocyte and monocyte of the fish fed on protein hydrolisates were significantly higher than those non-supplemented group (P<0.05). Meanwhile, the lymphocyte on the fish treated with hydrolisates showed no difference amongst treatments (P<0.05). The growth performance of Asian sea bass fed on protein hydrolisates significantly improved the total fish weight (g), relative weight gain, specific growth rate, final weight (g) and final length (cm) in comparison to the control (P<0.05) both at nursery and grow out phase. Higher survival both at the nursery and grow out phase were obtained by the group fed with 3% protein hydrolisates: 97.28±0.18% and 86.0±4.32%. Followed with 2% supplementation level 96.75±0.28% and 78.4±7.7%. The lowest survival was shown by the control group with 93.65±0.13% and 20.1±21.1% from nursery and grow-out phase respectively. Results of challenged test showed that the protein hydrolisates supplementation was able to improve the post-challenged survival and resistency of Asian sea bass against V. parahaemolyticus infection. Fish treated with 3% protein hydrolisates generated higher survival 78,33±2,89%, followed by treatment 2% 73,33±5,77%, and control 31,67±7,64% after five days post immersion (P<0.05). Keywords: Asian sea bass, protein hydrolisates, growth, immune system ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji efektivitas suplementasi protein hidrolisis pada pakan terhadap respons kekebalan tubuh dan performa pertumbuhan ikan kakap putih Lates calcarifer. Penelitian dilakukan di dua fase pemeliharaan, yakni fase pendederan dan pembesaran dengan menggunakan rancangan acak lengkap. Penelitian ini menggunakan tiga perlakuan dan masing–masing perlakuan memiliki tiga ulangan, dengan deskripsi perlakuan adalah kontrol, aplikasi 3% dan 2% protein hidrolisis. Uji tantang dilakukan dengan menggunakan Vibrio parahaemolyticus pada konsentrasi 105 sel/mL dengan metode perendaman. Hasil analisa respons kekebalan tubuh menunjukkan bahwa neutrofil, leukosit, dan monosit pada kelompok ikan yang mendapatkan aplikasi protein hidrolisis meningkat secara nyata dibandingkan kontrol (P<0,05). Sementara limfosit pada kelompok perlakuan protein hidrolisis tidak memiliki perbedaan yang nyata dibandingkan kontrol (P<0,05). Performa pertumbuhan ikan kakap putih yang mendapatkan suplementasi protein hidrolisis juga memiliki total bobot (g), % bobot relatif, % laju pertumbuhan spesifik, bobot akhir (g) dan panjang akhir (cm) yang secara nyata lebih baik jika dibandingkan dengan kontrol (P<0,05) baik pada masa pemeliharaan di pendederan maupun di pembesaran. Sintasan paling tinggi pada fase pendederan dan pembesaran terdapat pada kelompok suplementasi 3% dengan 97,28±0,18% dan 86,0±4,3%. Diikuti oleh kelompok 2% dengan 96,75±0,28% dan 78,4±7,7%; dan paling rendah diperoleh pada kelompok kontrol dengan 93,65±0,13 % dan 20,1±21,1% masing-masing dari fase pembenihan dan pembesaran. Hasil uji tantang menunjukkan bahwa suplementasi protein hidrolisis mampu meningkatkan sintasan dan meningkatkan resistensi ikan uji terhadap infeksi V. parahaemolyticus. Pemberian protein hidrolisis dengan konsentrasi 3% merupakan dosis terbaik dengan sintasan 78,33±2,89%, diikuti oleh aplikasi 2% dengan 73,33±5,77% dan kontrol dengan 31,67±7,64% setelah lima hari masa uji tantang (P<0,05). Kata kunci: ikan kakap putih, protein hidrolisis, pertumbuhan, sistem kekebalan tubuh

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