Growth, survival, nutritional value and phytochemical, and antioxidant state of Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp fed with premix extract of brown Sargassum ilicifolium, Nizimuddinia zanardini, Cystoseira indica, and Padina australis macroalgae

• Published in: Aquaculture international 2023-04, Vol.31 (2), p.681-701
• Main Authors: Akbary, Paria, Ajdari, Ashkan, Ajang, Bijan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Algae; Antioxidants; Basic diets; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Cystoseira indica; Diet; Feed conversion; Feeds; Food conversion; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Growth; Larvae; Life Sciences; Litopenaeus vannamei; Nutritive value; Padina australis; Phenols; Phytochemicals; Proteins; Sargassum ilicifolium; Survival; Weight; Zoology
• ISSN: 0967-6120; 1573-143X
• DOI: 10.1007/s10499-022-00994-5

The effect of including the premix extract of the brown Sargassum ilicifolium , Nizimuddinia zanardini , Cystoseira indica , and Padina australis (MPE) macroalgae in the diet on the growth performance, survival, nutritional values, phytochemical, and antioxidant state of whiteleg shrimp ( Litopenaeus vannamei ) was investigated in this study, where in 1200 post larvae with an average weight of 57.53 ± 0.47 mg were distributed randomly by categorizing 100 pieces into 4 groups (three tank iterations per group). The control group was only fed with the concentrated feed (MPE 0 ), while the other groups were fed with a basic diet that consisted of MPE 5 (MPE5), 10 (MPE 10 ), and 15 (MPE 15 ) g kg −1 of feed for 8 weeks. According to the results, the highest final weight, specific growth ratio, weight gain, and protein efficiency ratio were recorded for the MPE 15 group. The lowest feed conversion ratio was observed in the group fed with MPE 15 ( P