Effects of dietary medicinal herbs and Bacillus on survival, growth, body composition, and digestive enzyme activity of the white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

The basal diet (C), with 0.20% medicinal herbs (M) and 0.30% Bacillus (BM1), with 0.10% medicinal herbs and 0.15% Bacillus (BM2), and with 0.30% Bacillus (B), was used to feed white shrimps ( Litopenaeus vannamei ) (1.91 ± 0.03 g) in order to assess survival, growth, body composition, and digestive...

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Published in:Aquaculture international 2009-08, Vol.17 (4), p.377-384
Main Authors: Yu, Ming-Chao, Li, Zhuo-Jia, Lin, Hei-Zhao, Wen, Guo-Liang, Ma, Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquaculture
Bacillus
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Enzymatic activity
Enzymes
Feed supplements
Freshwater & Marine Ecology
Herbs
Life Sciences
Litopenaeus vannamei
Zoology
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Summary:The basal diet (C), with 0.20% medicinal herbs (M) and 0.30% Bacillus (BM1), with 0.10% medicinal herbs and 0.15% Bacillus (BM2), and with 0.30% Bacillus (B), was used to feed white shrimps ( Litopenaeus vannamei ) (1.91 ± 0.03 g) in order to assess survival, growth, body composition, and digestive enzyme activity. At the end of the feeding trial, survival ranged from 95.83 to 98.33% with no significant difference ( P  > 0.05) among all groups. Growth measured as weight gain was significantly ( P 
ISSN:0967-6120
1573-143X
DOI:10.1007/s10499-008-9209-3