Asian-Pacific Aquaculture 2024

July 2 - 5, 2024

Surabaya, Indonesia

CAN ORGANIC ACIDS BE AN EFFECTIVE DIETARY INTERVENTION TO COMBAT VIBRIOSIS INFECTION IN SHRIMP?

Saravanan Subramanian2* ,  Sathish Kumar Thangaraj1 , Naveen Rajeshwar1, Sivaramakrishnan Thiruganamurthy1, Sujeet Kumar1, Shiva Kumar3, Lane Pineda2 , Morvarid Rezvani2

1ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai, TamilNadu, India

2Trouw Nutrition, Nutreco, Amersfoort, The Netherlands.3 Nutreco, Hyderabad, India

saravanan.subramanian@selko.com

 



 Diseases are the major  biological  challenges  for  sustainable growth of shrimp farming .  The diseases like White Spot Syndrome, EHP and V ibriosis caused by Vibrio sp . are resulting in severe  shrimp mortality  and adverse  economic  impact in shrimp farming. The annual economic loss due to V ibriosis in Indian shrimp farms during 2018-19 was estimated to be  39.93 million USD. Unfortunately , antibiotics are the most widely used treatment measures against V ibriosis. The uncontrolled use of antibiotics may  lead to increased risk of antibiotic residues and antibiotic resistant bacteria .  This study aims to evaluate the  dietary effect of  organic acid-based product Selacid GG (0.1%, 0.2%, and 0.3%) in  shrimp challenged with Vibrio sp. For each treatment, triplicate tank (30 shrimp/tank)  were fed respective diets 7 days before and 7 days after Vibrio sp . challenge by immersion. At the end of experiment ,  all the S elacid diet fed group (0.1%, 0.2%, and 0.3%) showed significantly lower V ibrio load in hemolymph than the P ositive Control .  Shrimp fed Sel 0.2%  and Sel 0.3%  diet group showed significantly lower Vibrio load in  the hepatopancreas . Also, by qPCR all the S elacid diet fed group (0.1%, 0.2%, and 0.3%) showed significantly lower V ibrio load than the P ositive Control.  Shrimp fed Sel 0.2% and Sel 0.3% group showed significantly higher activity of phenoloxidase enzyme. In total haemocyte count all the S elacid (0.1%, 0.2%, and 0.3%)  diet fed group were showed significantly higher count. Whereas, i n growth parameters such as  final body weight, weight gain, specific growth rate, and survival rate Sel 0.2% diet fed group  had a significantly higher  values  than the P ositive Control group. Similarly i n histology,  relatively  less degeneration and necrosis of HP tubules and HP epithelial cells and inflammatory response such as haemocytic infiltration , encapsulation and granuloma were observed with Sel 0.2% diet fed group . Overall, the S elacid  GG  at 0.2%  in the diet significantly reduces the Vibrio load and simultaneously improves the immunity, growth and survival of V ibrio challenged shrimp. Hence Selacid GG c an be used as the alternative  dietary  intervention against Vibriosis in shrimp aquaculture.