Nutritional effect of white worm (Enchytraeus albidus) on the growth and survival of Pacific white shrimp post larvae (Litopenaeus vannamei)

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Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Behbahan Khatam Alanbia University of Technology, Behbahan, Iran.

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The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of different levels of white worm, Enchytraeus albidus, in the diet of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) postlarvae and the possibility of its replacement instead of a formulated diet. For this purpose, 100 PL12 stage larvae were completely randomly distributed into 500-liter tanks equipped with an aeration system and fed for 19 days with commercial food and white worm in 4 treatments at the rate of five to six percent of the biomass. The first treatment was fed only with commercial food (control), the second with 33% white worm and 67% commercial food, the third one with 66% white worm and 34% commercial food, and the fourth treatment only with the white worm. Considering that the worm was used as alive, its amount was 3 times that of dry food. Weight gain (WG), food conversion ratio (FCR), specific growth rate (SGR), and survival percentage (SR) were calculated. In terms of weight gain, specific growth rate, and food conversion ratio, no significant differences were found between the treatments (P>0.05). The SR was significantly higher in the treatments fed with white worm than in the control one (P<0.05). According to the results, although the replacement of commercial food with white worm does not improve shrimp growth, considering the increase in survival of shrimps, the easier management of water quality, and the low cost of white worm production, the combined use of white worm and commercial food is recommended.

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Aquaculture Sciences
Volume 11, Issue 1
March 2023
Pages 122-131

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