Effect of inactive yeast cell wall on growth performance, survival rate and immune parameters in Pacific White Shrimp <i>(Litopenaeus vannamei)</i>

Abstract

Effects of dietary inactive yeast cell wall on growth performance, survival rate, and immune parameters in pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) was investigated. Three dosages of inactive yeast cell wall (0, 1, and 2 g kg-1) were tested in three replicate groups of juvenile shrimps with an average initial weight of 7.15±0.05 g for four weeks. There was no significant difference in final weight, survival rate, specific growth rate, feed conversion ratio, feed intake, protein efficiency ratio, and apparent net protein utilization of each treatments. However, different levels of inactive yeast cell wall showed an effect on certain immune parameters (p<0.05). Total hemocyte counts, granular hemocyte count, and bacterial clearance were better in shrimp fed diets supplemented with 1 and 2 g kg-1 inactive yeast cell wall as compared with thecontrol group.

Keywords

• inactive yeast cell wall
• white shrimp
• <i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i>
• growth
• survival
• immune parameters