Effects of Three Feed Additives in Low Fish Meal Diet on Growth, Antioxidant Capacity and Intestinal Microbiota of <i>Penaeus monodon</i>

Abstract

The effects of three feed additives in a low fish meal diet on growth, antioxidant capacity and intestinal microbiota of Penaeus monodon were studied to enhance the understanding of these effects and to provide basic data and a reference for the formulation and optimization of feed for P. monodon. A total of 630 healthy, homogenous shrimp (4.58 ± 0.05 g) were randomly divided into seven groups with three replicates per group and 30 shrimp per replicate in a breeding barrel (500 L). The additive names and amounts were 0 (CT); vitamin B6, 100 mg/kg (V1); vitamin B6, 200 mg/kg (V2); phytase, 1000 U/kg (P1); phytase, 2000 U/kg (P2); 0.2% yucca extract (Y1); and 0.4% yucca extract (Y2). The experiment lasted 8 weeks. The results showed that compared to CT, V1 and Y1 had a significant increasing tendency toward weight gain (WG) (p p p p p p p > 0.05) in functional components among all groups. According to growth performance, antioxidant capacity and effects on intestinal microbiota, vitamin B6 (100 mg/kg), phytase (2000 U/kg) and yucca extract (0.2%) can be recommended as additives for the diet of P. monodon.

Keywords

• <i>Penaeus monodon</i>
• growth performance
• antioxidant capacity
• intestinal microbiota