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LATIN AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AQUATIC RESEARCH
Volume 47, Issue 2, Pages 377-381Publisher
UNIV CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO
DOI: 10.3856/vol47-issue2-fulltext-20
Keywords
Allium sativum; Echinacea purpurea; Ocimum sanctum; Zingiber officinale; WSSV; powdered plants
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- Secretaria de Investigacion y Posgrado del Instituto Politecnico Nacional (Mexico) [20160629]
- CONACYT [237352]
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Survival was investigated in Penaeus vannamei fed with powdered plants (PP: garlic, echinacea, ginger, and basil) and challenged with white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) and Vibrio parahaemolyticus by ingestion and immersion, respectively. PP was added to commercial feed at a concentration of 1, 2 and 4 g kg(-1). The infection with both pathogens was made at the same time. Shrimp fed with PP (4 g kg feed(-1)) at different frequencies showed higher survival (96.7%) as compared to the positive control group not fed with PP (6.7%). WSSV prevalence in live and dead shrimp was similar in all treatments challenged with both pathogens varying from 33.3 to 55%. PP protects shrimp against WSSV and V. parahaemolyticus. Therefore, further research about the effect of PP is necessary for commercial shrimp farms.
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