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The effect of different feeding rates on growth, feed efficiency and immunity of juvenile Penaeus monodon

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Juvenile Penaeus monodon weighing about 1.46 g were fed on a diet for 8 weeks at various daily feeding rates of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 % of their body weight (BW), and the growth, feed utilization, blood parameters and non-specific immunity were determined. Forty shrimp per tank were distributed into 28 500-L fiberglass tanks, and they were fed four times 1 day. After the 56-day trial, survival was over 90 % and was not significantly affected by feeding rates. Final weight, weight gain and specific growth rates gradually increased with increasing feeding rate up to 8 % and then kept constant. Feed conversion rate (FCR: 1.08–2.20) from 9 % feeding rate treatment was significantly higher than that from 3 to 7 % feeding rate treatments (P < 0.05) but without difference to 8 % feeding rate treatment. Protein efficiency ratio linearly decreased with the increase in feeding rate. The apparent digestibility coefficients for dry matter, protein (APD) and energy (AED) of 3 % and 4 % feeding rate treatments were significantly lower than that of 5–9 % feeding rate treatments (P < 0.05). Activities of plasma glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase and glutamic pyruvic transaminase and concentrations of plasma cholesterol, triacylglycerol and low-density lipoprotein were increased with increasing feeding rate. Superoxide dismutase activities in hepatopancreas of shrimp from 3 to 5 % feeding rate treatments were significantly higher than that of shrimp from 7 to 9 % feeding rate treatments (P < 0.05) but without significant difference with 6 % feeding rate treatment. Nonlinear regression analysis of SGR indicated that the optimum feeding rate of juvenile P. monodon is 7.5 % BW/day.

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This research was supported by Project of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province (2012A031100006 and 2013B090600045) and Project of Science and Technology of Guangzhou City (2012J2200065), and Fund of National Modern Industrial Technology System of Shrimp (nycytx-46), and Hainan Natural Science Foundation (312088), and National Key Technology R&D Program of China (2012BAC07B05). The authors thank the participants who gave their time to the trial. Jin Niu, Yong-Jian Liu, Li-Xia Tian and Hei-Zhao Lin designed the study. Yun-Qiang Zhang, Xu Chen and Zhong Huang carried out the rearing work. Jun Wang, Yun Wang and Chuan-Peng Zhou helped analyze the samples. Jin Niu analyzed the results and wrote the paper with contributions from the other authors. There are no conflicts of interest.

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  1. Nutrition Laboratory, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, People’s Republic of China

    Jin Niu, Li-Xia Tian & Yong-Jian Liu

  2. Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China

    Xu Chen, Hei-Zhao Lin, Jun Wang & Yun Wang

  3. Guangdong Yuehai Feed Group Co. Ltd, Zhanjiang, 524017, People’s Republic of China

    Yun-Qiang Zhang

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Niu, J., Chen, X., Zhang, YQ. et al. The effect of different feeding rates on growth, feed efficiency and immunity of juvenile Penaeus monodon . Aquacult Int 24, 101–114 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-015-9911-x

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