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Effect of different photoperiods of artificial green LED lighting in a biofloc system on growth and oxidative stress in Litopenaeus vannamei

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We assessed the impact of various green light photoperiods from LED lamps on water quality, microorganism community, antioxidant capacity, lipid peroxidation, and growth performance in Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei in a BFT system. The study was conducted indoors in 150-L tanks using shrimp with an initial weight of 0.48 g at a stocking density of 500 shrimp m3 for 61 days. The experiment was designed with four treatments with four replicates each, with different green light photoperiods: 1) 16 h L/8 h D, 2) 12 h L/12 h D (control), 3) 8 h L/16 h D and 4) 4 h L/20 h D. No significant differences were found in water quality parameters following trial completion (p > 0.05). However, there were significant differences in the bacterial abundance of coccoids, free filamentous, attached filamentous, vibrios, and bacilli (p < 0.05) and in protozoa including flagellates, ciliates, rotifers, nematodes, and amebae (p < 0.05). There were also significant differences in lipid peroxidation, with lower lipid peroxidation in the 12 h L/12 h D, 8 h L/16 h D, and 4 h L/20 h D treatments and higher antioxidant capacity in the hepatopancreas and muscle in the 8 h L/16 h D treatment (p < 0.05). Shrimp from the 8 h L/16 h D treatment showed a higher final weight than those from the 12 h L/12 h D control treatment (p < 0.05). Thus, a photoperiod of 8 h of light and 16 h of darkness with green LED light is suggested for rearing L. vannamei in biofloc systems.

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Special thanks to GUABI Animal Health and Nutrition, AQUATEC, TREVISAN and Al Aqua for donating the experimental diets and post-larvae and aeration system respectively. We dedicate this article to Dr. Paulo Abreu who passed away and was of great relevance for the elaboration of this doctoral thesis.

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The authors are grateful for the financial support provided by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Coordination for the Improvement of Higher-Level Personnel (CAPES) and Foundation for Research Support of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (FAPERGS), grant number 21/2551-0002225-6. Wasielesky, W. Jr., Krummenauer, D., and Monserrat, J.M. are research fellows of CNPq under process number PQ 310652/2017-0, PQ 313514/2023-2, and PQ 307888/2020-7 respectively.

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Wellica G. Reis: Conceptualization; Methodology; Investigation; Data curation; Formal analysis; Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing; Visualization.

Paulo C. Abreu: Conceptualization; Writing – Review; Supervision; Funding acquisition; Resources.

Wilson Wasielesky Jr: Conceptualization; Writing – Review; Supervision; Funding acquisition; Resources.

Luis Poersch: Conceptualization; Writing – Review; Supervision; Funding acquisition; Resources.

Jose Maria Monserrat: Conceptualization; Writing – Review; Supervision; Funding acquisition; Resources.

Hellyjúnyor Brandão: Conceptualization; Methodology; Formal analysis; Writing—Review & Editing.

Dariano Krummenauer: Conceptualization; Resources; Writing—Review & Editing; Supervision; Project administration; Funding acquisition; Resources.

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Reis, W.G., Abreu, P.C., Wasielesky, W. et al. Effect of different photoperiods of artificial green LED lighting in a biofloc system on growth and oxidative stress in Litopenaeus vannamei. Aquacult Int (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-024-01495-3

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