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The effect of three culture methods on intensive culture system of pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)

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Different culture methods may affect the intensive culture system of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) regarding water quality and growth and economic performance. This study evaluated the potential effects of three culture methods through cultivation of juvenile shrimps under consistent tank management conditions for 84 d. The three methods involved shrimp cultivation in different tanks, i.e., outdoor tanks with cement bottom (mode-C), greenhouse tanks with cement bottom (mode-G) and outdoor tanks with mud-substrate (mode-M). Results showed that water temperature was significantly higher in mode-G than that in mode-C (P < 0.05). In contrast to the other two treatments, mode-M had stable pH after 50 d cultivation of shrimps. In the mid-late period, the average concentrations of TAN, NO2-N, DIP and COD were significantly lower in mode-M and mode-G compared with those in mode-C (P < 0.05). Despite lack of differences in the final shrimp weight among different treatments (P > 0.05), mode-M had significantly higher shrimp yield, survival rate and feed conversion rate (P < 0.05) than other modes. There were significant differences in revenue and net return among different treatments (P < 0.05). These demonstrated that the treatments of mode-G and mode-M were conductive to the intensive culture system of L. vannamei.

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    Zhen Ma, Rong Wan & Xiefa Song

  2. Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology of Liaoning, Provincial Ocean and Fishery Science Institute of Liaoning, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China

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Ma, Z., Wan, R., Song, X. et al. The effect of three culture methods on intensive culture system of pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). J. Ocean Univ. China 12, 434–440 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11802-013-2321-7

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