Growth and survival of the shrimp Penaeus vannamei with application of probiotic actinomycetes and homeopathy

Authors

  • Milagro García-Bernal 1Centro de Bioactivos Químicos. Universidad Central de Las Villas. Carretera a Camajuaní km 5½. Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba CP54830
  • Ricardo Medina-Marrero Centro de Bioactivos Químicos. Universidad Central de Las Villas. Carretera a Camajuaní km 5½. Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba CP54830
  • Ángel Isidro Campa-Córdova Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C. (CIBNOR). Av. I.P.N. 195, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, La Paz, B.C.S., México CP23096.
  • Dariel Tovar-Ramírez Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C. (CIBNOR). Av. I.P.N. 195, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, La Paz, B.C.S., México CP23096.
  • Delfino Barajas Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C. (CIBNOR). Av. I.P.N. 195, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, La Paz, B.C.S., México CP23096.
  • Pablo Ormart-Castro Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C. (CIBNOR). Av. I.P.N. 195, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, La Paz, B.C.S., México CP23096.
  • José Manuel Mazón-Suástegui Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C. (CIBNOR). Av. I.P.N. 195, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, La Paz, B.C.S., México CP23096. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4074-1180

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33936/at.v2i2.2676

Keywords:

Aquacultural Homeopathy, Probiotic, Streptomyces spp., Vibrio spp., Penaeus vannamei, Growth, Survival, Water quality

Abstract

The effect of probiotic bacteria and homeopathic medicines on growth, survival and water quality in the culture of juveniles of White Pacific shrimp Penaeus vannamei was evaluated. Four experimental groups were treated for 30 days with two probiotic strains of Streptomyces spp. RL8 (T1) and N7 (T2), homeopathic products developed in CIBNOR from pathogenic bacteria [ViP-7C + VIA-7C] (T3), homeopathic medicines for humans [PhA-7C + SIT-7C] (T4) and distilled water as a control group (T5). Shrimp treated with T2, T3 and T4 showed a significantly greater weight gain (P<0,05) compared to the T5 control. The average daily weight gain was significantly higher (P<0,05) in shrimp treated with T2 and T3, compared to T5. With respect to the survival rate, there were significant differences (P<0,05) between the treated groups (T1, T2 and T3) and the control group (T5). The density of Vibrio spp. in the culture water was significantly lower (P<0,05) in T1, T3 and T4 than in T5. With reference to T5, a significant reduction (P<0,05) of vibrios in the hepatopancreas was observed in all experimental groups. As a counterpart, the abundance of total marine heterotrophic bacteria in the hepatopancreas in all experimental groups was significantly higher (P<0.05) compared to the control. These results demonstrate that the application of probiotic actinomycetes and homeopathic medicines has potential as an alternative to the use and abuse of expensive and potentially harmful antibiotics, since in addition to maintaining good water quality they promote growth and survival of P. vannanmei, they are bio-safe and could be economically competitive for application in the commercial cultivation of the species.

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2020-09-18

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