Multiple-strain probiotics appear to be more effective in improving the growth performance and health status of white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, than single probiotic strains

Publication date: January 2019Source: Fish & Shellfish Immunology, Volume 84Author(s): Yu-Chu Wang, Shao-Yang Hu, Chiu-Shia Chiu, Chun-Hung LiuAbstractThe probiotic efficiencies of the mixed probiotics containing Lactobacillus pentosus BD6, Lac. fermentum LW2, Bacillus subtilis E20, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae P13 for shrimp growth and health status improvement were better than those when using single probiotics. The probiotic mixture at a level of 108 colony-forming units (cfu) (kg diet)−1 and the diets containing BD6 and E20 at 109 cfu (kg diet)−1 significantly improved the growth and health status of shrimp, whereas the diets containing P13 or LW2 did not significantly affect the growth of shrimp. No significant difference in the carcass composition was recorded among the contr...

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