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The research aims to explore the use of lactic acid bacteria as probiotics to enhance shrimp growth and digestive health.

March 14, 2026Israeli Journal of Aquaculture - BamidgehOpen Access

Enhancement of growth performance, digestive enzyme activity and survival of whiteleg shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei fed dietary synbiotics

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Demonstrates synbiotics improve growth and digestive health in whiteleg shrimp, suggesting a sustainable feeding strategy.

The research aims to explore the use of lactic acid bacteria as probiotics to enhance shrimp growth and digestive health.
Isolated lactic acid bacteria from intestines of Litopenaeus vannamei
Conducted a 60-day feeding trial with five dietary treatments
Assessed digestive enzyme activities and growth performance metrics
Fifteen LAB isolates showed antagonistic activity against Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Synbiotic supplementation significantly improved digestive enzyme activity and growth performance
Shrimp on the synbiotic-0.2% diet showed the best weight gain and feed conversion ratio

Huynh et al. (2026) studied this question.

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