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This study aims to evaluate the impact of a commercial bacterial biomass in shrimp feed on various growth and health parameters.

June 15, 2026Aquaculture NutritionOpen Access

Evaluating the Use of a Commercial Bacterial Biomass as a Bioactive Component of Pacific White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei Feeds

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MTMagida TabbaraAuburn University AAAdela AraujoAuburn University SNSidra NazeerAuburn University

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Randomized trial shows improved growth and feed consumption in juvenile shrimp with bacterial biomass supplement, suggesting benefits for aquaculture.

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This study aims to evaluate the impact of a commercial bacterial biomass in shrimp feed on various growth and health parameters.
Six isonitrogenous diets with varying bacterial biomass levels (0% to 20%) were prepared and tested.
Feeding behavior was monitored using passive acoustic monitoring, followed by growth assessment in an aquaculture system.
The experiment included eight treatments with five replicates each and lasted for 42 days.
Shrimp fed a diet with 10% bacterial biomass had the highest weight gain, with significant effects on feed consumption and feed conversion ratio (p < 0.05).
Increasing the ration to 115% with the bacterial diet further improved weight gain.
No adverse effects on hemolymph or digestive health were observed.

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Tabbara et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2f97c8a1cfeec490828c48 https://doi.org/10.1155/anu/8869967

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Randomized trial shows improved growth and feed consumption in juvenile shrimp with bacterial biomass supplement, suggesting benefits for aquaculture.

Evaluating the Use of a Commercial Bacterial Biomass as a Bioactive Component of Pacific White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei Feeds

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Evaluating the Use of a Commercial Bacterial Biomass as a Bioactive Component of Pacific White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei Feeds

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