Effects of different Astaxanthin extracted sources in the diet on growth performance, biochemical composition of the carcass, and Astaxanthin absorption rates in post-larvae of white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)

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1 Department of Fisheries, BA.C., Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.

2 Department of Fisheries, Marine and Fisheries Technologies Research Center, BA.C., Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.

10.22059/jfisheries.2025.377750.1429

Abstract

In this study, Shrimp with an average weight of 3.1±0.3 grs were distributed in 14 300-liter experimental culture tanks with a density of 40 post-larvae and were fed with experimental diets for 56 days. Treatments were consisted of positive control (200 mg of synthetic astaxanthin powder per kilogram of feed weight), negative control (lacking astaxanthin), treatment 1 (200 mg of astaxanthin powder from Gracilaria corticata algae source per kilogram of feed weight), treatment 2 (200 mg of astaxanthin powder from Sargassum polycystum algae source per kilogram of feed weight), treatment 3 (200 mg of astaxanthin powder from Pontogammarus (Pontogammarus maeoticus) source per kilogram of feed weight), and treatment 4 (200 mg of astaxanthin powder from Penaeus vannamei shrimp skin source per kilogram of feed weight). Based on these results, the percentage of length increase, specific growth rate (SGR), survival rate, and feed conversion ratio (FCR) in treatment 4 showed a significant difference compared to control groups, treatments 1 and 2 (P<0.05). There was a significant difference in body weight gain and in body weight percent between treatments 3 and 4 compared to other treatments (P<0.05). Also, statistical analysis showed that there was a significant difference in the percentage of protein and carcass moisture in Penaeus vannamei fed with 200 mg of astaxanthin from Penaeus vannamei source (treatment 4) compared to other treatments (P<0.05). In this study, shrimp in treatment 4 had the highest amount of crude protein (23.43±0.31) and the lowest percentage of moisture (73.45±0.45) (P<0.05). Overall, the use of 200 mg of astaxanthin derived from Vannamei shrimp in the diet had a positive and significant effect on growth indices, survival, and the chemical composition of the carcass of Western white shrimp post-larvae.

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Journal of Fisheries
Volume 78, Issue 3
October 2025
Pages 205-213

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