Performance of shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei with the addition of probiotics and bioflocs: A field study

Abstract

An attempt has been made to study the culture performance of Pacific shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei with the addition of certain probiotic bacteria such as Bacillus licheniformis and Lactobacilus rhamnorus in the feed and addition of external carbon source from sugarcane molasses in the form of bioflocs for a period of 90 days. Water quality parameters and growth performance studies were conducted to evaluate the importance of probiotics and bioflocs addition in L. vannamei. Both probiotics and bioflocs, consequent upon its addition into the culture operations induces highest and best to keep the water quality to be most ideal for culture operations.