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The influence of Bacillus probiotics on the digestive enzyme activity and the growth of Litopenaeus vannamei were determined in this study. The shrimp was treated with five percentages (1.5, 3.0, 4.5, 6.0 and 7.5) of probiotics (Bacillus spp.) supplemented to the feed and cultured for 45d. The growth measured as the weight gain at the end of culturing was significantly (P<0.05) higher in probiotic-treated shrimps than that of the control (without receiving probiotics). Activities of protease and amylase, two digestive enzymes of the midgut gland and the intestine were significantly (P<0.05) higher in probiotic-treated shrimp than in the control.
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Gómez, R.G.D., Shen, M.A. Influence of probiotics on the growth and digestive enzyme activity of white Pacific shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). J. Ocean Univ. China 7, 215–218 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11802-008-0215-x
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