Mussel meal as a potential ingredient in diets for the whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)

The global aquaculture production is growing immensely in all aspects and has already surpassed the output from wild caught fish and shellfish industries. The farming of <em>Litopenaeus vannamei</em> is one of the biggest contributors to this market. Originally, <em>L. vannamei</em> is native to the tropical marine habitats, but due the high value, farming of these species expanded to the subtropical areas. Therefore, low temperatures have become one of the major constraining factors to the<em> L. vannamei </em>culture. Besides this, concerns about the sustainability of this industry lead to the search for new, healthy and sustainable ingredients for aquafeeds, like bivalves, due to their nutritional value and low trophic level. In this experiment, mussel meal (species <em>Perna perna</em>) was evaluated as a potential ingredient in <em>L. vannamei</em> diets to improve growth and cold resistance of the shrimp. Five experimental diets (0%, 1%, 2%, 3% and 4% of mussel meal inclusion) were evaluated for 8 weeks in twenty polyethylene tanks of 400 liter (n = 4). Each tank was stocked with 40 shrimps (3.5 ± 0.5 g), filled with sea water and kept under constant aeration and temperature of 28.4 ± 0.4 °C. Every day 100% of the water was exchanged to maintain the water quality. After 8 weeks of experiment a thermal shock treatment was performed to analyse the cold resistance of the shrimp. Shrimps that were fed with the 1% and 2% mussel meal diets had a significantly higher final weight, weekly weight gain and lower FCR than the control, 3% and 4% mussel meal treatments. The shrimps fed with the 2% mussel meal diet had the best growth results. Further, no differences were observed in thermal shock resistance and survival among the treatments. In conclusion, mussel meal can be used as a potential ingredient in whiteleg shrimp diets. For further information on experimental conditions, please refer to the publication: “Claessens S, Aragão C, Hoffling FB, Pinheiro I, Fracalossi DM, Vieira FN. Mussel Meal as a Promotor of Growth Performance for the Whiteleg Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2023; 11(9):1670. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11091670”. In addition to properly cite this dataset, it would be appreciated that when using this dataset in a publication the original publication is cited.全球水产养殖业在各维度均实现爆发式增长，总产量已超越野生捕捞鱼类与甲壳类产业的总和。凡纳滨对虾（Litopenaeus vannamei）的养殖是推动该市场扩张的核心支柱之一。该物种原产于热带海洋生境，但凭借极高的经济价值，其养殖范围已拓展至亚热带区域，因此低温成为制约凡纳滨对虾养殖的主要瓶颈因素之一。此外，水产养殖业的可持续发展诉求促使学界探寻新型、健康且可持续的水产饲料原料，例如双壳类动物——因其兼具优异的营养价值与较低的营养级地位。本实验以秘鲁贻贝（Perna perna）粉为研究对象，评估其作为凡纳滨对虾饲料原料对提升虾类生长性能与抗寒能力的潜力。实验设置5组等氮饲料（秘鲁贻贝粉添加比例分别为0%、1%、2%、3%、4%），在20个400升聚乙烯养殖桶中开展为期8周的养殖实验（每组设置4个重复）。每个养殖桶投放40尾初始体重为3.5±0.5g的凡纳滨对虾，养殖用水为天然海水，持续充气并维持水温为28.4±0.4℃。每日全量换水以维持水质稳定。实验周期结束后，通过热冲击处理分析虾类的抗寒能力。结果显示，饲喂1%与2%贻贝粉饲料的对虾，其终末体重、周增重均显著高于对照组、3%及4%贻贝粉处理组，且饲料系数（FCR）更低；其中饲喂2%贻贝粉饲料的对虾生长性能最优。此外，各处理组间的热冲击存活率无显著差异。综上，秘鲁贻贝粉可作为凡纳滨对虾饲料的潜在优质原料。若需了解实验细节，请参阅以下文献：Claessens S, Aragão C, Hoffling FB, Pinheiro I, Fracalossi DM, Vieira FN. 贻贝粉对凡纳滨对虾生长性能的促进作用[J]. 海洋科学与工程学报, 2023, 11(9):1670. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11091670。使用本数据集时，请务必正确引用该原始文献。