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Table 4 Non-specific immune responses of L. vannamei fed the seven experimental diets for 8 weeks

From: Supplemental effects of biofloc powder on growth performance, innate immunity, and disease resistance of Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

Treatment

THC1

NBT2

PO3

SOD4

Ig5

GPx6

Con

0.33 ± 0.01

0.27 ± 0.04b

0.16 ± 0.01b

238 ± 18.6

31.2 ± 12.7

107 ± 37.7b

BF0.5

1.95 ± 1.30

0.32 ± 0.00a

0.18 ± 0.02b

240 ± 3.56

44.9 ± 13.6

133 ± 32.4ab

BF1

4.14 ± 0.52

0.28 ± 0.03ab

0.17 ± 0.02b

235 ± 30.8

30.6 ± 4.12

181 ± 25.4ab

BF2

2.26 ± 0.71

0.28 ± 0.02ab

0.18 ± 0.02b

254 ± 15.0

38.1 ± 6.97

157 ± 45.3ab

BF4

4.52 ± 3.81

0.32 ± 0.04a

0.16 ± 0.03b

249 ± 12.0

39.6 ± 6.29

184 ± 76.5ab

BF6

3.12 ± 1.46

0.29 ± 0.02ab

0.24 ± 0.04a

250 ± 37.5

43.6 ± 18.3

205 ± 55.3a

BF8

4.40 ± 4.29

0.31 ± 0.03ab

0.18 ± 0.04b

246 ± 9.13

37.4 ± 2.69

159 ± 40.9ab

  1. Values are mean of triplicate groups and presented as mean ± SD. Values in the same column having different letters are significantly different (LSD; P < 0.05)
  2. 1Total haemocyte count (103 cells/mL)
  3. 2Nitro blue tetrazolium activity
  4. 3Phenoloxidase activity
  5. 4Superoxide dismutase (% inhibition)
  6. 5Total immunoglobulin (mg mL−1)
  7. 6Glutathione peroxidase activity (mU mL−1)