Toxicity of nitrite on shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei reared in clear water and biofloc systems

Authors

  • Fabiana Penalva de MELO Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Laboratório de Sistemas de Produção Aquí­­cola (LAPAq) http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0756-578X
  • Maria Gabriela Padilha FERREIRA Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Laboratório de Sistemas de Produção Aquí­­cola (LAPAq)
  • Ítalo Felipe Mascena BRAGA Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Laboratório de Sistemas de Produção Aquí­­cola (LAPAq)
  • Eudes de Souza CORREIA Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Laboratório de Sistemas de Produção Aquí­­cola (LAPAq) http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9987-8854

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20950/1678-2305.2016v42n4p855

Keywords:

toxicity subcronic, total hemocyte, growth, survival, hemolymph

Abstract

This work aimed to evaluate the toxicity of N-nitrite on growth, survival and the amount of total hemocytes in the hemolymph of the shrimp juveniles Litopenaeus vannamei (1.60±0.06 g) reared in different concentrations of N-nitrite and two culture systems. The shrimps were distributed into 24 experimental units (area of 0.20 m2 and useful volume of 30 L) at a density of 75 shrimp m-2 in a completely randomized design with 2x2 factorial scheme, using four nitrite-N concentrations (0í Control, 10, 20 and 40 mg NO2-N L-1) and two culture systems (clear water and biofloc). Juveniles of L. vannamei were fed with commercial feed (35% crude protein). The NO2-N concentrations influenced significantly (P<0.05) body weight (1.71 to 3.36 g), survival (40.7 to 96.3%) and specific growth rate (0.15 to 2.42% day-1). The interaction between the N-nitrite concentrations and culture systems did not affect significantly (Pâ"°¥0.05) the total amount of hemocytes. Thus, it is possible to culture the L. vannamei shrimp at concentrations of 10 and 20 mg N-NO2 L-1 for a period of 30 days without compromising growth and survival.

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2016-12-30

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