Enhanced intestinal health, immune responses and ammonia resistance in Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) fed dietary hydrolyzed yeast (Rhodotorula mucilaginosa) and Bacillus licheniformis

Abstract To explore the impacts of dietary hydrolyzed yeast (Rhodotorula mucilaginosa) and Bacillus licheniformis (B. licheniformis) on the growth, intestinal histology, innate immune response and ammonia resistance of Litopenaeus vannamei, four experimental diets (basal diet (Control); 0.5 % hydrolyzed yeast (HY); 0.1 % B. lincheniformis (BL) and 0.5 % hydrolyzed yeast + 0.1 % B. licheniformis (SYN)) were fed shrimps for 8 weeks. Results showed no significant differences on growth and body composition among all treatments, while a significantly higher feed efficiency (FE) in shrimp fed BL diet and a significantly higher protein efficiency ratio (PER) in shrimp fed BL and SYN diets were found compared to those in shrimp fed the Control diet (P