Protection of Penaeus monodon against white spot syndrome virus by inactivated vaccine with herbal immunostimulants

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• 作者：Aiyakani Yogeeswaran ; Subramanian Velmurugan ; Stanislas Mary Josephine Punitha ; Mariavincent Michael Babu ; Thangaswamy Selvaraj ; Thangamani Kumaran ; Thavasimuthu Citarasu ; ^{citarasu@gmail.com} ; ^{citarasu@msuniv.ac.in}
• 关键词：Immunostimulants ; Vaccine ; Penaeus monodon ; White spot syndrome virus
• 刊名：Fish & Shellfish Immunology
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：June, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：32
• 期：6
• 页码：1058-1067
• 全文大小：632 K

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To improve the immune response in tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon against WSSV infection, juveniles (350?¡À?10?mg) were vaccinated with formalin-inactivated WSSV and fed with herbal immunostimulants. The methanolic extracts of herbal immunostimulants such as Acalypha indica, Cynodon dactylon, Picrorrhiza kurrooa, Withania somnifera and Zingiber officinalis were incorporated in formulated diets at different concentrations; 250 (ED₁), 500 (ED₂), 1000 (ED₃) and 2000 (ED₄) mg?kg^? of feed and fed for 60 days after vaccination. After 30 and 60 days intervals of feeding, the shrimps were challenged with WSSV, which were isolated and propagated from the infected crustaceans. The shrimps fed with control diets (C₁) succumbed to death within 5 days after WSSV challenge, when no vaccination and immunostimulations were given. The other control groups (C₂ and C₃) had slight improvements in all parameters including survival. The percentage survival was significantly (P?<?0.05) increased to 30, 50 and 60 % in the ED₂, ED₃ and ED₄ diets respectively after 60 days challenging. The better haematological, biochemical and immunological parameters were also found in the herbal extracts supplemented diets fed vaccinated shrimps. The present study revealed that the combined effect of immunostimulation and vaccination helped to boost the immune system against WSSV infection and hence this application can be adopted for shrimp culture.