TipTopp Aquaculture – Nursery Trial Demonstrating Enhanced Growth, Survival, and Health of Whiteleg Shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) Using TipTopp Probiotics

Trial Highlights

• Objective: Evaluate the effect of TipTopp Gut and TipTopp Pond probiotics on growth, survival, feed efficiency, and health of whiteleg shrimp in a semi-commercial nursery setting.
• Experimental Design:
  
  • 4 groups: Control (commercial probiotic), TipTopp Gut (water), TipTopp Pond (water), TipTopp Gut (top-coated on feed).
  • Duration: 24 days, PL9 to PL33.
  • Semi-commercial outdoor tanks (50–60 m³).
• Survival Rates:
  
  • G4 (TipTopp Gut top-coated feed): 95.3% – significant improvement over control (88.5%).
  • G2 (TipTopp Gut in water) and G3 (TipTopp Pond in water): 85.9–87.3%, slightly above control.
• Growth Performance:
  
  • G3 (TipTopp Pond in water) achieved the highest growth (0.69 g final weight), superior biomass gain, and best size uniformity (CV 11.72%).
  • Control group had lower growth performance (0.65 g final weight) and slightly higher size variation.
• Feed Efficiency:
  
  • FCR improved in all TipTopp treatments (0.74–0.79), compared to control (0.78).
• Health & Stress Resilience:
  
  • TipTopp Gut doubled in dosage during a weather-related mortality event (G2), preventing further deaths and restoring overall shrimp health.

Water Quality: Maintained within optimal ranges; DO, pH, alkalinity, TAN, and nitrite all in safe limits.

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Key Takeaways

• TipTopp Pond optimizes growth, biomass, and uniformity.
• TipTopp Gut ensures highest survival and resilience under stress.
• Combined strategies (Gut + Pond) provide maximal benefits for growth, survival, and overall nursery efficiency.

TipTopp probiotics are scalable, reliable, and effective for commercial nursery operations, even under challenging environmental conditions.

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