Use of Sonneratia alba leaf extract solution for White Spot Syndrome Virus prevention in tiger shrimp postlarvae

Abstract

White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) is one of the leading causes of mass mortality in tiger shrimp culture. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of different immersion times in 1% Sonneratia alba extract on the ability of WSSV infected tiger shrimp to survive as post-larvae. Eight treatments were used in this study, with three replications for each. The treatments were as follows: A) 12 hours of immersion; B) 24; C) 36; D) 48; E) 60; F) 72; G) Positive control (infected with WSSV but without mangrove extract); and H) Negative control (without WSSV infection and mangrove extract). with three replications in each treatment. Tiger prawn post-larvae were stocked at a density of 20 squares per jar. At a rate of 20% of the daily biomass, they were being fed three times per day. Tiger shrimp post-larvae mortality was examined every day for eight days. At the beginning and conclusion of the study, analyses of water quality such as Total Organic Matter, NH3-N, and NO2-N, were made. The findings revealed that treatment F seemed to have the best survival rate (85.0%) and positive control had the lowest survival rate (0%). (treatment G). The shrimp were more resistant to WSSV due to the longer immersion in the herbal extracts.