Malaysian herbs as feeding attractants and enhancers for the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) and the whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)

Gunzo Kawamura; Annita Seok-Kian Yong; Hsein-Loong Au; Adrian Doison; Shing-Yau Ooi; Leong-Seng Leong-Seng Lim

doi:10.51200/bjomsa.v3i2.1793

Authors

Gunzo Kawamura Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Annita Seok-Kian Yong Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Hsein-Loong Au Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Adrian Doison Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Shing-Yau Ooi Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Leong-Seng Leong-Seng Lim Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51200/bjomsa.v3i2.1793

Keywords:

Herbs, Peppermint, Ginger, Feeding enhancer, Feeding attractant

Abstract

Feeding attractiveness of 21 fresh herbs was examined for the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) and the whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) at different growth stages in tanks. The feeding attractant and enhancement were assessed by behavioural observations of the test animals in response to pelleted feeds incorporated with the herbal extracts in different concentrations. For M. rosenbergii, peppermint (Mentha piperita) and dokudami (Houttuynia cordata) were the most attractive herbs at all stages, and garlic (Allium sativum) strongly attracting to the juveniles but only weekly to the adults, postlarvae and larvae. Peppermint significantly enhanced feeding of M. rosenbergii at all stages except for the larvae. Garlic was a significant feeding enhancer for M. rosenbergii juveniles and postlarvae. The inclusion of the herbal extract at high concentrations had a negative effect on the feeding. As far as L. vannamei is concerned, the red chilli (Capsicum annuum) was the best feeding attractant and ginger (Zingiber officinale) and peppermint were moderate attractants for adults and juveniles. While galangal (Alpinia galangal), ginger and yellow onion (Allium cepa sp.) enhanced feeding in L. vannamei adults, but red chilli, garlic and peppermint did not enhance feeding. Evidently, the strong feeding attractants were not necessarily effective feeding enhancers. The incorporation of several herb extracts at higher concentrations caused a negative effect on the feeding of the test animals. This could be due to the presence of feeding deterrents in the herb such as saponins which are known to lower food palatability in insect, decapod crustaceans and fishes. More long-term work is warranted to determine if inclusion of feeding enhancing herbs in artificial feed promotes growth performance of the shrimp.

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