GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF TRANSFECTION TIGER SHRIMP BROODSTOCK Penaeus monodon IN DIFFERENT GENERATION

Abstract

Diseases resistant genes assemblage for tiger shrimp has been initiated by The Research Institute for Coastal Aquaculture in collaboration with Bogor Agricultural Institute, through transgenesis approach under anti-virus genes transfection. The  study aimed to evaluate the growth performance of broodstock candidates of tiger shrimp at different generati on (F₀ and F₁). This research was  conducted at 2000 m²size of four ponds in Takalar Regency, South Sulawesi.^.  The treatment was  different generations of broodstocks, which were: broodstocks originated from F₀generation, (A) and F₁ (B). The 22.63 to 28.57 g of broodstock candidates were stocked 0.5 ind.m^-2 and then reared for 128 days. During rearing period, these shrimp were fed usingcommercial pelleted feed with content 36-38% of protein in dosage of 10-4%/  body weight. Feeding frequency was applied in the morning and in the evening. Measured variables were growth, size distribution, survival rate  and water quality The results indicated that the performances of these shrimps, growth, size distributions as well as survival rates between these F₀ and F₁ were not significantly different (p>0.05). The growth pattern was relatively equal between treatment  during rearing period. Survival rate of tiger  shrimp in this study ranged from 51.7 to 73.35%. This study have implications on the provision of superior broodstock shrimp in ponds in order to support the sustainability of shrimp seed production in hatchery.

Keywords: broodstock, production, transgenic,  tiger shrimp