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Field efficacy of a feed-based inactivated vaccine against vibriosis in Cage-Cultured Asian seabass, Lates calcarifer, in Malaysia


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Amir-Danial, Zahaludin and Saad, Mohd Zamri and Amal, Mohammad Noor Azmai and Annas, Salleh and Mohamad, Aslah and Jumria, Sutra and Manchanayake, Tilusha and Arbania, Ali and Ina-Salwany, Md Yasin (2022) Field efficacy of a feed-based inactivated vaccine against vibriosis in Cage-Cultured Asian seabass, Lates calcarifer, in Malaysia. Vaccines, 11 (1). art. no. 9. pp. 1-13. ISSN 2076-393X

Abstract

Vibrio spp. are important aquaculture pathogens that cause vibriosis, affecting large numbers of marine fish species. This study determines the field efficacy of a feed-based inactivated vaccine against vibriosis in cage-cultured Asian seabass. A total of 4800 Asian seabass, kept in a field environment, were separated equally into two groups (vaccinated and non-vaccinated) in duplicate. Fish of Group 1 were orally administered the feed-based vaccine on weeks 0 (prime vaccination), 2 (booster), and 6 (second booster) at 4% body weight, while the non-vaccinated fish of Group 2 were fed with a commercial formulated pellet without the vaccine. Fish gut, mucus, and serum were collected, the length and weight of the fish were noted, while the mortality was recorded at 2-week intervals for a period of 16 weeks. The non-specific lysozyme activities were significantly (p < 0.05) higher in the fish of Group 1 than the non-vaccinated fish of Group 2. Similarly, the specific IgM antibody levels in serum and mucus were significantly (p < 0.05) higher in Group 1 than in Group 2, as seen in the second week, with the highest level 8 weeks after primary immunization. At week 16, the growth performance was significantly (p < 0.05) better in Group 1 and showed lower bacterial isolation in the gut than Group 2. Despite the statistical insignificance (p > 0.05), the survival rate was slightly higher in Group 1 (71.3%) than Group 2 (67.7%). This study revealed that feed-based vaccination improves growth performance, stimulates innate and adaptive immune responses, and increases protection of cultured Asian seabass, L. calcarifer, against vibriosis.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Agriculture
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Institute of Bioscience
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11010009
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Keywords: Vibriosis; Lates calcarifer; Feed-based vaccine; Marine fish; Field vaccination; Life below water
Depositing User: Ms. Zaimah Saiful Yazan
Date Deposited: 26 Sep 2024 04:14
Last Modified: 26 Sep 2024 04:14
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108002
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