Abstract:
In this paper,in comparison with their WSSV-resistant characteristics,35 selective breeding families of the 4th generation and no selected shrimp of
Litopenaeus vannamei were divided into three groups:relatively high resistant families,mid resistant families and susceptible families,with the average survival rates of 24.45%±6.56%,10.70%±1.41% and 2.72%±2.76%,respectively after 10
3 copies WSSV/g(body weight)infection,which were significantly different among the three groups(
P<0.01).Injected WSSV of 10
2,10
3,10
4 and 10
5 copies WSSV/g,the survival rate of the relative high resistant family 12 was 100%,23.3%±3.5%,7.8%±1.9% and 0 %,respectively; and the survival rate of the mid resistant family 7 was 87.7%±3.8%,12.2%±1.9%,0% and 0%,respectively; and the survival rate of the susceptible family 4 was 54.4%±3.8%,2.2%±1.9%,0% and 0%,respectively; and the survival rate of non-selected was 51.1%±5.1%,0%,0% and 0%,respectively.In comparison with mid-resistant family 7,susceptible family 3 and non-selected shrimp,the THC in relatively high resistant family 12 increased by 20.7%(
P>0.05),36.7%(
P<0.05)and 34.4%(
P<0.05)compared with that of the above-mentioned shrimps,respectively after 10
3 copies WSSV/g(body weight)infection; the PO activities increased by 40.0%(
P<0.05),76.3%(
P<0.05)and 63.4%(
P<0.05)compared with that of the above-mentioned shrimps,respectively; the SOD activities compared with 31.1%(
P>0.05),58.8%(
P<0.05)and 32.0%(
P>0.05)increased by that of the above-mentioned shrimps,respectively; the POD activities compared with 29.64%(
P>0.05),44.9%(
P<0.05)and 43.3%(
P<0.05)increased by that of the above-mentioned shrimp s,respectively; the content of plasma protein compared with 31.2%(
P>0.05),38.7%(
P<0.05)and 39.3%(
P<0.05)increased by that of the above-mentioned shrimps,respectively.However,there were no significant differences of the THC,PO,SOD,POD and content of hemolymph protein among mid-resistant family,susceptible family and non-selected shrimp.After 4 generations of selection,the immune capability of the shrimp from relatively high resistant family was much higher than that of the other groups and non-selected shrimp,with apparent powerful capability of WSSV resistance.These findings would help to direct the future selective breeding of shrimp for WSSV resistance.