National Pingtung University of Science & Technology

National Pingtung University of Science & Technolo

Wen-Teng Cheng

Chin-Chyuan Chang

Wan-Lin Tsai

Meng-Yuan Chung

Hsin-Wei Kuo

Yu-Fen Liu

Chun-Hung Liu

Yu-Hung Lin

The invention discloses a method for improving immunity in shrimps, by administering an extract of cocoa rind to a shrimp body to improve immunity of the shrimp body. The extract of cocoa rind is obtained by extracting a dried sample of cocoa rind by an aqueous ethanol solution with a concentration of ethanol being 90-98%. The dried sample of cocoa rind has a water content of 2-5%.

Method for improving immunity in shrimps

The invention discloses a method for improving immunity in shrimps, by administering a double-stranded RNA specific to tyrosine hydroxylase to a shrimp body to improve immunity of the shrimp body, wherein the double-stranded RNA is administered to the shrimp body by injection into the ventral sinus of the cephalothorax of the shrimp body.

A method of improving the reproductive performance ofshrimps comprises a step of treating a fresh diet with sodium alginate and a step of feeding femaleshrimps with the treated fresh diet to enhance the breeding ability of femaleshrimps, also promote growth and survival of the subsequent larvae of the femaleshrimps.

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