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How to maintain healthy

hepatopancreas in shrimp?
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Global aquaculture production has been steadily increasing over

the last decade. Asian countries like Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand
and India have emerged as global leaders in shrimp production. In
order to bridge the gap between
world demand and supply of shrimp, many
countries have undertaken intensive shrimp culture.

Disease and production problems vary

during the different phases of shrimp culture. One of the most
important criteria for a successful culture operation is insured to
maintain good health of the shrimp. The environment can have a
significant impact on shrimp health, growth and production.
Success of culture depends, totally maintaining the good health
condition in shrimp with proper functions of various organs.

The hepatopancreas a digestive gland or midgut gland is an organ

of the digestive tract of arthropods (Shrimp) and mollusks. It
provides the functions in mammals are provided separately by the
liver and pancreas. Hepatopancreas is a gland that ends in ducts
that open into the stomach.

Major Functions of Hepatopancreas

The hepatopancreas is an important organ for the absorption and

storage of nutrients. The hepatopancreas is a complex midgut
diverticulum and acts as primary digestive organ of shrimp. It has
the dual role of secreting digestive enzymes and absorbing
nutrients. It is also considered a major organ for shrimp for other
functions

Hepatopancreas synthesizes and secrets digestive enzymes for

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food digestion.

Hepatopancreas absorbs digested material.

Hepatopancreas transports the stored nutrients to the muscle,

gonads and other tissues during the growth and reproductive
stages.

Functions of Various cells In Hepatopancreas

The hepatopancreas is comprised of four types of epithelial cells

and each plays a different role in hepatopancreatic function.

E-cells found at the distal tips of each tubule with proximal nuclei
and conspicuous nuclear bodies give rise to the other three cell
types of the digestive gland.

R-cells multi-vacuolated cells occur throughout the HP and have

absorptive and lipid and glycogen storage functions. They also
commonly sequester mineral deposits such as calcium,
magnesium, phosphorus, sulfur, and others.

B-cells large, primary secretor cells, are the primary producers of

digestive enzymes in the HP and are responsible for nutrient
accumulation, intracellular digestion, transport of digested material.

F-cells are responsible for protein synthesis and storage of

minerals

Factors affect to damage Hepatopancreas

The following factors are also affecting the hepatopancreas such as

shrimps under stress, sudden changes of water quality or pond
environment & molting. The Healthy hepatopancreas is directly
related to the growth performance and body health for shrimp
directly.

Digestion: Hepatopancreas is one important digest organ which

can secret different kinds of digestive enzymes. It helps for
nutrients absorption in the intestine. The digestive function will
directly affect due to lesion of hepatopancreas & intestine. These
organs will become diminution at the beginning and
hepatopancreas will shrivel. These turn into pale, content of white
feces and intestine become red. The feed-in gut of shrimp with
white feces, the nutrients are hard to digestion or absorption.

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Toxification: Hepatopancreas also helps for detoxification and

decomposing functions in shrimp body against hazards or toxic
compounds. The damaged hepatopancreas is unable to
decompose the feeding with toxin compounds and hazardous
substances. The un-decomposed toxin substances will affects the
intestine and especially damage of intestinal villus and lose part of
the shield functions.

Excess Feeding: It is important to avoid too much feeding at one

time which may leads heavy pressure and cause damages to
hepatopancreas. Also, it will affect the functions of digestion and
detoxification systems. The frequent normal feeding with requires
quantity can be undertaken for smooth functions of
hepatopancreas.

Advantages of Healthy Hepatopancreas of Shrimp in Culture

These are the major advantages of a healthy Hepatopancreas of a

shrimp for successful & profitable culture such as better growth
rate, more survivals, ensures better harvest, low FCR, proper feed
digestion, increases immunity, less disease outbreaks, proper molt
cycle, avoid shell diseases etc.

Conclusion:

There are many major elements required for success of shrimp

culture. Besides the feeding and water quality, the health of
hepatopancreas is also vital for success of L. vannamei. The best
pond management and health management practice to be followed
in culture system for safe protection of hepatopancreas in shrimp.
The healthy hepatopancreas in shrimp will boost maximum
performance for success of culture.

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