In this study, three efficient probiotic strains, namely Bacillus subtilis, Enterococcus faecium, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, screened from the intestine of Litopenaeus vannamei, were selected as fermentation strains. The study focused on optimizing the process conditions of compound probiotic fermented feed by orthogonal experiments and investigating the effect of growth performance, digestion and immunity function of L. vannamei fed by fermented feeds, which aimed at improving the nutritional performance of the compound feed and establishing the fermentation technology of shrimp feed. The results showed that with the inoculation ratio of the three strains set as 1%: 1%: 1%, the process conditions of three efficient fermented feeds (the lowest pH group, the highest acid soluble protein group and the highest acid polysaccharide group) were obtained by optimizing the fermentation temperature, water ratio and fermentation time through orthogonal experiments. During the 28-day feeding experiment, shrimp fed with the three fermented feed groups exhibited evidently increased survival rate, weight gain rate, specific growth rate. The lowest pH group and the highest acid-soluble protein group had significantly lower feed conversion rates(P < 0.05). The hepatopancreatic index of shrimp in the lowest pH group and the highest acid soluble protein group increased evidently, while there was no significant difference in the crude lipid content in the three fermented feed groups. In addition, the protease activity and amylase activity of hepatopancreas and intestine in the highest acid polysaccharide group were significantly increased(P < 0.05). Compared with the control group, the total haemocytes count and phagocytosis rate were highest in the highest acid polysaccharide group, followed by the lowest pH group and the highest acid-soluble protein group. The gene expression of Pen3 and Crustin in hemocytes increased evidently, while the expression of Pen3, Crustin and ALF increased significantly in intestine(P < 0.05). However, the expression of inflammatory factors did not show significant changes in the three fermented feed groups. In conclusion, three fermented feed groups which were obtained by optimizing the fermentation process of three probiotic strains can significantly improve the growth performance and immune defense level of L. vannamei. After comprehensive evaluation, the acidic polysaccharide group can be used as the best high-efficiency fermentation feed for L. vannamei. |