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Sciaenidae; fish feeding; marine fish; trypsin; Copepoda; mariculture; intestines; aminopeptidases; microvilli; Rotifera; fish larvae; animal development; enzyme activity; mortality; fish culture; live feeds; Artemia; body composition; amylases; alkaline phosphatase
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... Large yellow croaker is an important marine fish species for aquaculture in China. Larval rearing of this species is still based on live prey feeding. The aim of this study was to describe the onset and development of the main digestive enzymes during larval development of this species, in order to obtain essential data for the formulation of a compound diet adapted to larvae. Enzymatic assays wer ...
Aspergillus niger; Litopenaeus vannamei; amylases; body composition; cholesterol; diet; digestibility; enzyme activity; fish meal; growth performance; hemocytes; ingredients; monophenol monooxygenase; plant proteins; protein content; proteinases; shrimp; triacylglycerol lipase; triacylglycerols; weight gain
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... A 45‐day feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the utilization of fermented plant protein mix (FPPM) as a fishmeal substitute in the diet of Penaeus vannamei. Six isonitrogenous and isolipidic diets were formulated by substituting fishmeal at 0% (control), 50%, 60%, 70%, 80% and 90% (FR‐0, FR‐50, FR‐60, FR‐70, FR‐80 and FR‐90, respectively) using FPPM. Shrimps fed with diets FR‐50, FR‐60 and FR‐ ...
... The performance of selected leaf meals of high dietary fibre in the feed of a tropical commercial carp, hybrid lemon fin barb (Barbonymus gonionotus ♀ × Hypsibarbus wetmorei ♂) was evaluated in a 56‐day feeding trial. The tropical carp juveniles (9.43 ± 0.05 g) were randomly stocked in 60‐L aquaria at 15 fish per aquarium. Five isonitrogenous and isocaloric diets (30% crude protein, 17 kJ/g gross ...
Edna S. Costa; Carolina N. França; Francisco A. H. Fonseca; Juliana T. Kato; Henrique T. Bianco; Thiago T. Freitas; Henrique A. R. Fonseca; Antonio Martins Figueiredo Neto; Maria Cristina Izar
amylases; bananas; biomass; blood glucose; body composition; body mass index; body weight; diastolic blood pressure; fasting; food intake; gastric emptying; glucose; high density lipoprotein cholesterol; hip circumference; homeostasis; hydrolysis; insulin resistance; models; noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; nutritional support; patients; randomized clinical trials; resistant starch; risk; waist circumference
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... Diabetes mellitus is a global epidemic, characterised as a heterogeneous group of metabolic disorders associated with high risk of CVD. Green banana biomass, which is composed of resistant starches (RS) and cannot be hydrolysed by amylases, delays gastric emptying and modulates insulin sensitivity, thus contributing to improve metabolic disorders. The aim of the present study was to investigate th ...
... A 10-week feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effects of individual and combined inclusion of phytase and protease on the growth performance, digestive ability, immune response and muscle amino acid profile of gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio) fed low phosphorus (LP) and/or low fish meal (LFM) diets. Seven experimental diets were designed: 1) Normal diet [PC, 15 g/kg Ca(H₂PO₄)₂ and ...
... Understanding changes in biometric indices and metabolism in fish exposed to feed deprivation may be useful in aquaculture. The present study elucidates the effect of feed deprivation on physio-biochemical responses, such as changes in biometric indices, nutrient mobilization patterns, and enzyme activities in rohu (Labeo rohita). Experimental fish (av. wt. 3.41 ± 0.07 g) were deprived of feed and ...
amylases; analysis of variance; arm circumference; body composition; children; cost effectiveness; deuterium; lipid content; malnutrition; oils; ready-to-eat foods; t-test; weight gain; Sierra Leone; United States
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... To determine differential changes in children's body composition—fat-free mass (FFM) and fat mass (FM)—after 4 weeks of treatment for moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) with one of 4 four specialized nutritious foods (SNFs). This sub-study was nested within a larger cluster-randomized trial comparing the cost-effectiveness of 4 isocaloric SNFs in treating MAM among children 6–59 months in Pujehun D ...
... The optimal protein level in the diet of Oriental river prawn was investigated. Four isocaloric diets containing 300 g/kg, 360 g/kg, 420 g/kg, 480 g/kg crude protein (casein) were tested. Prawns fed 420 g/kg or 480 g/kg protein exhibited higher weight gain, specific growth rate, hepatopancreas somatic indices, feed coefficient and survival rate. Trypsin activity in the hepatopancreas increased wit ...
... The present study was conducted to assess the effects of combined and singular dietary administration of PrimaLac® and potassium diformate (KDF) on growth performance, feed utilization, digestive enzymes activity, and some physiological parameters of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) juvenile. Three hundred sixty rainbow trout juveniles (25 ± 1.8 g) were randomly stocked in 300-L tanks (30 fish/ ...
fish culture; marine fish; Dicentrarchus labrax; animal growth; trypsin; feeds; docosahexaenoic acid; fatty acid composition; eicosapentaenoic acid; mariculture; triacylglycerol lipase; body composition; fish larvae; animal development; feed composition; amylases; enzyme activity; gene expression regulation; fish feeding
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... The purpose of this study was to investigate the combined effect of the incorporation of vegetable products in diet and temperature on enzymatic pathways for high unsaturated fatty acids (HUFA) desaturation in sea bass larvae. Four replicated groups were fed a low (LH; 0.8% EPA + DHA) or a high (HH; 2.2% EPA + DHA) n-3 HUFA microparticulated diet from mouth opening, six days post-hatching and were ...
Aulonocara; Lactobacillus; amylases; aquariums; bacteria; bacterial communities; body composition; diet; enzyme activity; feed conversion; fish; fructooligosaccharides; growth performance; protein deposition; protein efficiency ratio; specific growth rate; trypsin
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... A 56‐d feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary mannan‐oligosaccharides (MOS) and fructo‐oligosaccharide (FOS) on growth indices, body composition, intestinal bacterial community and digestive enzymes activity of regal peacock. A total of 240 fish were randomly distributed to 15 experimental units (40‐L aquariums) of 16 fish each. These replicates were randomly assigned to ...
... Saccharomyces cerevisiae is the most commonly used source for mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS) in the animal feed industry. Recently, we proposed Wickerhamomyces anomalus SZ1 isolated and characterized from home-made curd that yield 33% higher MOS than S. cerevisiae as an alternative to the latter (Gupta et al. 2018). This report details the results of a 60-day performance feeding trial in Catla (Cat ...
... In order to study the effects of replacement of soybean meal (SM) with defatted black soldier fly larvae meal (BSFLM) in grass carp production practice, juvenile grass carps with initial body weight of (10.10 ± 0.28) g were selected for subsequent tests. Five isolipidic (49.1–50.3 g kg⁻¹) and isonitrogen (321.4–327.8 g kg⁻¹) experimental diets were formulated by replacing 0 % (SM), 25% (BSFLM25), ...
... The use of safe supplements for the enhancement of fish production and health are vital for future advancement in aquaculture. A trial was carried out to explore the influence of chitosan nanoparticle (ChNP) supplementation on the growth, whole body composition, intestinal bacterial count and histomorphology, digestive enzymes, hematology, immune response, and liver status of Nile tilapia (Oreochr ...
... The present study assessed the effects of probiotic bacterium Bacillus coagulans ATCC 7050 (BC) fed at different inclusion levels (0 (BO), 1 × 106 (BC1), 1 × 107 (BC2) and 1 × 108 (BC3) CFU g−1 feed) on growth, feed utilization, body composition, intestinal morphology, microflora, immune response, and resistance to Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection in Litopenaeus vannamei. After 56 days of the fee ...
... This experiment was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of gamma‐irradiated soybean meal (SBM) as a dietary ingredient on the performance, body composition, and digestive enzyme activity of Caspian brown trout, Salmo trutta caspius, juveniles. Five isonitrogenous and isoenergetic diets were formulated, in which fish meal was replaced by untreated (untreated SBM), gamma‐ray irradiated at 15 (15IS ...
Aeromonas hydrophila; Hypophthalmichthys molitrix; Rhodospirillum rubrum; amylases; antioxidant activity; body composition; carboxylic ester hydrolases; catalase; digestive enzymes; disease resistance; enzyme activity; feeds; fish; fish culture; fish diseases; freshwater aquaculture; gene expression regulation; genes; intestinal microorganisms; intestines; pollution control; proteinases; superoxide dismutase; survival rate; wastewater; wastewater treatment; water pollution; water quality
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... The employment of traditional bait and medicament in freshwater aquaculture causes the frequent occurrence of environmental pollution and disease. Effluent collected after Rhodospirillum rubrum-mediated wastewater treatment could be re-utilized as microbial feeds, medicament, and aquaculture water to culture silver carp. Therefore, a novel integrated system of wastewater treatment using effluent c ...
... The present study evaluated the effect of dietary Clostridium butyricum (CB) on growth, intestine microstructure, intestine digestive and immune function, intestine short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) content and body composition of Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. The shrimp was fed for 56 d with diets containing different levels of C. butyricum (1 × 109 cfu/g): 0% (Control), 0.25% (CB1), 0. ...
... The limited availability of live bait for capturing skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis, is a bottleneck to increasing tuna production in many parts of the world. Therefore, a nutrition trial was performed to contribute to the production of the Brazilian sardine, Sardinella brasiliensis, for use as live bait. This study determined the best dietary carbohydrate to lipid ratio (CHO:L) for juvenile Bra ...
NADP-glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase; Ompok bimaculatus; amylases; biochemical pathways; body composition; carboxylic ester hydrolases; catfish; consumer preferences; crude protein; dietary fat; early development; glucose-6-phosphatase; larviculture; lipids; liver; pepsin; protein efficiency ratio; specific growth rate; vegetable oil; weight gain; South East Asia
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... The Indian butter catfish, Ompok bimaculatus (Bloch, 1794), is a high-value catfish that has gained immense consumer preference in South-East Asia. However, information on the nutritional requirements of this species is scanty. Hence, an experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of varying dietary lipid levels on growth, body composition, and activities of digestive and metabolic enzymes in ...
... With the expansion of the fish farming, functions of growth-stimulants including protective and antioxidative agents should be examined for their potential benefits to the farmed fish. Generally, a single feed supplement was used to enhance fish growth but the use of multi-stimulants blend is rarely evaluated. It is hypothesized that fish diets enriching with multi-stimulants blend would improve f ...
RNA; digestion; digestibility; odors; fish feeding; Spirulina; texture; carp; DNA; liveweight gain; digestible protein; feed conversion; muscles; triacylglycerol lipase; water content; flavor; enzyme activity; fish meal; proteinases; body composition; amylases; protein content; carcass composition
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... The effect of feeding Spirulina platensis on the growth, carcass composition, organoleptic quality, digestive enzyme activity and digestibility of common carp, Cyprinus carpio L., was studied through a culture trial lasting 120 days. Four experimental diets were employed by replacing fish meal protein from the standard diet at 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% through the incorporation of Spirulina. Another ...
Ctenopharyngodon idella; amylases; blood serum; body composition; body weight; carboxylic ester hydrolases; cholesterol; crude protein; diet; digestive enzymes; enzyme activity; feed conversion; feed formulation; feed industry; fish; fish feeding; gene expression; glucose; growth performance; hepatopancreas; hepatosomatic index; intestines; lipid content; muscles; nutrients; overwintering; protein deposition; protein requirement; proteinases; refeeding; starvation; triacylglycerols; weight gain
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... Fish often suffered starvation in the natural process of overwintering. After a long period of overwintering starvation, the actual demand of nutrients in refeeding diets for fish may be different from the appropriate demand level in normal culture environment. To investigate the effects of refeeding dietary containing different protein and lipid levels on the growth performance, body composition, ...
Lates calcarifer; amylases; body composition; carboxylic ester hydrolases; crude protein; digestive enzymes; endo-1,4-beta-glucanase; enzyme activity; feed conversion; fish; gene expression; growth performance; health status; myostatin; protein deposition; proteinases; research
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... Stocking density is one of the critical factors that influence the production and health status of fish in aquaculture practices. In this 60‐day trial, effect of different stocking densities (70, 140, 210, 280 and 350 fish/m³) on growth performance, digestive enzyme activity, body composition and gene expression of Asian seabass, Lates calcarifer, was studied using Recirculating Aquaculture System ...
... The present study investigated the effects of the dietary probiotic Clostridium butyricum (CB) on the growth, intestine digestive enzyme activity, antioxidant capacity and resistance to nitrite stress, and body composition of Penaeus monodon. For 56 days, shrimps were fed diets containing different levels of C. butyricum (1 × 10⁹ CFU g⁻¹), 0% (control), 0.5% (CB1), 1.0% (CB2), and 2.0% (CB3), as t ...
... Litopenaeus vannamei is economically important shrimp species in worldwide aquaculture. This study was conducted to assess the effect of different levels of probiotic Pediococcus pentosaceus (PP) on growth performance, feed utilization, digestive enzyme activity, intestinal microflora count and body composition of L. vannamei. Four diets containing different concentrations [0 (PP0), 10⁶ (PPI), 10⁷ ...
... This study was conducted to evaluate different doses of two species of Bacillus (Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis), on growth parameters, chemical composition of fish, activity of liver, and digestive enzymes of Asian sea bass. During 8 weeks, juvenile Asian sea bass received diets supplemented with 1 × 10³, 1 × 10⁶, and 1 × 10⁹ CFU g⁻¹ probiotic in addition to a control diet without a ...
... The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of different levels of dietary Lactobacillus plantarum as probiotic (Pro) with bovine lactoferrin (LF) and xylooligosacharide (XOS) on growth performance, hemato-immune response, body composition, digestive enzymes activity and expression of immune-related and growth-related genes of sobaity (Sparidentex hasta) for 8 weeks. Fish were fed with feed ...
... A 8‐week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of combined oral administration of the yeast Rhodotorula sp. H26 and bacterium Bacillus sp. BC26 on growth, digestive enzyme activity, body composition, immunity, and intestinal microbiota in the juvenile sea cucumber, Apostichopus japonicus. Sea cucumbers were divided into four groups and received one of the following diets: BD) basal d ...
... An 8-week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of oral administration of the probiotic yeast Rhodotorula sp. H26 in combination with Metschnikowia sp. C14 on the growth, digestive enzyme activity, body composition, immunity, and intestinal microbiota in the juvenile sea cucumber, Apostichopus japonicus. Sea cucumbers were distributed into four groups and received one of the followin ...
... A 12‐week feeding trial was conducted to determine the influence of dietary protein levels on growth performance, body composition, haematological parameters and digestive enzyme activity of Chinese rice field eel (Monopterus albus) fingerlings. Six isolipidic experimental diets (27.89%, 32.23%, 35.95%, 40.06%, 43.31% and 46.53%) were formulated to randomly assign to triplicate groups of 50 rice f ...
Macrobrachium nipponense; amylases; aquaculture; body composition; dietary protein; digestive enzymes; egg quality; enzyme activity; fecundity; feed conversion; growth performance; juveniles; lipid content; protein content; proteinases; regression analysis; research
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... The effects of dietary different protein levels on growth performance, body composition, digestive enzyme activity and fecundity were tested in the oriental river prawn Macrobrachium nipponense. Five iso‐energetic and iso‐lipidic experimental diets were formulated with graded levels of protein [31.34% (A), 33.87% (B), 36.95% (C), 39.56% (D) and 42.58% (E)]. The results showed that M. nipponense fe ...
... An 8-week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of sodium butyrate (SB) on growth, digestive enzymes, body composition and nutrient retention-related gene expression of juvenile yellow catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco). Five isonitrogenous and isolipidic diets (420 g/kg protein and 90 g/kg lipid) were formulated to contain 0 (control), 250, 500, 1,000 or 2,000 mg/kg SB. Triplicate gr ...
... The effects of vitamin B₁ on growth, blood metabolites, body composition, intestinal enzyme activities and morphometric parameters were evaluated by a 63‐day feeding trial in Pelteobagrus fulvidraco fed diets containing vitamin B₁ with 4.29, 6.02, 7.86, 11.94 and 19.05 mg/kg, respectively. Results showed that 7.86 mg/kg vitamin B₁ resulted in significantly higher weight gain (WG), specific growth ...
... The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of xylooligosaccharide (XOS) on growth performance, haemato‐immunological responses, body composition and digestive enzymes activity of sobaity seabream juvenile (Sparidentex hasta) with an average weight of 35.64 ± 0.30 g. Fish were fed with experimental diet containing 0, 5 and 10 g XOS kg⁻¹ for 8 weeks. The obtained results indicated that dietar ...
Litopenaeus vannamei; amylases; biofloc technology; body composition; carboxylic ester hydrolases; crude protein; digestion; digestive enzymes; enzyme activity; feed conversion; feeding frequency; juveniles; monitoring; protein deposition; protein efficiency ratio; proteinases; rearing; shrimp; shrimp culture; stomach; survival rate; tanks; trays; water content; water quality
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... An eight-week feeding experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of daily feeding frequency on the growth, feed utilization, digestive enzyme activity and body composition of Litopenaeus vannamei juvenile reared in biofloc-based zero-exchange intensive culture systems. The experiment was carried out in twelve tanks with 800 L of biofloc-rich water. Juvenile shrimp (1.52 ± 0.37 g) were sto ...
... An 8-week experiment (trial 1) was conducted to determine the optimal feeding frequency for juvenile Arapaima gigas. Seventy-two fish (500.0 ± 50.9 g, mean ± S.E) were randomly assigned to 12 tanks (500 l) in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS). Four treatments with three replicates each were considered: T1) fish fed using self-feeders (free choice to eat); T2) fish fed by hand to apparent sat ...
... The present research evaluated the effects of four feeding stimulants on feed intake (FI), growth performance, body composition, serum biochemical parameters, digestive enzyme activities and appetite‐related gene expression for juvenile GIFT tilapia. Five experimental high plant‐based diets (with 0, 0.4 g kg⁻¹ dimethyl‐β‐propiothetin (DMPT), 0.6 g kg⁻¹ dimethylthetin (DMT), 1.8 g kg⁻¹ tryptophan ( ...
Sardinella brasiliensis; amylases; body composition; body weight; carboxylic ester hydrolases; dietary protein; digestive enzymes; enzyme activity; feed conversion; fish; growth performance; juveniles; protein content; protein intake; protein requirement; proteinases; regression analysis; satiety
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... A six‐week growth trial was performed to estimate the dietary protein requirements for maximum growth of juvenile Brazilian sardine (Sardinella brasiliensis) based on growth performance, feed utilization, body composition and digestive enzyme activity. Six isoenergetic diets were formulated to contain protein levels that increased from 250 to 500 g/kg. Each diet was randomly assigned to triplicate ...
... A 76‐day feeding trial was carried out to evaluate the effects of Lysine and Methionine supplementation on growth and digestive capacity of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) fed plant protein diets using high‐level canola meal (CM). Fish with initial average weight 103.9 ± 0.6 g were fed three extruded diets. Fish meal (FM) diet was formulated as the normal control with 40 g kg⁻¹ FM and 300 g k ...
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens; Bacteroidetes; Channa argus; Proteobacteria; Spirochaetes; albumins; amylases; blood chemistry; blood serum; body composition; body weight; digestive enzymes; enzyme activity; feed conversion; feed supplements; growth performance; intestinal microorganisms; lysozyme; papain; probiotics; protein content; weight gain
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... The major objective of this study conducted for 7 weeks was to investigate the influence of supplementation with multienzyme complex and probiotic and their interaction effects on the growth performance, body composition, serum biochemical parameters and gut microorganism composition of snakehead (Channa argus). There were four treatments in this experiment coded as control, probiotic (Bacillus am ...
Aeromonas hydrophila; Carassius; Rubrivivax gelatinosus; amylases; body composition; carboxylic ester hydrolases; catalase; digestion; disease resistance; effluents; enzyme activity; feeds; fish; fish culture; fish diseases; freshwater aquaculture; gene expression regulation; genes; immunology; intestinal microorganisms; intestines; pollution control; proteinases; signal transduction; superoxide dismutase; survival rate; transcription factor NF-kappa B; wastewater; wastewater treatment; water pollution; water quality
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... The employment of traditional bait and medicament in freshwater aquaculture causes the frequent occurrence of environmental pollution and disease. Effluent collected after Rubrivivax gelatinosus-mediated wastewater treatment could be re-utilized as microbial feeds, medicament, and aquaculture water to culture Crucian carp. Therefore, a novel integrated system of wastewater treatment using effluent ...
... Defatted black soldier fly larvae meal (DBSFLM) has been shown a promising fish meal (FM) substitute in diets for turbot, rainbow trout, Jian carp, Pacific white shrimp and Atlantic salmon, but it has not been examined as an alternative protein source in Japanese seabass (Lateolabrax japonicus) diets. A 56-day feeding trial was conducted to assess the effects of partial replacement of dietary FM w ...
Sardinella brasiliensis; amylases; biochemical pathways; body composition; body weight; carboxylic ester hydrolases; cholesterol; digestive enzymes; energy; enzyme activity; feed conversion; fish; glucose; growth performance; juveniles; lipid content; metabolism; metabolites; proteinases; regression analysis; satiety; specific growth rate; triacylglycerols; water content
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... A 6‐week growth trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of feeding rate on growth performance, body composition, plasma metabolites and enzyme activities, and to determine the optimal feeding rate for juvenile Brazilian sardine. Fish were fed at six feeding rates, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10% BWday⁻¹ (body weight per day) and until satiation (10.3% BWday⁻¹). The survival of fish fed at 2%–6%BWday⁻¹ was sig ...
... The present study investigated the effect of body weight on body composition, digestive and absorptive capacity, transaminase activities in hepatopancreas and muscle, and plasma ammonia concentration of Jian carp (Cyprinus carpio var. Jian). A total of 750 Jian carps (18.0 ± 0.2 g) were randomly distributed into five groups with three replicates and fed the same diet for 56 days. Tissue and plasma ...
Acipenser baerii; amylases; antioxidants; body composition; cholesterol; cortisol; dietary fat; dietary protein; digestion; enzyme activity; fillet quality; fish culture; fish fillets; fish health; glucose; growth performance; high protein diet; insulin; insulin-like growth factor I; juveniles; lipid content; liver; metabolites; nutrient content; nutrients; oxidative stress; physiological response; sturgeon; triacylglycerols
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... Knowing the effect of dietary nutrients on physiological parameters, especially oxidative stress, during fish rearing can be useful to improve fish health and optimize production in aquaculture. In this study, four iso‐energetic (2 × 2 factorial design) diets differing in nutrient composition were submitted to the Siberian sturgeon juveniles, to analyse biochemical and physiological responses. The ...
... In this study, we evaluated the consequences of replacement of fishmeal with plant protein sources (soybean and sunflower meal) on fish growth parameters, haemato-biochemical factors, body composition, and myostatin gene expression of Clarias gariepinus. A total of 150 C. gariepinus were organized in glass aquaria into five investigational groups, with each group in triplicate (30 fish/group; 10 f ...
... The study evaluated the effects of dietary carbohydrate levels on growth performance and digestive enzyme activities in juveniles Caspian Kutum, Rutilus frisii (Kamenskii, 1901). Fish with an initial average weight of 0.8 ± 0.2 g (means ± SD) were fed five isonitrogenous and isoenergic formulated diets with different carbohydrate levels of 15%, 20%, 25%, 30% and 35% in triplicate groups for 10 wee ...
... The current study was carried out to investigate the effects of Saccharomyces cerevisiae-fermented poultry by product meal (PBM) on growth performance, micromorphological, and immunological changes in common carp. Five experimental diets were prepared to include fermented PBM at 0, 5, 10, 15, and 20 % level in the diet of common carp (4.91±0.01 g). The fish were reared for 90 days on these diets. ...