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1. Effect of dietary phenylalanine levels on growth, hemato-biochemical composition and tyrosine replacement value for phenylalanine in stinging catfish Heteropneustes fossilis –Bloch 1974 fingerling

Author:
Imtiaz Ahmed
Source:
Animal feed science and technology 2022 v.288 pp. 115294
ISSN:
0377-8401
Subject:
Heteropneustes fossilis; body protein; casein; catfish; crude protein; energy; experimental design; feeds; fingerlings; gelatin; liveweight gain; phenylalanine; protein deposition; protein efficiency ratio; regression analysis; technology; tyrosine
Abstract:
... Two 10-week feeding experiments were conducted to determine the total aromatic amino acid requirement and tyrosine (Tyr) replacement value for phenylalanine (Phe) for fingerling Heteropneustes fossilis by feeding casein + gelatin based amino acid test diets [400 g/kg crude protein (CP); 17.90 MJ/ kg gross energy (GE)]. In experiment 1, Phe was determined by feeding six test diets containing graded ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2022.115294

2. Effects of dietary pantothenic acid on growth performance, intestinal enzyme activity, non-specific immune response, antioxidant capacity, hematological parameters, carcass composition and liver pantothenic acid concentration of fingerling Catla, Catla catla (Hamilton)

Author:
Younis Mohd Khan; Mukhtar A. Khan
Source:
Animal feed science and technology 2022 v.285 pp. 115245
ISSN:
0377-8401
Subject:
Catla catla; alkaline phosphatase; amylases; antioxidant activity; carboxylic ester hydrolases; carcass composition; catalase; enzyme activity; feed conversion; feeds; fingerlings; growth performance; hematocrit; hemoglobin; immune response; intestines; liver; lysozyme; pantothenic acid; protein efficiency ratio; proteinases; regression analysis; specific growth rate; superoxide dismutase; technology; weight gain
Abstract:
... The current research work is focussed on optimizing dietary pantothenic acid requirement of fingerling catla, Catla catla. Triplicate groups of fish (3.3 ± 0.37 g) were fed with seven isonitrogenous (350 g/kg CP) and isoenergetic (16.72 kJ/g GE) purified diets containing 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 mg pantothenic acid per kg thrice daily for 16 weeks. Absolute weight gain (AWG), specific growth r ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2022.115245

3. Dietary vitamin C requirement based on growth performance, non-specific immune response, antioxidant capacity, and liver vitamin C concentration of fingerling Channa punctatus (Bloch)

Author:
Seemab Zehra; Mukhtar A. Khan
Source:
Animal feed science and technology 2021 v.280 pp. 115058
ISSN:
0377-8401
Subject:
Channa punctata; alkaline phosphatase; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; ascorbic acid; body composition; catalase; feed conversion; feeds; fingerlings; glutathione peroxidase; growth performance; hematocrit; hemoglobin; immune response; intestines; liver; liveweight gain; lysozyme; protein deposition; protein efficiency ratio; proteinases; regression analysis; satiety; superoxide dismutase; technology
Abstract:
... A growth trial based on growth performance, non-specific immune response, digestive enzymes and antioxidant status, hematological parameters, body composition, and liver vitamin C concentration was carried out to estimate the dietary vitamin C requirement by feeding test diets (450 g/kg CP, crude protein, 18.71 MJ/kg GE, gross energy) containing graded levels of vitamin C (0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 6 ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2021.115058

4. Effects of dietary magnesium supplementation on growth, feed utilization, nucleic acid ratio and antioxidant status of fingerling Heteropneustes fossilis

Author:
Noorin Zafar; Mukhtar A. Khan
Source:
Animal feed science and technology 2021 v.273 pp. 114819
ISSN:
0377-8401
Subject:
Heteropneustes fossilis; alkaline phosphatase; antioxidants; biometry; blood serum; catalase; crude protein; diet; energy; feed conversion; feeds; fingerlings; magnesium; magnesium sulfate; malondialdehyde; mineralization; nucleic acids; regression analysis; specific growth rate; superoxide dismutase; technology; weight gain
Abstract:
... To investigate the effects of dietary magnesium on growth, feed utilization, nucleic acid ratio and antioxidant status of Heteropneustes fossilis and determine the optimum dietary magnesium requirement, basal diet (400 g/kg crude protein and 17.89 MJ/kg gross energy) supplemented with magnesium sulfate at 0, 2.02, 4.05, 6.08, 8.11 and 10.14 g/kg diet, yielding 0, 0.20, 0.40, 0.60, 0.80 and 1.0 g m ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2021.114819

5. Glycerol effects on silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen) fingerling feeding: Morphometric, zootechnical and blood parameters

Author:
Marlise Teresinha Mauerwerk; Izabel Wolkweis Zadinelo; Marcos César Zanella Júnior; Rafael Ernesto Balen; Robie Allan Bombardelli; Lilian Carolina Rosa da Silva; Lilian Dena dos Santos; Fabio Meurer
Source:
Aquaculture 2021 v.535 pp. 736361
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Rhamdia quelen; alkaline phosphatase; aquaculture; biodiesel; blood glucose; byproducts; calcium; cholesterol; corn; diet; feeds; fingerlings; fossil fuels; glycerol; manufacturing; morphometry; potential energy; protein content; satiety; triacylglycerols
Abstract:
... Decreasing natural fossil fuel stocks have supported the use of alternative fuels and increased the availability of glycerol, a biodiesel manufacture by-product. The use of glycerol in animal feed has been extensively investigated and reported as a potential energy source for different fish species. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of crude glycerol as a corn substitute in t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.736361

6. Comparative efficacy of mannan-oligosaccharides from two yeast species fed alone or in combination with probiotic Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633 to Catla (Catla catla) juveniles

Author:
Shobha Gupta; Z. P. Bhathena; Sarvendra Kumar; P.M Nuzaiba; P. P. Srivastava; Subodh Gupta; Sanjay Balkrishna Jadhao
Source:
Aquaculture international 2020 v.28 no.2 pp. 691-710
ISSN:
0967-6120
Subject:
Bacillus subtilis; Catla catla; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Wickerhamomyces anomalus; alanine transaminase; amylases; aspartate transaminase; body composition; dietary supplements; feed industry; feeds; fingerlings; food conversion; growth performance; hematocrit; intestines; juveniles; lactate dehydrogenase; liver; muscles; probiotics; proteinases; specific growth rate; weight gain; yeasts
Abstract:
... 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 ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10499-019-00488-x

7. Dietary copper requirement of fingerling Heteropneustes fossilis for formulating copper‐balanced commercial feeds

Author:
Noorin Zafar; Mukhtar A. Khan
Source:
Aquaculture nutrition 2020 v.26 no.2 pp. 248-260
ISSN:
1353-5773
Subject:
Heteropneustes fossilis; catalase; copper; diet; enzyme activity; feed conversion; feeds; ferroxidase; fingerlings; liver; nutrient requirements; regression analysis; superoxide dismutase; thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances; weight gain
Abstract:
... Dietary copper requirement of Heteropneustes fossilis (6.74 ± 0.03 g) was determined by feeding purified diets containing same protein (400 g/kg) and gross energy (17.89 kJ/g) but different levels of copper for 12 weeks. Graded amount of CuSO₄.5H₂O (0, 1.96, 3.93, 5.89, 7.86, 9.82, 11.79 mg/kg) was supplemented to basal diet to attain desired dietary copper levels (0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 and 3 ...
DOI:
10.1111/anu.12986

8. Optimum selenium levels in diets high in plant‐based feedstuffs for gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) fingerlings

Author:
David Domínguez; Zakarya Sehnine; Pedro Castro; Lidia Robaina; Ramon Fontanillas; Philip Antony Jesu Prabhu; Marisol Izquierdo
Source:
Aquaculture nutrition 2020 v.26 no.2 pp. 579-589
ISSN:
1353-5773
Subject:
Sparus aurata; catalase; feeds; fingerlings; growth retardation; ingredients; juveniles; liver; oils; plant proteins; plant-based diet; selenium; selenoproteins; sodium selenite
Abstract:
... Substitution of marine ingredients (FM‐FO) by plant protein and oil sources can modify selenium (Se) levels in feeds. Se plays an important role in the antioxidative defence by forming part of selenoproteins. Se requirements of gilthead sea bream are not accurately determined; therefore, this study was conducted to define Se supplementation levels in low FM‐FO practical diets for sea bream fingerl ...
DOI:
10.1111/anu.13019

9. The effects of rearing water depths and feed types on the growth performance of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus)

Author:
Abdel‐Hay M. Abdel‐Hay; Wasseem Emam; Amira A. Omar; Wael F. Eltras; Radi A. Mohamed
Source:
Aquaculture research 2020 v.51 no.2 pp. 616-622
ISSN:
1355-557X
Subject:
Clarias gariepinus; catfish; feed conversion; feed intake; feeding preferences; feeds; fingerlings; growth performance; pellets; ponds
Abstract:
... African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) has been growing in popularity as a culture species globally. Although considerable research has been carried out on this species’ feeding preferences, no research has been carried out on optimum water level for growth. This is particularly surprising given this species' benthic nature. This study assessed the effect of different combinations of water levels an ...
DOI:
10.1111/are.14409

10. Costs of management practices of Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer Bloch, 1790) cage culture in Malaysia using stochastic model that includes uncertainty in mortality

Author:
Norhariani Mohd Nor; Siti Hajar Mohd Yazid; Hassan Mohd Daud; Mohammad Noor Amal Azmai; Nurliyana Mohamad
Source:
Aquaculture 2019 v.510 pp. 347-352
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Lates calcarifer; antibiotics; bioeconomic models; biosecurity; body weight; cage culture; expert opinion; farmers; feed conversion; feeds; fingerlings; fish culture; fish farms; good aquaculture practices; mortality; probiotics; profitability; questionnaires; stochastic processes; surveys; tail; uncertainty; vaccines; variable costs; vibriosis; Malaysia
Abstract:
... With intensification, Asian seabass are prone to infectious diseases such as vibriosis that could lead to additional costs in the grow-out cage culture system. Other costs include feeds, fingerlings and antibiotics. To improve awareness to the costs, the objective of this study is to estimate the costs of Asian seabass that include endemic vibriosis. First, farm-level costs were estimated using a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aquaculture.2019.04.042

11. Dietary lipid sources affect cold tolerance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Author:
Heba M. Abdel-Ghany; Abdel-Fattah M. El-Sayed; Altaf A. Ezzat; Mohamed A. Essa; Amr M. Helal
Source:
Journal of thermal biology 2019 v.79 pp. 50-55
ISSN:
0306-4565
Subject:
Oreochromis niloticus; body weight; coconut oil; cold; cold stress; cold tolerance; corn oil; crude protein; death; dietary fat; fatty acid composition; fatty acids; feed conversion; feeds; fingerlings; fish oils; growth performance; lipid metabolism; water temperature
Abstract:
... This study was carried out to evaluate the effects of dietary lipid sources on growth performance, fatty acids composition and cold tolerance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fingerlings (7.00 ± 0.50 g/fish). The fish were fed four isonitrogenous (28% crude protein), isocaloric (500 kcal/100 g) diets containing four lipid sources; fish oil (FO), corn oil (CO), coconut oil (COCO) or fish oil ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jtherbio.2018.11.009

12. Dietary potassium requirement of fingerling Indian major carp, Labeo rohita (Hamilton), based on growth parameters, gill Na+‐K+ ATPase activity, tissue mineralization and antioxidant activities

Author:
Mohammad Musharraf; Mukhtar A. Khan
Source:
Aquaculture nutrition 2019 v.25 no.2 pp. 271-280
ISSN:
1353-5773
Subject:
Labeo rohita; adenosinetriphosphatase; alkaline phosphatase; antioxidant activity; blood serum; body weight; carp; catalase; crude protein; energy; enzyme activity; experimental diets; feed conversion; feeds; fingerlings; gills; glutathione peroxidase; liveweight gain; malondialdehyde; mineralization; potassium; protein efficiency ratio; satiety; sodium-potassium-exchanging ATPase; specific growth rate; superoxide dismutase; vertebrae
Abstract:
... To quantify the dietary potassium requirement of fingerling Labeo rohita (6.2 ± 0.12 cm; 1.98 ± 0.06 g), seven purified experimental diets (350 g/kg crude protein and 16.72 kJ/g gross energy) with graded levels of potassium (0.32, 1.35, 2.41, 3.46, 6.48, 9.47 and 12.39 g/kg diet) were fed to triplicate groups of fishes at 08:00, 12:00 and 16:00 hr to apparent satiation for 8 weeks. Live weight gai ...
DOI:
10.1111/anu.12850

13. Differential inhibition of digestive proteases by tannin in two size groups of rohu (Labeo rohita,Hamilton): A biochemical and zymography study

Author:
Sandipan Talukdar; Koushik Ghosh
Source:
Aquaculture research 2019 v.50 no.2 pp. 449-456
ISSN:
1355-557X
Subject:
Labeo rohita; chymotrypsin; densitometry; dose response; enzyme activity; equations; feeds; fingerlings; polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; trypsin
Abstract:
... This study was intended to evaluate tannin mediated inhibition of digestive proteases in two different size groups (fingerlings, F, 4.5 ± 0.7 cm; advanced fingerlings, AF, 18.2 ± 1.6 cm) of rohu, Labeo rohita. Graded levels (50, 100, 150 and 200 nM) of tannin (Gallotannin, 99% purity) were added to the enzyme extracts (30°C, 1 hr) prior to determination of enzyme activities. Changes in the activit ...
DOI:
10.1111/are.13910

14. Effects of aflatoxin B1 on performance and health of tambaqui fingerlings (Colossoma macropomum)

Author:
Etelvina M. C. G. Nunes; Maria M. G. Pereira; Amilton P. R. Costa; María N. B. A. Araripe; Rodrigo M. Calvet; Carina M. Pereyra; Maria L. X. Azevedo; Raizza E. E. Pinheiro; Verbena C. Alves; Airton M. Conde Júnior; Lidiane S. N. Ramos; Joao B. Lopes; Camila G. Marinho; María C. S. Muratori
Source:
International aquatic research 2019 v.11 no.1 pp. 73-83
ISSN:
2008-4935
Subject:
Colossoma macropomum; aflatoxin B1; animal health; aquaculture; feed contamination; feed conversion; feed intake; feeds; fingerlings; high performance liquid chromatography; histology; histopathology; ingredients; kidneys; liver; muscles; tissues; weight gain
Abstract:
... The detection of mycotoxins in feeds and their ingredients in aquaculture gained prominence due to losses caused in production and animal health, mainly the occurrence of aflatoxin (AFB₁). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of AFB₁ on the performance of tambaqui fingerlings (Colossoma macropomum). Four hundred tambaqui were used. Four different treatments were evaluated: treatment T ...
DOI:
10.1007/s40071-019-0220-2

15. Effects of different levels of dietary cyanocobalamin on growth, liver cyanocobalamin concentration, antioxidant capacity, intestinal enzymes and non-specific immune response for optimum inclusion in the commercial feeds of fingerling Channa punctatus (Bloch)

Author:
Seemab Zehra; Mukhtar A. Khan
Source:
Aquaculture 2019 pp. 734272
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Channa punctata; alkaline phosphatase; amylases; antioxidant activity; aquaculture; biometry; carboxylic ester hydrolases; catalase; diet; enzyme activity; erythrocytes; feed conversion; feeds; fingerlings; glutathione peroxidase; hematocrit; hemoglobin; immune response; intestines; liver; liveweight gain; lysozyme; models; nutrient requirements; nutrients; protein deposition; protein efficiency ratio; proteinases; satiety; superoxide dismutase; vitamin B12
Abstract:
... For increasing the aquaculture production, it is crucial to develop quality feeds with all the essential nutrients including vitamins. Since vitamins are essential nutrient required in small amount to perform structural and functional roles, information on the dietary vitamin requirements is essential. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of varying levels of dietary cyanocobalamin ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aquaculture.2019.734272

16. Effects of zinc and manganese sources on gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) fingerlings

Author:
David Domínguez; Lidia Robaina; María J. Zamorano; Vasileios Karalazos; Marisol Izquierdo
Source:
Aquaculture 2019 v.505 pp. 386-392
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Sparus aurata; amino acids; chelates; dietary supplements; feeds; fingerlings; ingredients; manganese; manganese oxides; mineral content; minerals; oils; oxidative stress; stress tolerance; vegetables; zinc; zinc oxide
Abstract:
... The use of vegetable ingredients may alter the mineral balance of feeds for gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) due to the differences in mineral composition between marine and vegetable ingredients. Whereas seabream fed low levels of zinc (Zn) and manganese (Mn) may present reduced growth and performance, as well as alterations in mineral deposition and oxidative stress resistance, information on t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aquaculture.2019.03.004

17. Essential fatty acid deficiency increases hepatic non-infectious granulomatosis incidence in meagre (Argyrosomus regius, Asso 1801) fingerlings

Author:
Marta Carvalho; Pedro Castro; Daniel Montero; Helena Peres; Félix Acosta; Ramón Fontanillas; Grethe Rosenlund; Lidia Robaina; Marisol Izquierdo
Source:
Aquaculture 2019 v.505 pp. 393-404
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Argyrosomus regius; aquaculture; diet; disease resistance; docosahexaenoic acid; essential fatty acids; fatty acid composition; fatty liver; feeds; fingerlings; granuloma; health status; hepatosomatic index; histology; liver; liver function; nutrient deficiencies; nutrient requirements; nutrients; oleic acid; omega-3 fatty acids; phospholipids; vegetable oil
Abstract:
... Meagre (Argyrosomus regius) is a promising new aquaculture species, however with some bottlenecks to high-scale commercial production. One of those constraints are the scarce information about its nutritional requirements, which difficult the production of optimized diets and can lead to pathological alterations in liver, such as hepatic steatosis. Furthermore, meagre production is widely affected ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aquaculture.2019.02.048

18. Growth response of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (B.), larvae and fingerlings fed protease‐incorporated diets

Author:
Chloe Kemigabo; Lazaro W. Jere; Daniel Sikawa; Charles Masembe; Jeremiah Kang’ombe; Mohsen Abdel‐Tawwab
Source:
Journal of applied ichthyology 2019 v.35 no.2 pp. 480-487
ISSN:
0175-8659
Subject:
Artemia; Clarias gariepinus; absorption; animal growth; aquaculture; artificial diets; catfish; digestibility; farming systems; feeds; fingerlings; fish larvae; freshwater fish; larval development; mortality; nauplii; proteinases; rearing; satiety; starter diets; yolk sac
Abstract:
... African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (B.), is one of the promising freshwater fish species in African aquaculture but the expansion of its farming needs more production of its larvae. The use of live food organisms at first feeding for larvae is still obligatory. That increases the cost of larvae production. Hence, the incorporating of exogenous enzymes especially protease in artificial microdiets ...
DOI:
10.1111/jai.13877

19. Growth, body composition, mineralisation and Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase activity of fingerling Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch) fed diets with different levels of potassium

Author:
Noorin Zafar; Mukhtar A. Khan
Source:
Archives of animal nutrition 2019 v.73 no.6 pp. 505-516
ISSN:
1477-2817
Subject:
Heteropneustes fossilis; alkaline phosphatase; blood serum; body composition; body weight; diet; enzyme activity; feed conversion; feeds; fingerlings; mineralization; models; potassium; potassium chloride; sodium; vertebrae
Abstract:
... A growth trial was performed to optimise the inclusion of potassium (K) in feeds of Heteropneustes fossilis (body weight [BW] 6.92 ± 0.1 g). Eight isonitrogenous and isoenergetic diets with varying dietary K levels were prepared by supplementing 0, 1.91, 3.82, 5.73, 7.64, 9.55, 11.46 and 13.37 g KCl/kg basal diet. Analysed dietary K levels were 0.16, 1.12, 2.08, 3.19, 4.18, 5.16, 6.11, 7.14 and 8. ...
DOI:
10.1080/1745039X.2019.1658502

20. Pond‐raised Hybrid Catfish, ♀ Ictalurus punctatus × ♂ Ictalurus furcatus, Do Not Respond to Microbial Phytase Superdosing

Author:
Menghe H. Li; David J. Wise; Charles C. Mischke; Suja Aarattuthodiyil; Ambika Tiwari; Penelope M. Lucas; Craig S. Tucker; Eugene L. Torrans; Thishya Perera
Source:
Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 2019 v.50 no.1 pp. 78-86
ISSN:
0893-8849
Subject:
4-phytase; Ictalurus furcatus; Ictalurus punctatus; blood; catfish; chlorophyll; diet; feeds; fingerlings; fish feeding; hematocrit; hybrids; ponds; reactive phosphorus; satiety; total phosphorus; water quality
Abstract:
... Two experiments were conducted in consecutive years to evaluate the responses of hybrid catfish, ♀ Ictalurus punctatus × ♂ Ictalurus furcatus, to “superdosing” of 6‐phytase added to existing commercial catfish feeds. In each experiment, two diets with or without a phytase superdose (2500 and 5000 phytase units/kg, respectively) were compared. In Experiment 1, fingerlings (mean weight: 59 g/fish) w ...
DOI:
10.1111/jwas.12539
CHORUS:
10.1111/jwas.12539
Chorus Open Access:
10.1111/jwas.12539