摄食不同饵料对加州鲈生长性能及体成分的影响

对摄食不同饵料(冰鲜小杂鱼和配合饲料)加州鲈(Micropterus salmoides)(初始体重为(4.87±0.02)g)生长性能、形体指标和体成分进行了比较分析.结果显示:饲喂冰鲜小杂鱼组的加州鲈末均重、增重率、特定生长率、成活率、肥满度、肌肉粗蛋白质和脂肪显著高于配合饲料组(P＜0.01),饲料系数、肝体比和...     

添加不同构型肉碱对于罗非鱼生长和鱼体营养成分组成的影响

在饲料中分别添加 2 0 0mg·kg-1,40 0mg·kg-1的DL -肉碱和 2 0 0mg·kg-1的L -肉碱 ,饲养初始重为38.6 5± 0 .2 1g的罗非鱼 ,经过 34d的生长试验 ,观察不同添加量的DL -肉碱与L -肉碱对于罗非鱼生长情况、机体营养成分组成的影响。实验结果表明 ,添加两种构型肉碱对于罗非鱼并无促生长作用 ,也未明显改变全鱼和肌肉的营养成分组成 ,但是对于改变罗非鱼内脏相对重量、降低肝脂则有一定作用 ,这些作用和影响在相同添加量 (2 0 0mg·kg-1)的DL -肉碱与L -肉碱之间无显著差异 (P >0 .0 5 )。     

加州鲈膨化饲料和软颗粒饲料养殖效果对比试验

正加州鲈(Micropterus salmonides),原产于北美的淡水湖泊中,1983年被引入台湾后,经过30多年的养殖技术摸索,目前其已在广东、江苏、浙江等地形成了较大规模的养殖区域,由于其生长速度快、肉质细嫩、体形美观、无肌间刺,已成为我国重要的淡水养殖品种之一,其主要的消费产地是江、浙、沪、鲁等省份。对加州鲈的养殖目前以冰鲜杂鱼为主,内陆地区由于冰鲜杂鱼较少,加上加州鲈配合饲料研究有进一步进展,有些养殖户采用冰鲜+配合饲料的投喂方式。该试验采用加州鲈膨化饲料和自制软颗粒饲     

全程配合饲料大塘养殖加州鲈获成功

<正>"我们全程使用人工配合饲料喂养的60亩加州鲈现在已经出鱼1万多斤了,存塘还有20万斤,等待鱼价合适时我们会陆续出塘。"广州信豚水产技术有限公司(以下简称"信豚")技术总监蓝汉冰告诉《海洋与渔业》记者。长期以来,养殖加州鲈都投喂冰鲜杂鱼。随着养殖成本和病害逐年增加,投喂冰鲜杂鱼养殖加州鲈的劣势日益明显。攻克加州鲈人工配合饲料研发难关,开发加州鲈的人工配合饲料这座隐形矿山,一直都是水产营养     

大口黑鲈肌肉营养成分分析及营养评价

对三种不同来源(人工配合饲料饲养、冰鲜下杂鱼饲养和野生捕捞)的大口黑鲈成鱼的含肉率、肌肉中的水分、蛋白质、脂肪、灰分含量和氨基酸组成进行了分析,对其营养价值进行了综合评价,并与完全摄食人工配合饲料的中国花鲈进行了比较。结果表明:三种来源的大口黑鲈蛋白质含量在17.97%~20.15%,脂肪含量在0.81%~6.41%,灰分含量1.24%~1.41%,水分含量72.12%~79.98%,肌肉中17种氨基酸总量为14.19%~16.47%,其中必需氨基酸占氨基酸总量的44%以上,表明大口黑鲈肌肉蛋白是一种优质蛋白源。使用人工配合饲料饲养的大口黑鲈与使用冰鲜下杂鱼饲料饲养的大口黑鲈其肌肉营养成分以及氨基酸组成相差不大,但含肉率存在很大差异,人工配合饲料饲养、冰鲜下杂鱼饲养和野生捕捞的大口黑鲈含肉率分别为74.27%、64.86%和62.71%。而全部摄食人工配合饲料的中国花鲈含肉率为72.53%,氨基酸总量和必需氨基酸含量都高于三种来源的大口黑鲈。     

复合蛋白源替代鱼粉对加州鲈幼鱼生长性能及体成分的影响

传统的加州鲈养殖中主要以冰鲜小杂鱼为饵料,由于投喂冰鲜鱼会破坏水质,增加加州鲈患诺卡氏病害的风险,投喂劳动量大,使其养殖在一定程度上受到了限制。加州鲈是肉食性鱼类,饲养加州鲈的配合饲料中鱼粉所占的比重较大,给加州鲈的养殖带来了不小的成本。因此找到能够代替鱼粉的合适蛋白质源是非常重要的。目前用来替代鱼粉的植物蛋白源主要包括去皮豆粕.     

3种投喂模式对中华绒螯蟹性腺发育和生化组成的影响

2015年4—10月在江苏常州金坛市指前镇芦家村省级高效设施渔业示范点6口面积0.667hm~2试验塘(编号1~6#)中,投放中华绒螯蟹和日本沼虾苗种,密度分别为2.25×10~4只/hm~2和150kg/hm~2,分别投喂配合饲料、冰鲜杂鱼和饲料与冰鲜杂鱼混合,每种投喂模式设两个重复,定期测定肝胰腺指数、性腺指数、出肉率、总可食率和体成分的生化组成。试验结果显示,在体质量接近的条件下,3种投喂模式对成蟹的性腺指数和肝胰腺指数无显著影响(P0.05),9月杂鱼组雌雄个体的性腺指数和肝胰腺指数略低于配合饲料组和混合投喂组,而混合投喂组的性腺指数略高于其他两组。不同投喂模式对各组织中华绒螯蟹的干质量中生化组成影响较小,仅杂鱼组雌蟹肝胰腺中脂肪含量为71.44%,显著低于饲料组(86.94%)和混合组(87.67%)(P0.05)。不同投喂模式对各组中华绒螯蟹组织湿质量中生化组成无显著影响(P0.05)。综上,用投喂配合饲料替代杂鱼投喂成蟹,可以提高雌蟹肝胰腺中的脂肪含量,而对性腺发育和生化组成无不利影响。     

脂肪源对奥尼罗非鱼体脂沉积及代谢的影响

在饲料蛋白质和能量水平均能满足生长需要的基础上,分别以猪油、豆油、鱼油和茶油作为脂肪源,配制4种饲料(油脂的添加水平为4.5%),投喂初始体质量为(4.60±0.5)g的奥尼罗非鱼幼鱼,于1.5m×1m×1m的水族箱中饲养10周。每组3个平行,每箱15尾鱼,试验水温25～28℃。研究饲料脂肪源对奥尼罗非鱼体脂沉积、脂类代谢相关酶活性及基因表达的影响。结果显示,与鱼油相比,茶油、豆油和猪油可明显提高鱼体内脂肪的含量(P0.05),其中茶油组显著高于其他组(P0.05);饲料脂肪源对肌肉中脂肪含量无显著影响,但与鱼油相比,其他脂肪源明显提高其肝体指数(P0.05),而腹脂率则相反;鱼油可明显提高肝脏中苹果酸脱氢酶和脂蛋白脂酶的活性及mRNA表达(P0.05);茶油明显降低脂肪中脂蛋白酶的活性及mRNA表达(P0.05),豆油和猪油可明显提高脂肪中苹果酸脱氢酶的活力及mRNA表达(P0.05)。饲料脂肪源对奥尼罗非鱼体脂的沉积的影响主要体现在肝脏和脂肪,而不同组织内脂蛋白酶活性及mRNA表达的变化是影响体脂沉积的主要因素。     

技术交流

<正>遮荫投喂加州鲈饲料加州鲈养殖长期以来以投喂冰鲜杂鱼为主,随着其人工配合饲料配方的不断成熟,不少饲料企业都在向养殖户大力推广加州鲈配合饲料。广东佛山的加州鲈养殖户谭先生在使用加州鲈饲料投喂一段时间后发现,加州鲈因为怕光,晴天投料时很多饲料没有被摄食而被浪费掉。后来他在投料点的水面上搭设了一个木棚,用于遮光。谭先生总结介绍,对     

脱酚棉籽蛋白对日本鲈的生长、体成分及营养成分表观消化率的影响

日本鲈（htteolabrax japordeus）隶属鲈形目、脂科、鲈属，俗称花鲈、花寨、鲈板、七星鲈。因其肉质坚实，洁白细嫩、味道清香，并具药用价值，为消费者所喜爱。日本鲈是肉食性凶猛鱼类，是目前我国海水养殖鱼类产量最高的品种。当前沿海养殖生产所用饵料中冰鲜杂鱼占了很大比例，但由于资源匮乏和对养殖水体的污染非常严重，对日本鲈营养需求和配合饲料的研究逐渐开展起来。由于日本鲈为肉食性鱼类，其饲料蛋白质含量在40％以上，并且一般以鱼粉作为主要的蛋白质来源。出于鱼粉资源及饲料成本的考虑，有必要寻找新的蛋白源来代替鱼粉。     

Effects of six alternative lipid sources on growth and tissue fatty acid composition in Japanese sea bass (Lateolabrax japonicus)

Ten-week experiment was carried out on Japanese sea bass (5.87 ± 0.02 g) to study the effects of replacement of fish oil with six alternative lipid sources: pork lard, PL; beef tallow, BT; poultry fat, PF; soybean oil, SO; corn oil, CO; and a mixed-fat (MF: tallow, 60%; soy oil, 20%; fish oil, 20%) on growth performance and fatty acid (FA) composition in fillet and liver. Seven isoenergetic and isonitrogenous experimental diets were formulated, containing 10% of added lipid. Fish oil was used in control diet, which was substituted by 50% with the alternative lipid sources in the other six diets.

Weight gain (WG), specific growth rate (SGR), Feed conversion ratio (FCR) feed intake and hepatosomatic index (HSI) of fish fed the experimental diets were not significantly different (P > 0.05). Protein efficiency ratio (PER) in fish fed the PF diet were significantly lower than those of fish fed SO and CO diets. Significant differences in carcass moisture and lipid contents of carcass and liver were observed among fish fed the dietary treatments. Generally, the fatty acid composition of fish fillets and livers reflected the dietary FA composition.     

Response of Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides to Dietary Supplementation of Lysine, Methionine, and Highly Unsaturated Fatty Acids

Abstract.— A 12-wk feeding trial was conducted in aquaria with juvenile (36.0 ± 1.2 g) largemouth bass Microptents salmoides to examine the effects of dietary supplementation of methionine, lysine, and long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) on growth, feed conversion and body composition. Diets were formulated to increase dietary concentrations of methionine. lysine, and PUFAs to match levels found in whole body samples of largemouth bass. The control diet was formulated similar to diets previously tested for largemouth bass. Diets 2 and 3 were similar to the control diet hut were supplemented with 2% lysine and 1% methionine, respectively. Diet 4 was formulated to increase PUFAs, especially docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) (22:6n-3), by replacing menhaden fish oil with squid oil. Fish were fed all they would consume in 10 min, twice daily. At harvest, there were no statistically significant differences ( P > 0.05) in average individual weight or specific growth rate (SGR) among fish fed the four diets. The feed conversion ratio (FCR) of largemouth bass fed the diet supplemented with methionine (1.7) was significantly lower ( P ≤ 0.05) than fish fed the control diet (2.5). Fish fed the diet high in PUFA had significantly lower ( P ≤ 0.05) whole body lipid levels and significantly higher ( P ≤ 0.05) protein levels than fish fed the other three diets. These data indicate that the control diet in this study likely contained sufficient lysine, methionine and PUFA to meet the requirements of largemouth bass; however, additional methionine may improve feed conversion efficiency, and increased levels of PUFAs or other factors in squid oil may have a significant impact on body composition.     

Effects of palm oil blended with oxidized fish oil on growth performances, hematology, and several immune parameters in juvenile Japanese sea bass, Lateolabrax japonicas

A 60-day feeding trial was conducted to determine the effects of palm oil blended with oxidized and non-oxidized fish oil on growth performances, hematology, and non-specific immune response in juvenile Japanese sea bass, Lateolabrax japonicas. Japanese sea bass (1.73 ± 0.01 g) were fed seven experimental diets containing 100 g/kg of dietary lipid in forms of palm oil (10P), fish oil (10F), fish oil blended with palm oil at different ratios, 6:4 (6F4P) and 4:6 (4F6P), oxidized fish oil (10OF), and oxidized fish oil blended with palm oil at different ratios, 6:4 (6OF4P) and 4:6 (4OF6P). After the feeding trial, the following results were illustrated. No significant effects were observed in survival, feed conversion ratio, condition factor, and hematocrit after feeding with experimental diets for 60 days. The relatively higher specific growth rate and hematology were observed in 6F4P. Furthermore, both palm oil and oxidized fish oil acted as a negatively on serum lysozyme activity (P < 0.05). This study suggested that a ration of 6F4P is recommended as an innocuous ratio for Japanese sea bass. Furthermore, according to the present investigation, palm oil seems to have the ability to improve the protein efficiency when added to oxidized fish diets as well as a positive trend to the growth performance (P > 0.05).     

Partial replacement of fish oil by soybean oil on lipid distribution and liver histology in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) juveniles

A 12‐week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of fish oil replacement by soybean oil, on lipid distribution and liver histology of two commercially important finfish species: rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). Sea bass (16.2 ± 0.5 g; mean ± SD) and rainbow trout (52.1 ± 0.5 g) juveniles were fed one of three isonitrogenous (500 g kg^?1 CP) and isoenergetic (19 kJ g^?1) diets, containing 0% (control, diet A), 25% (diet B) and 50% (diet C) soybean oil. At the end of the experiment, lipid deposition was evaluated in muscle, liver and viscera. Cholesterol and triglycerides levels were also determined in plasma. Tissue total, neutral and polar lipid composition (g kg^?1 total lipids) showed no significant differences within species, regardless the dietary treatment. The same trend was observed for plasma parameters (P > 0.05). Viscera were the preferential tissue of lipid deposition, with 252–276 and 469–513 g kg^?1 total lipid content in trout and sea bass, respectively. Dietary fish oil replacement had no effect on either hepatic lipid droplets accumulation or degree and pattern of vacuolization in the observed liver sections. These data suggest that both sea bass and trout can be fed diets containing up to 50% soybean oil without adverse effects on tissue lipid composition or liver histology.     

Effects of fish oil and partial fish meal substitution with oilseed oils and meals on growth performance, nutrient utilization and health of the rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss

A feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effects of the replacement of dietary fish meal and fish oil with oilseed meals (soybean or canola) and canola oil on growth, nutrient utilization, body composition, diet digestibility and hematological parameters of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. Seven diets were used; the control diet (designated FM) contained fish meal and fish oil as the main protein and lipid sources. For the experimental diets, 40% of fish meal protein was substituted with soybean meal, canola meal or a soybean/canola meal mixture, and these diets (designated SM, CM and SCM, respectively) contained fish oil as the lipid source. Three additional diets (SM?+?CO, CM?+?CO and SCM?+?CO) were formulated with the same vegetable protein meals but with fish oil replaced by canola oil. Fish were fed twice daily to apparent satiation for 11?weeks. The growth of fish fed the CM?+?CO diet was significantly lower than that of fish fed the FM, SCM, SM?+?CO and SCM?+?CO diets. The feed conversion ratio (FCR) was significantly better in fish fed the FM and SCM?+?CO diets than in fish fed the CM and CM?+?CO diets. Furthermore, feed intake was significantly lower for fish fed the CM?+?CO diet than in fish fed the SCM diet, and lipid digestibility of the CM?+?CO diet was significantly lower than that of all other diets. No significant differences of body composition were observed. Circulating leukocyte levels, leukocyte ratios and serum lysozyme activity remained unaffected by dietary treatment. However, it was observed that fish fed the CM?+?CO diet displayed hematocrit levels significantly lower (P?<?0.05) than that of fish fed the other diets. The results indicate that when diets contain either fish oil or canola oil, canola meal and soybean meal can be incorporated into rainbow trout feeds at a combined 32% inclusion level (replacing 40% of fish meal protein) without inducing significant negative effects on growth, nutrient utilization or health.     

Optimizing dietary protein sources for Japanese sea bass (Lateolabrax japonicus) with an emphasis on using poultry by‐product meal to substitute fish meal

This study evaluated the potential of using poultry by‐product meal (PBM) to replace fish meal in diets for Japanese sea bass, Lateolabrax japonicus. Fish (initial body weight 8.5 g fish^?1) were fed six isoproteic and isoenergetic diets in which fish meal level was reduced from 400 g kg^?1 (diet C) to 320 (diet PM1), 240 (diet PM2), 160 (diet PM3), 80 (diet PM4) or 0 g kg^?1 (diet PM5), using PBM as the fish meal substitute. The weight gain (WG), specific growth rate, nitrogen retention efficiency, energy retention efficiency and retention efficiency of indispensable amino acids were higher in fish fed PM1, PM2, PM3 and PM4 diets than in fish fed diets C or PM5. The phosphorus retention efficiency was lower in fish fed PM3, PM4 and PM5 diets than in fish fed C, PM1 or PM2 diets. Fish fed diet PM5 had the highest feed conversion ratio, total nitrogen waste output (TNW) and total phosphorus waste output (TPW) among the treatments. No significant differences were found in the hepatosomatic index or body contents of moisture, lipid and ash among the treatments. Fish fed diet C had lower condition factor and viscerosomatic index than those of fish fed PM1, PM3, PM4 and PM5 diets. The results of this study indicate that using fish meal and PBM in combination as the dietary protein source produced more benefits in the growth and feed utilization of Japanese sea bass than did using fish meal or PBM alone as the dietary protein source. The dietary fish meal level for Japanese sea bass can be reduced to 80 g kg^?1 if PBM is used as a fish meal substitute.     

Effects of dietary carnitine and lipid on growth and body composition of hybrid striped bass (Morone chrysops ♀× M. saxatilis ♂)

A study was undertaken to investigate the effects of graded dietary levels and different types of carnitine on hybrid striped bass (Morone chrysops × M. saxatilis %) fed different levels of lipid. An incomplete factorial design was utilized in which diets containing lipid at either 5 or 10% were supplemented with l-carnitine at 0, 500, or 1000 mg kg^–1 diet, dl-carnitine at 1000 mg kg^–1 diet, or carnitine chloride to provide 1000 mg carnitine kg^–1 diet. Juvenile hybrid striped bass (3.3 g fish^–1) were stocked into individual 38-l aquaria connected as a brackish water (6), recirculating system and fed each diet in triplicate for 9 weeks.Supplementation of the diet with 1000 mg carnitine kg^–1 increased muscle carnitine from 35.5 to 47.7 g g^–1 tissue. Carnitine supplementation did not result in increased weight gain regardless of carnitine level or type; however, weight gain showed a significant (p<0.05) response to dietary lipid with fish fed diets containing 10% lipid growing 34% more than fish fed diets with 5% lipid. The hepatosomatic index also was unaffected by diet, but the intraperitoneal fat (IPF) ratio was significantly elevated (5.1 vs 3.2%) in fish fed diets with 10% lipid compared to those fed diets with 5% lipid. Fish fed diets containing 1000 mg carnitine kg^–1 had increased IPF ratio values at 4.7% compared to 3.9% for fish fed the basal diet. Liver lipid also was responsive to dietary treatment, increasing from 6.7 to 8.8% of wet weight as dietary lipid increased from 5 to 10%. The relative quantities of triglycerides, free fatty acids and phospholipids in muscle and liver were not influenced by carnitine level, carnitine type or dietary lipid level. Supplementation of carnitine does not appear to be beneficial to hybrid striped bass based on either growth performance or body composition.     

Predicting dietary essential amino acid requirements for hybrid striped bass

Three experiments were conducted that were designed to evaluate our ability to predict essential amino acid (EAA) needs of hybrid striped bass using the quantified lysine requirement and whole‐body amino acid concentrations. In the first experiment, six diets containing various amino acid profiles were fed to triplicate groups of fish initially weighing 7.7 g per fish. At the end of the 8‐week experiment, no significant differences were detected in growth rates or feed efficiencies (FE) between fish fed a practical diet containing 510 g kg^?1 herring fish meal (FM) and fish fed a purified diet containing the amino acid profile of herring fish meal (CAA‐FM). Growth responses of fish fed purified diets containing 100 (HSB), 110 (HSB110), 120 (HSB120) or 140 g 100 g^?1 (HSB140) of the amino acid profile of hybrid striped bass whole‐bodies were significantly lower than those of fish fed diet FM. In the second experiment, triplicate groups of fish (5.6 g per fish) were fed diets containing various energy : protein (E : P) ratios (34.8, 41.2, 47.5 and 53.9 kJ g^?1 protein) and one of two amino acid profiles (CAA‐FM and HSB120) in a 4 × 2 factorial design. Carbohydrate concentration was varied to achieve the desired energy concentrations. At the end of the 8‐week experiment, weight gain and FE were significantly higher in fish fed diets formulated to simulate the amino acid profile of herring fish meal (CAA‐FM) compared with fish fed diets formulated to contain 120 g 100 g^?1 of the amino acid profile of hybrid striped bass whole‐bodies (HSB120). Weight gain, FE and survival data indicated the optimum dietary E : P was 41.2 kJ g^?1 protein. Dietary treatments in the final experiment included three amino acid profiles and four levels of lipid in a 3 × 4 incomplete factorial design. Dietary amino acid treatments included the amino acid profile of herring fish meal (CAA‐FM) or 120 g 100 g^?1 of the predicted EAA requirement profile for hybrid striped bass (HSB120). The amino acid profile of the remaining dietary treatment (PRED+) was similar to that of the HSB120 treatment, but contained additional threonine, isoleucine and tryptophan. Diets CAA‐FM and HSB120 contained either 90, 130, 170 or 210 g kg^?1 lipid, whereas diet PRED+ contained 130 g kg^?1 lipid. Dietary treatments were fed for 10 weeks to triplicate groups of fish initially weighing 81.0 g per fish. Weight gain and FE were not significantly affected by dietary amino acid profile. Feed efficiency was significantly reduced in fish fed diets containing 210 g kg^?1 lipid compared with fish fed diets containing 90–170 g kg^?1 lipid. Intraperitoneal fat (IPF) ratio and hepatosomatic index (HSI) values generally increased as dietary lipid concentrations increased. Total liver lipid concentrations were significantly reduced in fish fed diets containing 210 g kg^?1 lipid compared with those of fish fed 90–130 g kg^?1 lipid. Results of this study indicate an appropriate dietary amino acid profile can be predicted for hybrid striped bass using the quantified lysine requirement and whole‐body amino acid concentrations. Further, the optimum E : P appears to be 40 kJ g^?1 protein.     

Essentiality of Dietary n-3 Highly Unsaturated Fatty Acids in Juvenile Japanese Flounder Paralichthys olivaceus

This study was conducted to confirm the essentiality of dietary n-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids (n-3 HUFA) and to investigate the effects of dietary lipid sources on growth performance, liver, and blood chemistry in juvenile Japanese flounder. Three replicate groups of fish (average weighing 3.0 g) were fed experimental diets containing lauric acid ethyl ester, soybean oil, soybean and linseed oils mixture, and squid liver oil as lipid sources for 13 wk. No significant difference was observed in survival among all groups ( P >0.05). Weight gain, feed efficiency and protein efficiency ratio of fish fed the squid liver oil diet containing high n-3 HUFA level were significantly higher than those of fish fed the other diets ( P 0.05). Saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids of liver polar and neutral lipid fractions in fish fed the diet containing lauric acid tended to increase compared to those of the other groups. Fish fed the diets containing soybean and/or linseed oils, which contained high contents of 18:2n-6 and 18:3n-3, respectively, showed the highest contents of 18:2n-6 and 18:3n-3 in both lipid fractions of the liver ( P 0.05). Significantly higher content of n-3 HUFA was observed in both lipid fractions of the liver from fish fed the diet containing squid liver oil than for fish fed the other diets ( P 0.05). Total cholesterol, glucose, and glutamic-oxaloacetic acid transaminase in plasma were significantly affected by dietary lipids ( P 0.05). Histologically, the liver of fish fed the diet containing squid liver oil had a clear distinction between nuclear and cytoplasm membranes; however, cytoplasm of fish fed the diets containing lauric acid and soybean oil was shrunken, and the hepatic cell outline was indistinguishable. It is concluded that the dietary n-3 HUFA is essential for normal growth, and that the dietary lipid sources affect growth performance, liver cell property, and blood chemistry in juvenile Japanese flounder.     

Combined effects of dietary mannan oligosaccharides and total fish oil substitution by soybean oil on European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juvenile diets

This study evaluates the effects of dietary mannan oligosaccharides (MOS) on growth, tissue composition, fatty acid profiles and liver morphology of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) fed diets containing either soybean oil (SBO; SBOMOS) or fish oil (FO; FOMOS) as unique oil source for 8 weeks. Results showed that MOS supplementation enhanced specific growth rate, regardless of the oil source used, and that dietary oil source reduced fish length, regardless of dietary MOS supplementation. Dietary MOS favoured lipid accumulation in muscle and anterior intestine when supplemented in FO‐based diets compared to fish fed SBO diet and reduces it in liver in relation to lower hepatocyte area, particularly in fish fed SBOMOS diet. Dietary MOS favoured liver and not muscular ∑n‐3 PUFA, DHA, EPA and ARA deposition, when combined with FO but not when included in SBO‐based diets. Thus, MOS dietary supplementation favours fish performance and helps to minimize the side effects derived from high dietary SBO supplementation on liver lipid accumulation and hepatocyte vacuolization, which could be of especial interest on long‐term feeding trials; however, the effects on favoured deposition ∑n‐3 PUFA are limited to FO‐based diets.