黄芩素对草鱼生长性能、血清抗氧化指标和肌肉品质的影响

为研究黄芩素对草鱼生长性能、血清抗氧化能力和肌肉品质的影响,在基础饲料中分别添加0(对照组)、0.1、0.2、0.4和0.6 g/kg黄芩素,配制成5组饲料,饲养平均体质量为(75.8±0.24) g的草鱼60 d。结果显示,鱼体增重率与黄芩素含量呈二次曲线关系;在添加0.2 g/kg黄芩素时,鱼体增重率最大(210.1%),较对照组提高了8.63%,而饲料系数较对照组降低0.14;添加0.2、0.4和0.6 g/kg黄芩素显著提高了血清SOD活性,降低了MDA含量,添加0.4 g/kg黄芩素显著提高了血清CAT活性。各组在AKP活性和LZM含量上无显著差异。0.4和0.6 g/kg黄芩素组的肌肉总氨基酸含量和总必需氨基酸含量显著高于对照组,0.6 g/kg黄芩素组的总非必需氨基酸含量也显著高于对照组。各处理组在肌肉水分、粗蛋白、粗脂肪、灰分、胶原蛋白含量、肌肉失水率以及肌纤维密度和直径上差异不显著。上述结果显示,黄芩素可促进草鱼生长,提高血清抗氧化能力。草鱼饲料中黄芩素的添加量推荐为0.2 g/kg。     

饲料VC 对草鱼生长、肌肉品质及非特异性免疫的影响

采用维生素C(Vc,以Vc磷酸酯为Vc源)添加量分别为50mg/kg、100mg/kg、150mg/kg、200mg/kg、300mg/kg饲料的配合饲料,喂养体质量(42.4±5.0)g的草鱼(Ctenopharyngodon idellus)60d,以不添加Vc的基础饲料饲喂组为对照,探讨vc对草鱼生长性能、肌肉品质和非特异性免疫的影响.结果表明,饲料中添加Vc能显著提高草鱼增重率,降低饲料系数,当Vc添加量为150～200mg/kg时,草鱼生长性能最佳:随Vc添加量增加,肌肉失水率、肌纤维直径和肌原纤维耐折力呈增加趋势;肌肉胶原蛋白含量和肝脏Vc含量随Vc添加量的增加而增加;Vc添加量为150mg/kg及以上水平时,各实验组草鱼血清碱性磷酸酶(AKP)活性比对照组显著提高(p＜0.05);Vc添加量达到300mg/kg后血清溶菌酶(LSZ)活性比对照组显著提高(P＜0.05);各组间血清超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性差异不显著(P＜0.05).上述研究表明,饲料中添加Vc能促进草鱼生长,改善肌肉品质,增强非特异性免疫力.适宜的Vc添加量为150mg/kg饲料.     

投饲蚕豆对草鱼生长和肉质影响的初步研究

分别以配合饲料(对照组)、蚕豆(蚕豆组)饲喂平均体重为496.5 g的草鱼(Ctenopharyngodon idella)66d,考察蚕豆对草鱼生长和肉质的影响。结果表明:配合饲料组和蚕豆组增重率为82.76%,36.96%;饵料系数为2.17,4.45;肥满度为13.09,7.72;粗脂肪含量为0.89%,1.43%;肌肉失水率为27.14%,15.87%;肌原纤维长度为28.32μm,33.31μm;羟脯氨酸0.12mg/g,0.16mg/g。在生长方面,与配合饲料组相比,蚕豆组草鱼的增重率、肥满度极显著降低,饲料系数极显著增加(P<0.01);在肌肉品质方面,失水率极显著降低;粗脂肪含量、肌原纤维长度、羟脯氨酸含量极显著提高(P<0.01)。结果表明,投喂蚕豆对草鱼肌肉具有特殊的改变作用。     

植物甾醇对罗氏沼虾生长性能、消化酶、肌肉品质及氨基酸组成的影响

选取初始体重为(0.32±0.02) g的罗氏沼虾450尾,随机分为5组,每组设3个重复,每个重复30尾虾。以基础饲料为对照组,分别于基础饲料中添加10 mg/kg、20 mg/kg、40 mg/kg、400 mg/kg植物甾醇,饲养试验为期70天。试验结果表明:①与对照组相比,添加20 mg/kg、40 mg/kg和400 mk/kg植物甾醇组罗氏沼虾的终末体重、增重率和特定生长率显著高于对照组(P 0.05),添加40 mk/kg组的饲料系数显著低于对照组和添加10 mg/kg和400 mg/kg组(P 0.05),添加40 mk/kg组的肥满度显著高于对照组和添加10 mg/kg和400 mg/kg组(P 0.05)。②添加20 mg/kg和40 mg/kg植物甾醇其肝脏脂肪酶活性显著高于对照组(P 0.05),对肝脏蛋白酶和淀粉酶活性则没有显著影响(P 0.05)。③添加20 mg/kg、40 mg/kg和400 mg/kg植物甾醇组罗氏沼虾的含肉率显著高于对照组(P 0.05),添加40 mg/kg和400 mg/kg植物甾醇显著降低了滴水损失(P0.05)。④添加20 mg/kg、40 mg/kg和400 mg/kg植物甾醇显著提高了罗氏沼虾肌肉粗蛋白质含量(P 0.05),添加40 mg/kg和400 mg/kg植物甾醇显著提高了罗氏沼虾肌肉谷氨酸和甘氨酸含量(P 0.05)。在本试验条件下,在罗氏沼虾基础饲料中添加40 mg/kg植物甾醇可获得最佳生长性能和肌肉品质。     

灭活植物乳杆菌及其代谢物对草鱼生长性能和肠道健康的影响

为评估灭活植物乳杆菌(Lactobacillus plantarum)及其代谢物在草鱼(Ctenopharyngodon idella)饲料中的应用效果,配制4 组分别含0%(对照组)、300、600和900 mg/kg植物乳杆菌及其代谢物 (LPM)的等氮等能饲料,饲喂草鱼幼鱼[初始体重：(80.47±1.04) g] 6 周。结果显示,草鱼增重率和饲料效率在LPM添加量为300 mg/kg时分别较对照组显著提高19.09%和8.57%(P＜0.05)。LPM添加组肥满度显著低于对照组,且添加量为900 mg/kg时,脏体比较对照组显著降低18.84%(P＜0.05)。全鱼粗蛋白质含量、饲料蛋白质效率和蛋白质沉积率均在添加量为300 mg/kg达到最大值,分别较对照组显著提高4.40%、11.97%和7.64%(P＜0.05)。LPM添加组肝胰脏和肠道蛋白酶活性较对照组显著升高(P＜0.05)。LPM添加量为600 mg/kg时,草鱼肠道的绒毛数量、绒毛长度和绒毛宽度显著高于对照组 (P<0.05)。饲料中添加LPM对草鱼肠道菌群的多样性无显著影响(P>0.05)。LPM添加量为300 mg/kg时,乳杆菌属和梭菌属的细菌丰度较对照组显著升高(P<0.05)。嗜水气单胞菌、诺卡氏菌、副溶血弧菌对LPM极度敏感。血清总胆固醇、高密度脂蛋白胆固醇、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇的含量随着LPM添加量的增加而增加。LPM 添加组血清总蛋白、白蛋白含量和碱性磷酸酶活性较对照组显著升高(P<0.05)。综上,饲料中添加300~600 mg/kg LPM能够抑制有害菌的繁殖,改善肠道功能,调节免疫功能,保障肝胰脏的正常功能,提高饲料蛋白质利用,进而提高草鱼生长性能。     

投饲蚕豆对草鱼生长和肌肉品质的影响

分别以配合饲料、浸泡蚕豆、发芽蚕豆喂养体质量为(530±20)g的草鱼(Ctenopharyngodon idellus)77 d,以考察投饲蚕豆对草鱼生长和肌肉品质的影响.结果表明,配合饲料组、浸泡蚕豆组和发芽蚕豆组草鱼的增重率分别为83.08%、55.01%和62.82%,饵料系数分别为2.03、2.96和2.70,投饲浸泡蚕豆或发芽蚕豆显著降低了草鱼增重率(P<0.05),增加了饲料系数(P<0.05):与配合饲料组相比,浸泡蚕豆组和发芽蚕豆组草鱼肌肉粗脂肪含量和肌肉失水率显著降低(P<0.05),胶原蛋白含量和肌纤维直径显著增加(P<0.05);肌肉游离氨基酸中呈味氨基酸的含量显著下降(P<0.05),而必需氨基酸含量显著增加(P<0.05);肌肉的硬度和黏性也有了显著提高(P<0.05).上述结果表明,饲喂蚕豆可显著改善草鱼肌肉品质,但同时降低了草鱼生长性能.[中国水产科学,2008,15(6):1 042-1 049]     

饲料中添加生物素对草鱼幼鱼生长、体成分和血清生化指标的影响

在纯化饲料中分别添加生物素0、0.05、0.10、0.20、0.40、0.80、1.60 mg/kg投喂初始质量为(5.92±0.25)g的草鱼(Ctenopharyngodon idellus)幼鱼8周,研究了不同生物素添加量对草鱼幼鱼生长性能、饲料系数、机体营养成分、血清生化指标的影响。试验结果显示:与对照组相比,添加生物素提高了草鱼幼鱼的增重率、特定生长率,降低了饲料系数。添加量为0.40 mg/kg时草鱼幼鱼的特定生长率和增重率最大,饲料系数最低,并与对照组存在显著差异(P<0.05);添加不同水平生物素对草鱼幼鱼全鱼水分、粗蛋白、粗脂肪含量无显著影响,但添加量为0.40 mg/kg时粗蛋白含量最大。0.10 mg/kg组和0.20 mg/kg组的全鱼灰分含量显著高于对照组(P<0.05);添加生物素对血清总蛋白(TP)、血糖(GLU)和总胆固醇(TC)无显著影响,但显著提高了血清甘油三酯(TG)含量,各添加组TG含量均显著高于对照组(P<0.05),1.60 mg/kg添加组的高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL-C)和低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL-C)含量显著高于对照组(P<0.05)。综合本试验结果,草鱼幼鱼饲料中生物素适宜添加量为0.40 mg/kg。     

盐度对草鱼生长和肌肉品质的影响

为考察盐度对草鱼生长和肌肉品质的影响，设置盐度为0(对照组)，5.0、7.5、10.0的4个水平，饲养平均体重为(725±42) g的草鱼30 d，测定草鱼生长性能、肌肉营养成分和肌肉物理性能指标。结果表明，在0、5.0、7.5盐度中草鱼生长良好，成活率均为100%,增重率为27.6%、28.3%、26.4%，但在盐度为10.0的水体中，草鱼成活率和增重率均极显著降低（P<0.01），仅为60%、4.5%, 而饲料系数显著上升（P<0.01）；在肌肉基本营养成分方面，盐度为0，5.0，7.5各组草鱼肌肉水分、粗蛋白、灰分含量无显著差异，但盐度为10的草鱼组肌肉水分含量显著增加，粗蛋白含量降低。经过不同盐度水体暂养后，草鱼肌肉中脂肪含量显著减少（P<0.01），胶原蛋白含量增加，肌纤维耐折力提高，肌纤维直径减小，而盐度对肌肉失水率的影响则呈现不同的特点，其中5.0、10.0盐度使肌肉失水率显著上升（P<0.01），而7.5盐度则使肌肉失水率显著下降（P<0.01）。上述结果表明，半咸水暂养草鱼可改善其肌肉品质，适宜的盐度值为7.5。表4参28     

一种复合益生菌对草鱼生长和抗氧化功能的影响

为研究复合益生菌对草鱼(Ctenopharyngodon idellus)生长和抗氧化功能的影响,实验设1个对照组((Ⅰ组)投喂基础饲料)和3个实验组(投喂在基础饲料中添加复合益生菌的饲料,添加浓度分别为1000 mg/kg(Ⅱ组)、2000 mg/kg(Ⅲ组)和3000 mg/kg(Ⅳ组)),每组3个重复,饲养初始体重为(175.79±15.32)g草鱼8周后,测定生长和抗氧化指标。结果显示,各实验组均能显著提高草鱼增重率、特定生长率,降低饵料系数,存活率无显著差异,且Ⅲ组增重率和特定生长率最高,饵料系数最低,增重率比Ⅰ组提高了16.32%。复合益生菌显著提高了草鱼肠道淀粉酶、脂肪酶和胰蛋白酶活性,其中Ⅲ组的脂肪酶和胰蛋白酶活性最高,Ⅳ组的淀粉酶活性最高;复合益生菌显著提高了草鱼血清中总抗氧化能力、过氧化氢酶、超氧化物歧化酶、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶活性和谷胱甘肽含量,当添加量为3000 mg/kg时,会降低其超氧化物歧化酶活性;复合益生菌能显著降低草鱼血清中抗超氧阴离子自由基活性和丙二醛含量,当添加量为3000 mg/kg时,抗超氧阴离子自由基活性和丙二醛含量均有所升高。结果表明草鱼基础饲料中适量添加复合益生菌能促进其生长,降低饵料系数,提高肠道消化酶活性和抗氧化功能,适宜添加量为2000 mg/kg。     

肉碱对草鱼生长性能、体成分和脂肪代谢酶活性的影响

在基础饲料中分别添加100、200、300和400mg/kg DL-肉碱，饲喂平均体重134.3±12.1g的草鱼(Ctenopharyngodon idella)8W，以增重率、饲料系数(FCR)，肌肉和肝胰脏中蛋白脂肪含量，肠道脂肪消化酶，肝胰脏脂蛋白脂酶(LPL)、肝脂酶(HL)和脂肪酸合成酶(FAS)等指标为判据，研究肉碱对草鱼生长性能、体成分和脂肪代谢酶活性的影响。结果表明，添加200mg/kg肉碱提高鱼体增重率5.70%(P < 0.05)，降低FCR5.26%(P < 0.05)；添加200～400mg/kg肉碱显著降低了肌肉和肝胰脏中的脂肪含量(P < 0.05)；当肉碱添加量为300mg/kg时，肌肉蛋白含量最高；肉碱对肌肉水分和灰分、肝胰脏的蛋白含量无影响(P > 0.05)；添加200、400mg/kg肉碱显著降低了血清胆固醇含量(P < 0.05)；在脂肪代谢酶活性方面，200mg/kg肉碱组肠道脂肪消化酶和HL活性较对照组提高28.0%、38.6%(P < 0.05)；添加400mg/kg肉碱提高肠道脂肪消化酶、HL及总脂酶活性41.41%、36.26%、10.66%(P < 0.05)，降低FAS活性47.3%(P < 0.05)。综上所述，适量肉碱能改善草鱼生长性能、降低肌肉和肝胰脏脂肪含量及促进脂肪降解。建议草鱼饲料中肉碱添加量为200mg/kg。     

Effects of Dietary Geniposide on Growth,Flesh Quality,and Lipid Metabolism of Grass Carp,Ctenopharyngodon idella

The aim of this study was to investigate effects of dietary geniposide (GP) on growth performance, flesh quality, and lipid metabolism of grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella (95.2 ± 0.6 g), fed seven different diets, including a control diet; Eucommia ulmoides (EU)–supplemented diet (20 g/kg); and GP‐supplemented diets containing 100, 200, 400, 600, and 800 mg/kg GP, respectively. Weight gain rate was significantly improved (P < 0.05) and feed conversation ratio was significantly decreased (P < 0.05) by supplementation of EU. Grass carp fed 100–800 mg/kg GP‐supplemented diets showed significantly higher total collagen and alkaline‐insoluble collagen content in muscle than control (P < 0.05). Contents of total collagen and the alkaline‐insoluble collagen content in the skin of grass carp were significantly increased by dietary 600–800 mg/kg GP and EU (P < 0.05). Fish fed diets containing 600–800 mg/kg GP showed significantly lower muscle crude lipid content than the EU, control, and 100–400 mg/kg GP groups (P < 0.05). Fish fed 400–800 mg/kg GP diets had significantly higher muscle fiber density and lower muscle fiber diameter and serum triglyceride level than the control (P < 0.05). In conclusion, supplementation of GP could improve flesh quality, but not growth of grass carp. The supplemental level of GP for improving flesh quality was estimated to be a 400–600 mg/kg diet.     

Cork and guar gum supplementation enhanced the buoyancy of faeces,and protease supplementation alleviated the negative effects of dietary cork on growth and intestinal health of tilapia,Oreochromis niloticus × O. aureus

To evaluate the effects of dietary cork, protease and guar gum on growth, intestinal health and faecal floatability of tilapia, fine or coarse particle cork (0.45–0.60 mm, 0.60–0.83 mm) was included in diets at 0 (control), 20 g/kg, 30 g/kg and 40 g/kg, and then, 0.175 g/kg protease (P) and 3 g/kg guar gum (G) were supplemented to the 40 g/kg coarse particle diet individually or in combination (P + G). Tilapia with an initial body weight of 15.0 ± 0.5 g were fed one of the 10 diets for 60 days. The results showed that weight gain (WG), apparent digestibility coefficient (ADC) of dry matter (DM) and crude protein (CP), intestinal evacuation ratio, intestinal digestive enzyme activity (IDE) and villus height decreased, and floating faeces ratio increased with the increasing cork level in diets. At the same supplementation level, coarse particle groups showed significantly higher floating faecal ratio than fine particle groups (p < .05). Dietary protease increased the WG, ADC of DM, IDE and villus height (p < .05), and guar gum increased floating faecal ratio when compared to 40 g/kg coarse particle group (p < .05). However, the ADC of DM, IDE and villus height of protease group were still inferior to those of control group (p < .05). In conclusion, dietary cork increased the floating faeces ratio, and the coarse particles produced more floating faeces than fine particles. Moreover, the supplementation of guar gum in cork‐supplemented diet further increased the floating faeces ratio. However, dietary cork negatively affected the growth performance of tilapia, which could be partially alleviated by the supplementation of protease.     

Dietary quercetin improved the growth,antioxidation, and flesh quality of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)

To investigate the effects of dietary quercetin on growth, antioxidation, and flesh quality of grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella, six diets were prepared with quercetin inclusion rates of 0 (control diet), 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, and 0.8 g/kg. Grass carp with a body weight of 13.3 ± 0.1 g were fed with one of the six diets for 60 days. The weight gain (WG) showed a quadratic relationship with dietary quercetin levels; the supplementation of 0.4 g/kg quercetin significantly improved WG (+4.73%) and decreased feed conversion ratio (?0.06) (p < .05) when compared to those of the control group. The intestinal fat ratio was reduced by the addition of 0.2 or 0.4 g/kg of quercetin (p < .05), and serum activities of alkaline phosphatase and superoxide dismutase were increased by the addition of 0.4 and 0.6 g/kg of quercetin (p < .05). The inclusion of 0.2–0.6 g/kg of quercetin increased the contents of delicious amino acids and decreased the cooking loss of flesh (p < .05). Flesh collagen content was increased by the addition of 0.4–0.8 g/kg of quercetin (p < .05). In conclusion, dietary quercetin could improve the growth and enhance the antioxidation and flesh quality of grass carp, with the recommended supplemental level of quercetin was 0.37 g/kg.     

Effects of dietary chlorogenic acid on growth,flesh quality and serum biochemical indices of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)

The study was to investigate effects of dietary chlorogenic acid (CGA) on growth performance, flesh quality and serum biochemical indices of grass carp (95.1 ± 0.3 g) (Ctenopharyngodon idella) fed seven different diets, including control diet, Eucommia ulmoides (EU)‐supplemented diet (20 g kg^–1) and CGA‐supplemented diets containing 100, 200, 400, 600 and 800 mg/kg CGA. Contents of collagen and alkaline‐insoluble collagen in muscle and skin were significantly increased by dietary CGA and EU (p < .05). Total essential amino acids (TEAA) and total amino acids (TAA) in muscle of grass carp fed EU diet or 400, 600 and 800 mg/kg CGA diet were significantly higher than those of fish fed control diet and 100 and 200 mg/kg CGA diet (p < .05). Fish fed 200–800 mg/kg CGA showed significantly lower muscle crude lipid content than EU, control and 100 mg/kg CGA groups (p < .05). Fish fed CGA‐supplemented diets (100–800 mg/kg) had significantly higher muscle fibre density and lower muscle fibre diameter than control group (p < .05). In conclusion, supplementation of CGA improved flesh quality of grass carp, and supplemental level of CGA for improving flesh quality and growth was estimated to be 400 mg/kg diet.     

Effects of dietary geniposidic acid on growth performance,flesh quality and collagen gene expression of grass carp,Ctenopharyngodon idella

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary geniposidic acid (GA) on growth performance, flesh quality and collagen gene expression of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). The fish with an initial body weight of 47.1 ± 0.8 g were fed one of the seven diets, including control diet, Eucommia ulmoides (EU)‐supplemented diet (20 g/kg) and GA‐supplemented diets (200, 400, 600, 800 and 1,000 mg/kg GA) for 75 days. The growth performance and muscle proximate composition showed no difference among groups (p > .05). Dietary GA (200–1,000 mg/kg) increased the contents of total collagen and alkaline‐insoluble collagen in skin (p < .05), and high supplementation of GA (600–1,000 mg/kg GA) and EU increased the contents of total collagen, alkaline‐insoluble collagen and total amino acids (p < .05), but reduced the lipid level in muscle (p < .05). In collagen gene expression, EU and 200–1,000 mg/kg GA increased COL1A1 expression in muscle and skin (p < .05), but the expression of COL1A2 was increased only by high supplementation of GA (1,000 mg/kg, or 800–1,000 mg/kg) (p < .05). In conclusion, dietary GA improved the flesh quality of grass carp, and the supplementation level was estimated to be 600 mg/kg diet.     

Effect of replacing fishmeal with canola meal on growth and nutrient utilization in kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus (Bate)

A feeding trial was conducted to assess the nutritional values of canola meal as a substitute for fishmeal in diets for kuruma shrimp using five isocaloric diets (190 kJ kg^?1) prepared by replacing 0%, 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% of fishmeal protein with canola meal protein in CM0, CM10, CM20, CM30 and CM40 diets respectively. Triplicate groups of juveniles (0.19 g) were fed the respective diets for 60 days in tanks. At the end of trial, weight gain (%) and specific growth rate (% day^?1) were not significantly (P > 0.05) different among shrimp fed CM0, CM10 and CM20 diets. However, growth was significantly (P < 0.05) decreased in shrimp fed CM30 and CM40 diets. As with growth performance, feed intake, feed conversion ratio and protein efficiency ratio were also decreased (P < 0.05) in CM30 and CM40 groups. Whole body dry matter, methionine and proline were significantly decreased with canola meal substitution levels. In general, retention efficiency of protein and indispensible amino acids were decreased as canola meal increased in diets. It may be concluded that 20% fishmeal protein can be successfully replaced with canola meal, while supplementation of amino acids or blending with complementary proteins could facilitate higher fishmeal replacements in kuruma shrimp diets.     

Effect of dietary kefir on the growth performance,feed utilization and fatty acid profile of juvenile rainbow trout,Oncorhynchus mykiss

A study was conducted to determine the effect of feeding with diets containing kefir on growth performance and fatty acid profile of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Four isonitrogenous (450 g protein kg^?1) and isocaloric (4325 kcal kg^?1) diets were prepared in trout feed to contain 0 (control), 20, 50 and 100 g kg^?1 kefir. Fish, initial weight of 46 g, were randomly distributed into triplicate 520‐L fibreglass tanks in freshwater flow‐through system. Fish were fed at 4% of the body weight thrice a day for 12 weeks. The results indicated that survival rate ranged from 97.14 to 100% without significant difference among treatments (p > .05). Whole‐body moisture and lipid composition were significantly affected by diets containing different levels of kefir (p < .05), but no differences were determined in protein and ash. Furthermore, the fatty acid profile of flesh showed differences among the groups. The percentages of saturated fatty acid in the flesh lipid decreased, while 18:3n‐3 and polyunsaturated fatty acids were increased at higher substitution levels of kefir grain. The present study showed that up to 100 g kg^?1 supplementation of kefir in diets could be improve the fatty acid profile, especially PUFA, in fish flesh without adverse effect on the growth, feed utilization and survival rate of rainbow trout.     

Comparison study of three compounds in Eucommia ulmoides on growth,flesh quality of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)

This study was conducted to compare the growth‐promoting and flesh quality ‐improving effects of three active compounds in Eucommia ulmoides (EU) on grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). Four iso‐nitrogenous diets supplemented with 400 mg/kg inclusion of geniposidic acid (GA), chlorogenic acid (CGA), geniposide (GP) and their combination (GA:CGA:GP = 1:1:1, the mixture) were prepared and fed to grass carp (47.1 ± 0.6 g) for 75 days. The results indicated that weight gain was increased by 5.22%, and feed conversion ratio decreased by 0.07 by dietary CGA (p < 0.05). In flesh quality, the four supplementations significantly increased muscle fibre density, total collagen and alkaline‐insoluble collagen in skin, and reduced steaming loss of flesh. In addition, dietary CGA, GP and the active compounds mixture further increased total collagen, alkaline‐insoluble collagen and amino acid in flesh. In collagen genes expression, the expression of COL1A1 in muscle and skin was significantly promoted by the supplementation of GA, CGA, GP and their combination (p < 0.05). In conclusion, the supplementation of GA, CGA, GP and their combination improved the flesh quality of grass carp, and the growth was increased by CGA. CGA played more important roles in growth‐promoting and flesh quality‐improving effects than GP and GA.     

Effect of Dietary Antarctic Krill Meal on Growth Performance,Muscle Proximate Composition,and Antioxidative Capacity of Juvenile Spotted Halibut,Verasper variegatus

A 7‐wk feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary Antarctic krill meal (AKM) on the growth performance, proximate composition of muscles, and antioxidative capacity of juvenile spotted halibut. Six diets were formulated to contain about 50% protein and 8% lipid. A control diet (R0) without AKM and the other five diets with 8.1, 16.2, 24.3, 32.4, and 42.5% AKM supplementation (R10–50) to replace 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50% fishmeal protein were used to feed to juvenile spotted halibut. The juveniles were fed with each diet using three replicates and cultivated in the indoor culture system. Results showed that the specific growth rate, feed intake, and protein efficiency ratio in the R30 and R40 groups were significantly higher than that in other groups (P < 0.05). Survival rate in the R50 group was significantly lower compared with the R0 group and the other four AKM supplementation groups. Moreover, the rising AKM levels in diets had significant effects on the chemical composition of juvenile spotted halibut, showing significantly decreased contents of crude protein, but increased lipid and ash contents (P < 0.05). The total superoxide dismutase activity and catalase activity of serum and liver in AKM groups were significantly higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). In contrast, the contents of malondialdehyde in serum and liver were significantly lower compared with the control group. These findings illustrate that a moderate AKM level in diets can significantly improve the growth performance, feed utilization, and antioxidative capacity in juvenile spotted halibut, which support the finding that AKM may be used as a good protein source for halibut in the aquafeed industry.