生物絮团技术对异育银鲫生长性能和抗性的影响

为研究生物絮团技术(Biofloc Technology,BFT)在沿海滩涂鱼类养殖中的应用效果,本实验以滩涂主要养殖种类——异育银鲫(Carassius auratus gibelio)为研究对象,按照BFT养殖模式(BFT组,不换水,只补存蒸发掉或取样部分的水分)和一般养殖模式(对照组,每日换水1次,每次换水1/4~1/3)分别饲养,测定各处理组异育银鲫的生长指标、消化酶活性和免疫相关酶活性,应用实时荧光定量PCR法定量分析热休克蛋白HSP70的相对表达,人工感染试验对比分析BFT养殖模式组和一般养殖模式组异育银鲫生长性能和抗性的变化。结果显示:(1)BFT组异育银鲫增重率、特定生长率和存活率均高于对照组(P0.01),肥满度、脏体比和肝体比与对照组间无显著差异(P0.05);(2)BFT组异育银鲫肠道中淀粉酶、脂肪酶和胃蛋白酶活性显著高于对照组(P0.05),分别提高了53.10%、28.10%和17.99%;(3)BFT组异育银鲫体表黏液中超氧化物歧化酶活性、血清中总抗氧化能力和溶菌酶活性高于对照组(P0.01);(4)BFT组脾、肾、肝和鳃中热休克蛋白HSP70的表达量分别上调了1.29倍、1.34倍、1.87倍和1.68倍;(5)嗜水气单胞菌(Aeromonas hydrophilia)人工感染试验证实,BFT组异育银鲫抗细菌感染能力显著增强。研究表明,BFT养殖模式适于异育银鲫养殖,可促进鱼体生长,增强其应激能力和抗病力。     

生物絮团对仿刺参幼参生长与酶活性的影响

 以仿刺参幼参(Apostichopus japonicus)为研究对象, 采用发酵法培养生物絮团, 在室内塑料水槽中进行为期30 d的幼参培育实验。选择蔗糖作为碳源, 并设置饵料替代(0、10%、15%和20%共计4个梯度)和换水频次 (3 d/次和7 d/次两种)正交实验, 分析其对幼参生长、成活及其体内消化酶、免疫性酶活性和可溶性蛋白含量的影响, 为生物絮团培育幼参技术确定最佳投饵量和换水频次等参数提供依据。结果表明, 实验期间处理组淀粉酶(AMS)活性总体均高于对照组, 生物絮团可以提高幼参淀粉酶活性; 第15天时, 每3 d换水1次并替代15%饵料的处理组幼参体壁中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD, 32.9 U/mg prot)及碱性磷酸酶(AKP, 146.8 U/g prot)活性高于其他3组和对照组(P<0.05); 而每7 d换水1次且替代20%饵料组SOD(35.3 U/mg prot)及AKP酶活性(158.8 U/g prot)均明显高于对照组(P< 0.05)。第30天时, 每7 d换水1次且替代10%饵料组幼参淀粉酶和SOD活性均比15 d有所升高, 尤其AKP活性明显升高; 其特定生长率(4.12 %/d)与成活率(98.9%)均最高。每7 d换水1次且替代15%饵料组体壁中可溶性蛋白含量(10.9 mg/g)最高, 均明显高于对照组(P <0.05); 但与替代10%饵料组(9.3 mg/g)差异不显著。而每3 d换水1次且替代20%饵料组幼参成活率(91.8%)最低, 其可溶性蛋白含量与其他3组和对照组差异不显著(P>0.05)。适当降低换水频次和减少投饵量适于生物絮团系统中幼参的生长、存活与可溶性蛋白质积累。

     

生物絮团对水产动物生长、消化及养殖水体水质的影响

生物絮团技术(Biofloc technology,BFT)具有改善养殖池塘水质、降低饲料转化率、增强水产动物免疫力等优点,被认为是解决当前集约化养殖问题的有效技术之一,目前已在国内外经济、生态、社会上取得了良好效益。在查阅国内外相关文献的基础上,概述了生物絮团对水产动物的生长性能、消化酶活力、非特异性免疫功能、抗氧化能力及养殖水体水质的影响。大量研究结果表明,生物絮团技术能够促进水产动物生长、提高消化酶活力、增强非特异性免疫功能、提升抗氧化能力、节约水资源、降低饲料成本、增加经济效益。将生物絮团技术与其他养殖技术相结合,能够更有效地降低养殖水体中氮、磷等污染物,提高经济、生态、社会效益,前景广阔。     

生物絮团对仿刺参幼参消化与免疫酶活性的影响

水温18.2-21.9 ℃和盐度30-32下,在室内200 L塑料水槽中添加不同的碳源（葡萄糖、蔗糖、玉米淀粉、地瓜粉等）形成生物絮团,养殖体重（0.9±0.1 ）g/只的仿刺参（Apostichopus japonicus ）幼参2个月,探讨水体中的生物絮团对其体内主要消化酶和免疫性酶活性的影响。结果表明,养殖水体中添加淀粉、蔗糖有利于提高幼参体内消化酶（淀粉酶、蛋白酶）的活性。复合碳源组（葡萄糖：果糖：蔗糖：玉米淀粉：地瓜粉=0:3:4:2:1）幼参胃蛋白酶活性（10.63 U/mg prot）显著高于其它组,复合碳源更利于提高幼参胃蛋白酶活性。复合碳源组（葡萄糖：果糖：蔗糖：玉米淀粉：地瓜粉=1:2:4:1:2）,幼参体壁中ALP活性最高,为2.66 U/mg;而玉米淀粉组中,幼参体液中SOD活性（204.66 U/mg ）显著高于其他各试验组（P < 0.05）。添加碳源后制得的生物絮团可以提高幼参机体的免疫功能。     

不同盐度对生物絮团、对虾生长以及酶活性的影响

在不同盐度条件下进行凡纳滨对虾的生物絮团养殖试验,研究盐度对生物絮团养殖水质和对虾生长及其酶活性的影响。试验设5个盐度梯度(10、15、20、25、30),生物絮团初始量为20 mL/L,对虾密度为500尾/m^3,试验周期30 d。试验结果显示,15盐度组与20盐度组的对虾体质量增长率最大,达70.73%,10盐度组的体质量增长率最小,达50.24%。盐度越高生物絮团生长越快,30盐度组17 d生物絮团沉降量达200 mL/L,之后逐渐降至43 mL/L,其他组呈相同变化趋势。试验过程中水体总碱度与pH持续降低,但不同组间差异不显著(P>0.05)。盐度越高氨氮累积越快,30盐度组在第6 d达到最大质量浓度8.62 mg/L,之后降至0 mg/L,其他组呈相同趋势变化。盐度越低亚硝态氮累积越快,10盐度组在第6 d达到最大质量浓度9.18 mg/L,之后降至0 mg/L,其他组呈相同趋势变化。硝态氮在不同盐度中呈前期上升的趋势,第16 d之后开始缓慢下降。15盐度组的淀粉酶活性显著高于其他组(P<0.05),其他各组之间无显著差异(P>0.05)。脂肪酶在25盐度组活性最高,盐度升高或者降低酶活性均降低。在10、15、20盐度组中,超氧化物歧化酶、碱性磷酸酶、酸性磷酸酶活性均维持在较高水平,在相同盐度下,肌肉酶活性低于肝胰脏。     

生物絮团对鲤鱼养殖池塘浮游植物群落结构的影响

为了解生物絮团技术在净化池塘水质的同时对池塘初级生产力的影响,干2015年9月10月对陕西团头鲂良种场鲤鱼池塘的浮游植物群落结构进行了调查研究。结果显示:生物絮团池塘共出现浮游植物6门28种,其中绿藻门有17种,占总种类数的65.4%,硅藻门有5种,占总种类数的19.2%,浮游植物群落结构类型属绿藻硅藻型。浮游植物生物密度变化范围为1 372.82×10~4~3 093.71×10~4 ind./L,平均值为2 217.07×10~4 ind./L;生物量变化范围为3.5 3~12.87 mg/L,平均值为7.88 mg/L。浮游植物生物密度和生物量均在9月15日出现峰值,峰值期以后浮游植物密度和生物量在时间和空间上差异性显著(P0.05)。研究表明,生物絮团技术对池塘浮游植物群落结构影响较大,随着絮团的逐渐形成浮游植物群落结构出现明显变化,池塘藻相演替速度加快。     

生物絮团对锦鲤生长及养殖水体水质的影响

为了研究生物絮团对观赏鱼类生长影响及对养殖水质净化效果,通过设置对照组和生物絮团组(碳氮比为20:1)进行了锦鲤养殖效果对比试验。30d的试验结果显示,生物絮团组锦鲤的特定生长率相比对照组显著提高(P0.05),饲料系数相比对照组显著降低(P0.05),成活率两者之间无显著差异(P0.05)。在池塘水质净化方面,生物絮团组的亚硝酸盐氮浓度和氨氮含量变化趋势一致,呈现先升高后逐渐下降的趋势,生物絮团系统达到稳定后,生物絮团组的二态氮含量显著低于对照组(P0.05)。研究表明,生物絮团技术应用在锦鲤养殖中能有效净化池塘水质,同时可促进锦鲤生长。生物絮团通过实现饲料中蛋白质的二次有效利用,提高了饲料利用效率,降低了养殖成本、减少了水体污染。     

饲料添加牛至精油对异育银鲫生长、消化酶活性、肠道组织结构及血液生化指标的影响

为研究牛至精油对异育银鲫(Carassius auratus gibelio)生长性能、消化酶活性、肠道组织结构和血液生化指标方面的影响,实验选取平均初始体质量为(37.18±0.26)g的健康异育银鲫630尾,设置0(空白对照)、25、50、100、200、400和800 mg/kg 7个牛至精油添加剂量组,进行池塘网箱养殖8周后采样检测分析。结果显示：添加400和800 mg/kg牛至精油组的增重率、肥满度和特定生长率显著高于空白对照组,且饵料系数显著降低;添加800 mg/kg牛至精油组的增重率、肥满度和特定生长率显著高于25和50 mg/kg牛至精油组。与空白对照组相比,添加200和400 mg/kg牛至精油组的鱼体胰蛋白酶、脂肪酶和α-淀粉酶活性显著升高。其中,α-淀粉酶与脂肪酶活性呈先升高再降低趋势,且均在牛至精油水平为200 mg/kg时达到最大值,并显著高于25和800 mg/kg组,与100和400 mg/kg组之间无显著差异。添加200和400 mg/kg牛至精油组的鱼体后肠的肠壁厚度、肠绒毛高度、肠绒毛宽度和杯状细胞数量均显著高于空白对照组,而添加800 mg/k...     

添加不同碳源对零换水养殖系统中团头鲂鱼种生长、肠道生化指标和水质的影响

为探究添加不同碳源物质所形成的生物絮团对团头鲂鱼种生长、消化酶以及抗氧化酶活性的影响,设计5个不同碳源物质的添加组[淀粉组、葡萄糖组、蔗糖组、甜蜜素组和复合碳源组(葡萄糖∶淀粉=1∶1)],其中淀粉组为对照组,每个碳源添加组设置3个重复。每个水泥池投放团头鲂鱼种20尾,初始体质量为(36.74±0.82)g,实验期为8周。结果发现:(1)形成的生物絮团可以有效地调节水质,降低水体中的氨氮和亚硝酸盐氮水平;(2)与对照组相比,葡萄糖组团头鲂鱼种的鱼体末质量显著提高23.1%,增重率显著提高39.4%,特定生长率也显著提高23.6%,饲料系数显著降低28.1%,但存活率并没有显著差异;(3)肠道组织光镜观察表明,团头鲂鱼种肠道单层柱状上皮附近存在未消化的生物絮团;(4)添加不同碳源形成的生物絮团对团头鲂鱼种体成分没有显著的影响;(5)复合碳源组的肠道总蛋白酶的活性(3.64±0.53)U/mg显著高于对照组275.3%,淀粉酶活性显著高于对照组(淀粉组)289.2%、葡萄糖组166.7%和蔗糖组860%;(6)葡萄糖组的团头鲂超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性为(238.67±13.63)U/mg,显著高于对照组的SOD活性72.5%,葡萄糖组团头鲂的过氧化氢酶(CAT)酶活性为(192.31±17.06)U/mg,显著高于对照组的CAT活性40.4%,与对照组的丙二醛(MDA)水平相比,葡萄糖组、蔗糖组、甜蜜素组和复合碳源组分别显著降低了69.0%、59.7%、38%.0和48.8%。研究表明,水体中添加葡萄糖为碳源能显著提高团头鲂鱼种的生长性能和抗氧化水平,并有效改善水质。     

酵母水解物对凡纳滨对虾生长、消化酶活性和肠道形态的影响

本实验旨在研究饲料中添加酵母水解物对凡纳滨对虾(Litopenaeus vannamei)生长性能、血清生化指标、肝胰腺消化酶活性以及肠道形态的影响。酵母水解物添加量分别为0%、1%、3%和5%,配制4种等氮等脂(42.5%粗蛋白和8.5%粗脂肪)的实验饲料。选取初始体重为(1.86±0.02)g的凡纳滨对虾480尾,随机分为4组,每组4个重复,每个重复30尾,进行为期8周的养殖实验。结果表明饲料中添加5%酵母水解物组的增重率(WGR)、特定生长率(SGR)和蛋白质效率(PER)显著高于对照组(P0.05),而该组饲料系数(FCR)最低(P0.05)。对虾全虾粗蛋白含量随饲料中酵母水解物的增加而呈上升趋势,且5%酵母水解物添加组显著高于对照组(P0.05)。添加5%的酵母水解物显著提高了凡纳滨对虾血清总蛋白(TP)和甘油三酯(TG)含量,降低了谷草转氨酶(AST)和谷丙转氨酶(ALT)的活性(P0.05)。各处理组肝胰腺淀粉酶活性和对照组相比差异不显著(P0.05),但3%酵母水解物添加组的胰蛋白酶和脂肪酶活性显著高于对照组(P0.05)。3%酵母水解物添加组的对虾肠道皱襞高度和皱襞宽度显著高于对照组(P0.05),而5%添加组的微绒毛高度显著高于对照组(P0.05)。综上所述,在本实验条件下,饲料中添加3%~5%的酵母水解物能有效改善凡纳滨对虾生长性能、提高饲料利用率、促进消化吸收以及改善肠道形态学指标。     

Dietary available phosphorus requirement for on‐growing gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio var. CAS III)

A nine‐week feeding experiment was conducted in flow‐through system with gibel carp (43.8 ± 0.2 g) to study the effects of dietary available phosphorus (P) on growth, phosphorous digestibility and intestinal enzyme activities. Seven semipurified diets were formulated to contain 0.8 (the basal), 2.4, 3.6, 6.1, 7.4, 10.1 and 15.8 g available phosphorus kg^?1 diet. The results showed that specific growth rate and feed efficiency increased with increasing dietary available P from 0.8 to 7.4 g P kg^?1. Fish body ash increased with increasing dietary available P, while moisture, protein content or energy content had no difference. Total phosphorus waste discharging (TPW) increased with increased dietary phosphorous. Plasma glucose was higher in the fish fed with 7.4 g kg^?1 P. Plasma triglycerides was lower in fish fed diets containing 6.1–10.1 g kg^?1 P. No significant effects were observed in plasma P and Ca (p > .05). The activities of intestinal amylase, lipase and trypsin showed no difference, while AKP and Na⁺, K⁺‐ATPase activities decreased with increasing dietary available P. In conclusion, based on the regression between specific growth rate (SGR), P retention efficiency, feed efficiency (FE) and dietary available P, the available P requirements for on‐growing gibel carp were 10.69, 8.22 and 6.72 g kg^?1, respectively.     

Effect of biofloc technology on water quality and feed utilization in the cultivation of gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio var. CAS III)

This study was designed to use sucrose as carbon source to investigate the effect of biofloc technology on water quality and feed utilization in the cultivation of gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio var. CAS III). Three isolipidic and isoenergetic diets were formulated containing graded levels of dietary protein (257.4, 300.7 and 353.4 g/kg). The control group (P34) was fed with 353.4 g/kg protein diet without biofloc. Three biofloc treatments (P24 + B, P29 + B and P34 + B) were fed with the three diets with daily sucrose supplementation and continuous air inflation. The results found that the sucrose supplementation could generate biofloc and increased biofloc volume (BFV, p < 0.05). The concentration of total ammonia nitrogen (TAN), nitrate nitrogen (NO₃‐N) and the total phosphorus (TP) of all tanks decreased in biofloc groups, and the total nitrogen (TN) of P24 + B treatment tanks was significantly lower than that of the control group (p < 0.05). The growth of P24 + B and P29 + B group was similar with that of control group (p > 0.05). Feed conversion ratio (FCR) of P29 + B was lower than P24 + B and P34 + B (p < 0.05). Protein retention efficiency (PRE) of P24 + B group was significantly higher than other treatments (p < 0.05). Phosphorus retention efficiency (PhRE) of P24 + B group was the highest among all treatments. Compared with the control group, P29 + B group had an improved total antioxidant capacity (T‐AOC), superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and contained the lowest malondialdehyde level (MDA). The present results indicated that low‐protein diet is more suitable for gibel carp in zero‐water exchange biofloc system compared with high‐protein diet.     

Effects of dietary betaine in allogynogenetic gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio): Enhanced growth,reduced lipid deposition and depressed lipogenic gene expression

A 10‐week feeding experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of supplemental betaine on growth performance, body composition and lipid deposition in allogynogenetic gibel carp. Four isoproteic (37% crude protein) and isolipidic (5% crude lipid) artificial diets with 0%, 0.08%, 0.4% and 2% betaine supplementation were formulated, and named VB₀, VB_0.08, VB_0.4 and VB₂, respectively. Each diet was fed in triplicate to fish about 10 g in weight. The results showed that 0.4% betaine supplementation significantly improved growth performance and reduced lipid content in the hepatopancreas, muscle and the whole body compared with the control group. Moreover, both fatty acid synthase and acetyl‐CoA carboxylase, two important lipogenic genes, showed significantly lower expression in the VB_0.4 group than in the control group, and a strong correlation was detected between lipid content and mRNA expression levels for FAS and ACC in the hepatopancreas. Taken together, appropriate (0.4%) betaine supplementation in the diet not only improved growth, but also reduced lipid deposition in allogynogenetic gibel carp, probably by diminishing lipogenic gene expression.     

Effects of dietary cellulase addition on growth performance,nutrient digestibility and digestive enzyme activities of juvenile crucian carp Carassius auratus

This study was conducted to determine the effects of dietary cellulase addition on improving the nutritive value of Chlorella for juvenile crucian carp Carassius auratus (initial body weight: 2.99 ± 0.02 g, mean ± SEM). Five isonitrogenous and isoenergetic experimental diets were formulated to contain 0.0 (control), 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 g kg^?1 cellulase, respectively. Each experimental diet was randomly assigned to triplicate groups with 25 juvenile fish per fibreglass tank for 8 weeks. The results showed that weight gain, specific growth rate, feed intake and the trypsin activity in the anterior intestine increased with increasing dietary cellulase to 1.5 g kg^?1 and then declined with further addition. However, the mRNA expression levels of Mrf4 and Myf5, the apparent digestibility coefficients for dry matter, protein, energy and the majority of amino acids, and the activity of lipase in the anterior intestine were highest in fish fed the 1.0 g kg^?1 cellulase diet, and then tended to decline with further cellulase supplementation. In conclusion, the optimal dietary cellulase supplementation level was 1.0–1.5 g kg^?1, which can improve growth performance, digestive activities and nutrient digestibility in crucian carp.     

Effects of a highly purified fucoidan from Undaria pinnatifida on growth performance and intestine health status of gibel carp Carassius auratus gibelio

A six‐week feeding trial was conducted to determine the effects of different concentrations of fucoidan (1 g/kg, 10 g/kg and 30 g/kg; w/w) from Undaria pinnatifida on gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio). Our results demonstrated that 30 g/kg fucoidan significantly increased (p < .05) growth performance, intestinal digestive enzyme activities, acid phosphatase activity and immunoglobulin M content. Histological examinations revealed that gibel carp receiving 30 g/kg fucoidan had significant higher abundance of mucin‐containing goblet cells in middle and distal intestine as compared with control treatment (p < .05). Intestinal microbiota analysis showed that 30 g/kg fucoidan supplementation significantly increased (p < .05) the abundance of Cetobacterium and Aeromonas, but lowered (p < .05) the prevalence of pathogenic bacteria Plesiomonas and a mucin‐degrading bacterium Mucinivorans. Furthermore, RNA‐seq and RT‐qPCR analysis indicated that 30 g/kg fucoidan caused significant changes (p < .05) in the expression of genes involved in immune regulation (such as interleukin‐8 and cyclooxygenase), signal transduction (such as phosphatidylinositol‐4,5‐bisphosphate 3‐kinase and protein kinase B) and nutrition utilization (maltase–glucoamylase and muscarinic acetylcholine receptor 3). Together, the current study shows that fucoidan supplementation could elevate the activity of intestinal digestive enzymes, modulate intestinal microbial communities and potentiate a higher state of immune readiness, which might consequently improve growth performance and intestine health status of gibel carp.     

Effect of dietary magnesium supplementation on the growth performance of juvenile gibel carp,Carassius auratus gibelio

Gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio) of mean initial weight 3.1 g were fed one of seven casein‐dextrin‐based diets containing graded levels of magnesium (Mg) (39, 120, 220, 380, 700, 1600 and 2900 mg kg^?1) for 3 months with the waterborne Mg concentration of 10.6–12.7 mg L^?1. Magnesium sulphate was used as the supplementation Mg source in the diets. The experiment was carried out in a flow‐through system. Growth, survival rate, Na⁺/K⁺‐ATPase, Mg²⁺‐ATPase and tissue mineral contents were measured to investigate the effect of dietary magnesium in gibel carp. At the end of the experiment, the hepatopancreas of fish were collected for enzyme determination. The hepatopancreas, vertebrae and whole body were collected for tissue magnesium content analysis. After 3 months, dietary magnesium supplementation did not improve the growth performance, including feed intake, weight gain and feed conversion efficiency of juvenile gibel carp. On the contrary, negative impacts on survival, reduced growth performance and dramatically decreased Na⁺/K⁺‐ATPase, Mg²⁺‐ATPase and superoxide dismutase activities were observed in gibel carp fed a high Mg diet of 2900 mg kg^?1. Although serum and hepatopancreas Mg and Ca contents were not affected by dietary Mg supplementation, vertebrae and whole‐body Mg contents increased significantly with the increasing dietary Mg concentrations. Based on the relationship between whole‐body Mg retention and dietary Mg concentration, a suitable dietary Mg level of 745 mg kg^?1 could be estimated for gibel carp. It could be concluded that dietary Mg supplementation did not improve the growth performance, but could increase vertebrae Mg contents of gibel carp. Considering the adverse effects, a dietary Mg concentration of above 2900 mg kg^?1 is not recommended and it should be careful to supplement magnesium in practical diets for gibel carp as most feed ingredients contain high magnesium concentrations.     

高碳水化合物水平日粮对异育银鲫生长、生理、免疫和肝脏超微结构的影响

为了探讨异育银鲫对日粮中高碳水化合物的利用,选用168尾异育银鲫,分成2组,一组为正常对照组,投喂35%碳水化合物(35%CHO)水平日粮;另一组为高糖试验组,投喂50%碳水化合物(50%CHO)水平日粮每组设3个重复。在控温的循环水系统中饲养10周后,测定鱼体生长指标、肌肉成分、肝糖元、血液生化指标和免疫指标。结果表明,高糖组(50%CHO)显著(P<0.05)降低了特定生长率、增重率,但是对饵料系数、肝体比、脏体比、鱼体肌肉成分等没有显著(P>0.05)影响;两组异育银鲫血浆总蛋白、甘油三酯、总胆固醇、血糖和肝糖原含量都没有显著差异(P>0.05);高糖组(50%CHO)肝脏丙二醛含量显著升高(P<0.05)、天门冬氨酸转氨酶显著降低(P<0.05),而肝脏超氧化物歧化酶、总抗氧化能力、丙氨酸转氨酶和碱性磷酸酶都没有显著变化(P>0.05)。试验还对两组异育银鲫肝细胞进行超微结构观察,发现高糖饲料引起了异育银鲫肝细胞中糖原和脂肪的沉积,并对细胞和细胞器的结构产生一定损伤。从本试验结果来看,异育银鲫可以耐受50%饲料糖含量,但是长期摄食50%碳水化合物日粮对其生长不利,并会引起一定程度肝脏功能和结构的损伤。     

Effects of dietary coated protease on growth performance,feed utilization,nutrient apparent digestibility,intestinal and hepatopancreas structure in juvenile Gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio)

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary protease on growth performance, feed utilization, whole‐body proximate composition, nutrient digestibility, intestinal and hepatopancreas structure of juvenile Gibel carp, Carassius auratus gibelio (mean weight 8.08 ± 0.18 g). Six diets were prepared, including a positive control diet (dietary protein 350 g/kg, PC), one negative control diet (dietary protein 33 g/kg, NC) and four protease supplementations diets, which were 75, 150, 300 and 600 mg/kg protease NC diet. After 12 weeks of diet feeding in indoor recycle aquarium tanks, no significant difference (p > .05) was found on growth performance between fish fed diet with 75–600 mg/kg protease and the PC group. Compared with the fish fed the NC diet, the specific growth rate of fish fed 300 mg/kg protease increased significantly (p < .05), as well as protein efficiency ratios (p < .05), while feed conversion was the opposite (p < .05). The nutrient digestibility of crude protein and lipid was higher (p < .05) in fish fed 150 mg/kg protease diet than the PC diet. Whole‐body proximate composition of fish was not affected (p > .05) by the dietary treatment. Serum alkaline phosphatase and albumin were significantly affected by dietary protease (p < .05), while the content of total protein, glucose, triglyceride, total cholesterol, aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase activities in serum was not affected (p > .05). Foregut muscular thickness was thinner (p < .05), when the fish fed diets supplementation of protease in 150 or 600 mg/kg diet than the NC diet. Protease activities in hepatopancreas and foregut were higher (p < .05), in the fish fed 150 or 300 mg/kg protease diet than the fish fed the PC diet, but those in the mid‐ and hindgut were not significantly affected (p > .05) by the dietary treatments. Based on the regression analysis of weight gain rate, the optimal dietary inclusion level of protease was 400 mg/kg in the diet for juvenile Carassius auratus gibelio.