Effects of dietary mannan oligosaccharide on the survival,growth, immunity and digestive enzyme activity of freshwater crayfish,Cherax destructor Clark (1936) |
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Authors: | HM SANG R FOTEDAR K FILER |
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Institution: | 1. Aquatic Science Research Unit, Curtin University of Technology, Bentley, Western Australia, Australia;2. Alltech Asia‐Pacific Biosciences Centre, Wattana, Bangkok, Thailand |
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Abstract: | The aim of this experiment was to determine the effects of dietary supplementation of Bio‐Mos® as a source of mannan oligosaccharide (MOS) on the growth, survival, immunity and digestive enzyme activity of freshwater crayfish, Cherax destructor (yabby). A basal diet and another diet with 0.4% of Bio‐Mos® supplemented to the basal diet were formulated. Each diet was provided to eight yabbies (35.14 ± 0.48 g, initial weight) replicated 3 times in individual 250‐L plastic cylindrical tanks for a duration of 56 days. Each tank was provided with an independent recirculating water system filtered with a biological filtration. Growth parameters such as weight, specific growth rate and average weekly gain of Bio‐Mos®‐fed yabbies were higher (P < 0.05) than yabbies fed the control diet. Total haemocyte count, granular cells and semi‐granular cells were also higher in the yabbies fed Bio‐Mos® diet. Protease activity was higher in hepatopancreas, and amylase activity was higher in the guts of yabbies fed Bio‐Mos® diet. The results implies that supplementation of MOS through Bio‐Mos® can effectively improve growth and immunological condition of yabbies. |
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Keywords: | Bio‐Mos® digestive enzyme mannan oligosaccharide prebiotic yabby |
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