水解鱼蛋白对大菱鲆幼鱼消化率的影响

设计5组等氮等脂等能的饲料, 在室内流水系统进行68d的养殖实验, 探讨高植物蛋白饲料中添加不同分子量水解鱼蛋白对大菱鲆Scophthalmus maximus L.（16.050.03） g幼鱼消化能力的影响。分别在高植物蛋白饲料中添加5.4%超滤水解鱼蛋白（UF）、5.5%未经超滤水解鱼蛋白（FPH）、5.5%超滤截留水解鱼蛋白（RF）, 其均占饲料蛋白的10%, 以及不添加水解蛋白（PP）, 以上各组鱼粉含量均为18%, 对照组（FM）鱼粉含量为67.5%。研究结果表明, FM组的大菱鲆特定生长率与UF、FPH及PP组无显著差异（P0.05）; 饲料效率、蛋白质效率和蛋白质沉积率在FM组与UF组无显著差异（P0.05）, 但显著高于FPH、RF及PP组（P0.05）; 饲料干物质和蛋白质消化率在UF、FPH及RF组显著高于PP组（P0.05）, 但显著低于FM组（P0.05）, 在UF组显著高于FPH和RF组（P0.05）; 不同处理对饲料氨基酸和牛磺酸的消化率均产生显著影响（P0.05）, 趋势为FM组最高, 其次为UF组, PP组最低; 半胱氨酸和牛磺酸的消化率在添加水解鱼蛋白的3组（UF、FPH和RF组）和不添加水解鱼蛋白的2组（FM和PP组）呈相反的趋势。上述结果表明, 在高植物蛋白饲料中添加低分子量水解鱼蛋白（UF）, 大菱鲆幼鱼的生长和饲料利用有升高的趋势, 但UF、FPH以及RF都显著提高了大菱鲆对饲料干物质、蛋白质和氨基酸的消化率, 且UF效果优于FPH和RF。此外, 添加不同分子量水解鱼蛋白都降低了牛磺酸的消化率。       

饲料中添加磷虾水解物对大菱鲆幼鱼生长性能、体组成及相关酶活性的影响

选取初始体重为(9.46±0.01) g的大菱鲆(Scophthalmus maximus L.)为研究对象, 以30%鱼粉组为对照, 分别添加5%磷虾水解物(LKH)和10%磷虾水解物(HKH)以替代鱼粉蛋白, 配制3组等氮等脂的饲料, 在室内流水养殖系统进行为期10周的养殖实验, 旨在探究饲料中添加磷虾水解物对大菱鲆幼鱼生长性能、体组成及相关酶活性的影响。结果显示, HKH组大菱鲆幼鱼的特定生长率(SGR)、饲料效率(FE)、蛋白质效率比(PER)、蛋白质沉积率(PPV)均显著高于对照组(P<0.05), 但摄食率(FI)显著低于对照组(P<0.05); LKH、HKH组大菱鲆幼鱼肌肉总氨基酸含量和必需氨基酸含量显著高于对照组(P<0.05); LKH、HKH组肝脏谷草转氨酶(GOT)活性显著高于对照组(P<0.05), 而血清GOT活性与对照组无显著性差异(P>0.05); HKH组肝脏谷丙转氨酶(GPT)活性显著高于对照组和LKH组(P<0.05), 但血清GPT活性显著低于LKH组和对照组(P<0.05); HKH组肠道淀粉酶活性显著高于对照组(P<0.05), 同时随着磷虾水解物添加量的升高, 肠道及幽门盲囊胰蛋白酶活性先降低后升高, 且在HKH组显著高于对照组(P<0.05)。综上结果表明, 在饲料中添加10%磷虾水解物能够提高大菱鲆幼鱼的生长性能, 促进其氨基酸代谢和消化吸收。     

饲料中添加丝兰提取物对大菱鲆幼鱼生长和生理及水环境的影响

用丝兰提取物添加量为0.00% (D0)、0.05% (D1)、0.10% (D2)、0.20% (D3)和0.40% (D4)的实验饲料投喂大菱鲆幼鱼(42.200.06) g 60d, 研究其对大菱鲆幼鱼生长性能、体组成、血清免疫代谢指标及养殖水质指标的影响。结果显示, 在饲料中添加丝兰提取物对大菱鲆幼鱼增重率(WGR)、特定生长率(SGR)、饲料系数(FCR)、脏体比(VSI)、肝体比(HSI)、肥满度(CF)均无显著影响(P 0.05)。全鱼、肌肉及肝脏中水分、粗蛋白、粗脂肪含量变化无显著性差异(P 0.05)。D3组幼鱼血清溶菌酶显著高于其他各组(P 0.05), 而D4组各免疫指标明显低于对照组(P 0.05); D3和D4组幼鱼血清的谷丙转氨酶(ALT)、谷草转氨酶(AST)活力显著低于对照组。除A1-6h组外各实验组水体氨氮含量均显著低于对照组(P 0.05), 各实验组亚硝酸盐含量均显著高于对照组(P 0.05), 各实验组总氮、总磷、磷酸盐含量均与对照组无显著性差异(P 0.05)。研究证明, 在饲料中适量添加丝兰提取物能够显著增强大菱鲆幼鱼非特异性免疫能力, 并显著降低养殖水体氨氮含量, 对大菱鲆生长及体组成无显著影响。以非特异性免疫及水体氨氮含量为综合评定指标, 大菱鲆幼鱼饲料中丝兰提取物的适宜添加量为0.20%。       

饲料中不同含量豆粕对乌苏里拟鲿生长、体成分及表观消化率的影响

以初始体重(0.500.00) g的乌苏里拟鲿(Pseudobagrus ussuriensis)稚鱼为试验对象, 在室内进行为期8周的摄食生长实验, 研究饲料中豆粕替代鱼粉蛋白对乌苏里拟鲿生长、体成分及消化率的影响。以豆粕分别替代对照饲料(S0)中10%(S10)、20%(S20)、30%(S30)、40%(S40)、50%(S50)和60%(S60)的鱼粉蛋白, 另外,60%组添加0.3%蛋氨酸(SM60), 共配制8种等氮等能试验饲料。结果表明, 随着饲料中豆粕替代比例的增大,试验鱼的增重率、特定生长率和蛋白质效率均逐渐降低, 但10%40%替代组与对照组之间差异不显著(P0.05), S50和S60显著低于对照组(P0.05); 与S60组相比, SM60组增重率和特定生长率有所提高(P0.05),但显著低于0%40%替代组(P0.05); 饲料系数的变化规律与增重率的趋势正好相反; 当饲料中豆粕替代水平由0%增加到20%时, 乌苏里拟鲿的摄食率由3.22%提高到3.55%, 而后随着替代比例进一步增加, 摄食率逐渐降低, 但方差分析表明, 差异不显著。饲料中豆粕替代鱼粉对乌苏里拟鲿全鱼水分和灰分含量的影响不显著, 肌肉水分随着替代比例的升高而逐渐升高; 全鱼和肌肉粗蛋白含量随着替代比例的升高而逐渐降低, 其中, S60和SM60组显著低于其他组(P0.05); 随着替代比例的升高, 全鱼和肌肉粗脂肪呈现升高的趋势, S60和SM60组显著高于其他替代组(P0.05); 肥满度在各组间差异不显著(P0.05); 当豆粕替代鱼粉蛋白比例为60%时, 肝体比、脏体比指数显著高于其他组(P0.05), 而其他组间差异不显著(P0.05)。50%和60%替代组的蛋白质和干物质的表观消化率显著低于040%替代组(P0.05), 而040%替代组之间差异不显著(P0.05);随着豆粕替代比例由0升高到60%, 磷表观消化率由36.07% 升高到66.50%。在实验条件下, 豆粕替代乌苏里拟鲿饲料中40%鱼粉蛋白, 不会影响乌苏里拟鲿的生长和饲料利用, 而高比例替代对生长和鱼的健康有负面影响。     

螺旋藻粉替代饲料中鱼粉对异育银鲫幼鱼生长、饲料利用和蛋白沉积的影响

实验以异育银鲫中科3号幼鱼(3.20.5) g为实验对象, 研究螺旋藻粉蛋白替代饲料鱼粉蛋白(0、20%、40%、60%、80%和100%)对鱼摄食、生长、饲料利用和蛋白沉积的影响。实验设计了6种等氮(38%)等脂(10%)等能(16.50 kJ)的饲料, 每处理3个重复。采用室内循环水养殖系统, 表观饱食投喂。实验水温为(283)℃, 实验共持续60d。结果发现:随藻粉替代比例的增加, 鱼摄食率显著上升; 饲料效率则呈显著下降趋势; 特定生长率在20%替代组与鱼粉组无显著差异(P0.05), 其他各替代组均显著低于鱼粉组(P0.05); 蛋白沉积率在20%、60%替代时与鱼粉组无显著差异(P0.05), 其他替代组显著低于鱼粉组(P0.05); 肥满度在各替代组均显著低于鱼粉组(P0.05); 鱼体蛋白随藻粉替代比例的增加呈现先持平后降低的趋势, 鱼体脂肪则呈先降低后升高的变化; 20%、40%和60%替代组全鱼灰分均高于全鱼粉组; 肠道消化酶(胰蛋白酶、脂肪酶和-淀粉酶)在替代组和对照组间均无显著差异(P0.05); 干物质表观消化率随藻粉蛋白替代比例的增加而呈显著上升, 蛋白的表观消化率则呈显著下降趋势, 总磷表观消化率在20%替代时最低, 在100%替代时最高。综合特定生长率和蛋白沉积率情况, 当鲫幼鱼饲料中鱼粉含量约为50%, 且鱼粉为唯一蛋白源时, 螺旋藻粉蛋白可替代饲料中20%鱼粉蛋白。     

不同蛋白源对瓦氏黄颡鱼幼鱼生长和蛋白质代谢相关基因表达的影响

以初始体重为(2.90±0.01) g的瓦氏黄颡鱼(Pelteobagrus vachelli)为研究对象, 探究不同蛋白源对瓦氏黄颡鱼生长、体组成、前肠PEPT1和肝脏TOR基因表达的影响。以鱼粉(FM)、大豆浓缩蛋白(SPC)、水解鱼蛋白(FH)和晶体氨基酸混合物(CAA)为主要蛋白源, 配制4种等氮(粗蛋白含量为39.0%)等脂(粗脂肪含量为9.0%)的实验饲料, 投喂实验鱼66d。结果显示, 不同蛋白源虽然对瓦氏黄颡鱼存活率(SR)无显著影响(P>0.05), 但显著影响了瓦氏黄颡鱼的特定生长率(SGR)。其中, SPC组瓦氏黄颡鱼SGR低于FM组, 却显著高于FH组和CAA组(P<0.05)。虽然SPC组瓦氏黄颡鱼粗蛋白含量低于FM组, 但其鱼体粗脂肪含量显著高于FM组(P<0.05)。不同蛋白源显著影响了瓦氏黄颡鱼PEPT1基因表达(P<0.05), 在35d时, SPC组PEPT1表达量虽然低于FM组, 但显著高于FH和CAA组(P<0.05);在66d时, SPC组瓦氏黄颡鱼前肠PEPT1表达量显著高于FM组(P<0.05)。不同蛋白源饲料对鱼体肝脏TOR基因表达无显著影响(P>0.05)。以上结果表明, SPC组瓦氏黄颡鱼生长性能虽然低于FM组, 但显著高于FH组和CAA组, 这可能是通过上调前肠PEPT1表达来实现的。     

牛磺酸及相关氨基酸对大菱鲆幼鱼生长性能及TauT mRNA表达的影响

以初始体重为（7.90±0.07）g的大菱鲆为实验对象,鱼粉、豆粕、玉米蛋白粉和谷朊粉为主要蛋白质来源,鱼油为主要脂肪源,在此基础配方中分别添加0、1%、2%牛磺酸,0.5%蛋氨酸及0.5%半胱氨酸（分别命名为T-0、T-1、T-2、M-0.5和C-0.5）,配制5种等氮等脂的配合饲料,在室内流水养殖系统进行为期10周的养殖实验,目的是研究饲料中含有高比例植物蛋白时牛磺酸、蛋氨酸和半胱氨酸对大菱鲆幼鱼生长及牛磺酸转运载体（TauT）mRNA表达的影响。结果表明,与对照组相比,T-1、T-2组大菱鲆幼鱼的特定生长率（SGR）和饲料效率（FE）提高（P < 0.05）,内脏指数（VSI）降低（P < 0.05）;M-0.5组大菱鲆幼鱼SGR和FE较对照组提高（P>0.05）,VSI低于对照组（P < 0.05）,肥满度（CF）高于对照组（P < 0.05）;C-0.5组SGR较对照组降低（P < 0.05）,但FE、VSI和CF与对照组差异不显著（P>0.05）;T-1、T-2组大菱鲆幼鱼肝脏、脑和眼中TauT mRNA相对表达量低于对照组（P < 0.05）,且随着饲料中牛磺酸含量的增加大菱鲆幼鱼肝脏、脑和眼中TauT mRNA相对表达量降低（P < 0.05）;M-0.5组大菱鲆幼鱼肝脏、脑和眼中TauT mRNA相对表达量高于T-0、T-1、T-2组（P < 0.05）;C-0.5组大菱鲆幼鱼肝脏、脑和眼中TauT mRNA相对表达量高于T-0、T-1、T-2组（P < 0.05）,但与M-0.5组相比差异不显著（P>0.05）。综合分析表明,在实验条件下,饲料中牛磺酸含量为0.48%、1.06%时能够提高大菱鲆幼鱼的生长性能;大菱鲆幼鱼体内TauT mRNA表达可能受饲料中牛磺酸、蛋氨酸和半胱氨酸等含硫氨基酸的影响。     

不同添加方式植酸酶处理豆粕对牙鲆生长和饲料利用率的影响

以初始平均体重(2.02±0.02)g的牙鲆(Paralichthys olivaceus)为实验对象,进行为期70d的摄食生长实验,研究不同添加方式的植酸酶对牙鲆生长和饲料利用的影响。在5000.0g豆粕中添加2.5g植酸酶,然后用产朊假丝酵母(Candidautilis)进行发酵预处理,得到植酸酶预处理豆粕。共制作4种等氮等能(粗蛋白49.7%、总能20.9kJ/g)饲料,对照饲料主要以鱼粉为蛋白源;在对照饲料的基础上,用豆粕蛋白替代45%的鱼粉蛋白配制成豆粕组饲料;在每千克豆粕组饲料中添加1000IU植酸酶,配制成植酸酶组饲料;用植酸酶预处理豆粕蛋白替代45%的鱼粉蛋白配制成植酸酶预处理豆粕组饲料。结果表明,与对照组相比较,用豆粕蛋白替代饲料中45%的鱼粉蛋白,若不添加植酸酶则显著降低牙鲆的特定生长率(P0.01)、饲料效率、蛋白质效率和氮贮积率(P0.05);直接添加植酸酶组、植酸酶预处理豆粕组牙鲆的特定生长率、饲料效率、蛋白质效率和氮贮积率与鱼粉对照组相比较没有出现显著差异(P0.05);与不添加植酸酶的豆粕组相比较,在含豆粕饲料中添加1000IU/kg饲料的植酸酶显著提高牙鲆的特定生长率(P0.01)、氮贮积率(P0.05)和磷贮积率(P0.01),显著降低氮排放率(P0.05)和磷排放率(P0.01),但饲料效率和蛋白质效率没有显著变化(P0.05);在豆粕中添加植酸酶进行发酵预处理,降低了豆粕中植酸含量,在饲料中添加植酸酶预处理豆粕显著提高牙鲆的特定生长率(P0.01)、饲料效率、蛋白质效率和氮贮积率(P0.05),显著降低氮(P0.05)、磷和钙的排放率(P0.01)。       

饲料蛋白水平对大规格草鱼生长、饲料利用和氮代谢相关酶活性的影响简

为探讨饲料蛋白水平对草鱼(Ctenopharyngodon idellus)生长、饲料利用和氮代谢的影响,以鱼粉和酪蛋白为蛋白源制备蛋白水平分别为15%、20%、25%、30%和35%的5种等能(13.71 kJ/g)饲料饲养草鱼[(209±10)g]8周。结果表明:饲料蛋白水平对草鱼的增重率、特定生长率、饲料效率均影响显著(P0.05),其中25%蛋白组最高。通过二次多项式的回归分析得出:当饲料蛋白水平为26.50%和27.20%的时候,特定生长率和饲料效率分别达到最高。15%蛋白组的摄食率显著高于其他蛋白组(P0.05)。蛋白质保留率和蛋白质效率随蛋白水平的升高而显著降低(P0.05)。各蛋白组的成活率、血清丙氨酸转氨酶活性和血清天冬氨酸转氨酶活性均无显著差异(P0.05)。血清总蛋白、血清尿素氮、肝脏天冬氨酸转氨酶活性、肝脏谷氨酸脱氢酶活性和肌肉腺苷酸脱氨酶活性随蛋白水平的升高显著增加(P0.05),而肝脏丙氨酸转氨酶活性先增加后稳定,这表明高蛋白组(30%和35%蛋白组)相对于低蛋白组(15%和20%蛋白组)有较多的蛋白质用于分解代谢提供能量。     

饲料中猪肉骨粉替代鱼粉对芙蓉鲤鲫生长性能、血液生理生化、肌肉组成及质构特性的影响

以初始体重(17.47±2.56) g的芙蓉鲤鲫为研究对象, 通过8周的生长实验, 研究在饲料中无害化处理产品猪肉骨粉(以下简称肉骨粉)替代鱼粉蛋白对芙蓉鲤鲫生长性能、血液生理生化指标、肌肉组成及质构特性的影响。实验设置3种等氮(38%)等脂(6%)饲料, 以肉骨粉替代饲料中鱼粉蛋白的0(FM)、50%(T1)、100%(T2)。结果显示: (1)芙蓉鲤鲫的生长性能在各处理组之间无显著性差异(P>0.05); (2)随着饲料中肉骨粉含量的升高, 芙蓉鲤鲫饲料系数呈增大趋势, 当替代比例达到100%时显著大于对照组(FM, P<0.05); (3)芙蓉鲤鲫替代组血红蛋白含量显著高于对照组(P<0.05), 谷草转氨酶呈下降趋势, 当替代水平达到100%时显著低于对照组(P<0.05), 而其他血液生理生化指标各处理组间无显著性差异(P>0.05); (4)肉骨粉替代鱼粉蛋白对芙蓉鲤鲫背肌粗蛋白质、水分和灰分含量无显著性影响(P>0.05), 但对其脂肪含量有一定影响, 50%替代组背肌粗脂肪含量显著低于对照组(P<0.05); (5)肉骨粉替代50%鱼粉蛋白显著降低了芙蓉鲤鲫背肌中Asp、Glu、Gly、Ala、Val、Met、Ile、Leu、Tyr、Phe、ΣEAA、ΣDAA、ΣTAA含量(P<0.05)。(6)肉骨粉替代鱼粉蛋白提高了芙蓉鲤鲫肌肉弹性和黏附性, 且50%替代组显著大于对照组(P<0.05)。结果表明, 猪肉骨粉能替代芙蓉鲤鲫幼鱼饲料中100%鱼粉蛋白(饲料中鱼粉含量为10%)而对鱼体的生长、血液指标、肌肉组成及质构特性无显著不利影响。     

Reply to Hussey et al.: The requirement for accurate diet-tissue discrimination factors for interpreting stable isotopes in sharks

Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analyses have improved our understanding of food webs and movement patterns of aquatic organisms. These techniques have recently been applied to diet studies of elasmobranch fishes, but isotope turnover rates and isotope diet–tissue discrimination are still poorly understood for this group. We performed a diet switch experiment on captive sandbar sharks (Carcharhinus plumbeus) as a model shark species to determine tissue turnover rates for liver, whole blood, and white muscle. In a second experiment, we subjected captive coastal skates (Leucoraja spp.) to serial salinity reductions to measure possible impacts of tissue urea content on nitrogen stable isotope values. We extracted urea from spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) white muscle to test for effects on nitrogen stable isotopes. Isotope turnover was slow for shark tissues and similar to previously published estimates for stingrays and teleost fishes with low growth rates. Muscle isotope data would likely fail to capture seasonal migrations or diet switches in sharks, while liver and whole blood would more closely reflect shorter term movement or shifts in diet. Nitrogen stable isotope values of skate blood and skate and dogfish white muscle were not affected by tissue urea content, suggesting that available diet–tissue discrimination estimates for teleost fishes with similar physiologies would provide accurate estimates for elasmobranchs.     

Dietary protein source affects lipid metabolism in the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

The study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of dietary protein sources on lipogenesis and fat deposition in a marine teleost, the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax). Four isonitrogenous (crude protein (CP, Nx6.25), 44% DM) and isoenergetic (22-23 kJ/g DM) diets were formulated to contain one of the following as the major protein source: fish meal (FM), one of two soy protein concentrates (SPC) and corn gluten meal (CGM). Apparent digestibility coefficients of the diets and raw ingredients, as well as soluble nitrogen (ammonia and urea) and phosphorus excretion were measured. Growth rates of seabass fed plant protein-based diets were significantly lower than those fed fish meal based diet. The protein utilisation was strongly correlated to the dietary essential amino acids index. Measurements of N excretion (ammonia and urea nitrogen) confirmed these data. Daily fat gain at the whole body level ranged between 1.1 to 1.7 g/kg BW, with the highest values being recorded in fish fed the fish meal based diet. Levels of plasma triglycerides and cholesterol were lower in fish fed soy protein diets than in those fed the diet solely based on fish meal. Soy protein rich diets decreased the activities of selected hepatic lipogenic enzymes (glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase, malic enzyme, ATP-citrate lysase, acetylcoenzyme A carboxylase and fatty acid synthetase). Highest lipogenic enzyme activities where found in fish fed the fish meal diet, except for fatty acid synthetase which was increased in seabass fed the corn-gluten meal based diets. Overall data suggest that dietary protein sources affects fat deposition and the lipogenic potential in European seabass.     

芙蓉鲤鲫幼鱼饲料适宜淀粉含量

实验以鱼粉和酪蛋白为主要蛋白源、以鱼油和豆油为主要脂肪源(鱼油/豆油, 1/1), 设计了7组不同玉米淀粉水平(6%、12%、18%、24%、30%、36%和42%)的等氮(35%)等脂(8%)饲料来饲喂芙蓉鲤鲫(Carassiusauratus var Furong carp ♀Cyprinus carpio red crucian carp ♂)幼鱼(8.940.59) g以确定其最适饲料淀粉水平。实验周期为61d。结果表明, 随饲料玉米淀粉水平的增加实验鱼增重率、特定生长率和饲料效率先上升(P0.05)而后趋于稳定, 18%42%饲料玉米淀粉组之间差异不显著(P0.05)。鱼体蛋白沉积率随饲料玉米淀粉水平的增加而增加, 30%和42%处理组显著高于6%和12%处理组(P0.05)。血浆葡萄糖没有受饲料玉米淀粉水平的影响(P0.05), 血浆总胆固醇含量在30%处理组最高(P0.05), 血浆甘油三酯随饲料玉米淀粉水平的增加而上升(P0.05)。肝糖原随饲料玉米淀粉水平的增加而上升, 36%处理组显著高于6%和12%处理组(P0.05)。肌糖原和肠道淀粉酶活性随饲料玉米淀粉水平增加而显著上升(P0.05)。通过特定生长率和饲料淀粉水平的折线法分析表明, 芙蓉鲤鲫幼鱼达到最大生长时饲料淀粉水平为27.47%。     

Plant products affect growth and digestive efficiency of cultured Florida pompano (Trachinotus carolinus) fed compounded diets

Costs of compounded diets containing fish meal as a primary protein source can be expected to rise as fish meal prices increase in response to static supply and growing demand. Alternatives to fish meal are needed to reduce production costs in many aquaculture enterprises. Some plant proteins are potential replacements for fish meal because of their amino acid composition, lower cost and wide availability. In this study, we measured utilization of soybean meal (SBM) and soy protein concentrate (SPC) by Florida pompano fed compounded diets, to determine the efficacy of these products as fish meal replacements. We also calculated apparent digestibility coefficients (ADCs) for canola meal (CM), corn gluten meal (CGM), and distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS), following typical methods for digestibility trials. Juvenile Florida pompano were fed fish-meal-free diets containing graded levels of SBM and SPC, and weight gain was compared to a control diet that contained SBM, SPC, and fish meal. Fish fed diets that contained 25-30 percent SBM in combination with 43-39 percent SPC had weight gain equivalent to fish fed the control diet with fish meal, while weight gain of fish fed other soy combinations was significantly less than that of the control group. Apparent crude protein digestibility of CGM was significantly higher than that of DDGS but not significantly different from CM. Apparent energy digestibility of DDGS was significantly lower than CGM but significantly higher than CM. Findings suggested that composition of the reference diet used in a digestibility trial affects the values of calculated ADCs, in addition to the chemical and physical attributes of the test ingredient.     

Protein Retention Assessment of Four Levels of Poultry By-Product Substitution of Fishmeal in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Diets Using Stable Isotopes of Nitrogen (δ15N) as Natural Tracers

This is second part from an experiment where the nitrogen retention of poultry by-product meal (PBM) compared to fishmeal (FM) was evaluated using traditional indices. Here a quantitative method using stable isotope ratios of nitrogen (δ¹⁵N values) as natural tracers of nitrogen incorporation into fish biomass is assessed. Juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) were fed for 80 days on isotopically distinct diets in which 0, 33, 66 and 100% of FM as main protein source was replaced by PBM. The diets were isonitrogenous, isolipidic and similar in gross energy content. Fish in all treatments reached isotopic equilibrium by the end of the experiment. Two-source isotope mixing models that incorporated the isotopic composition of FM and PBM as well as that of formulated feeds, empirically derived trophic discrimination factors and the isotopic composition of fish that had reached isotopic equilibrium to the diets were used to obtain a quantitative estimate of the retention of each source of nitrogen. Fish fed the diets with 33 and 66% replacement of FM by PBM retained poultry by-product meal roughly in proportion to its level of inclusion in the diets, whereas no differences were detected in the protein efficiency ratio. Coupled with the similar biomass gain of fishes fed the different diets, our results support the inclusion of PBM as replacement for fishmeal in aquaculture feeds. A re-feeding experiment in which all fish were fed a diet of 100% FM for 28 days indicated isotopic turnover occurred very fast, providing further support for the potential of isotopic ratios as tracers of the retention of specific protein sources into fish tissues. Stable isotope analysis is a useful tool for studies that seek to obtain quantitative estimates of the retention of different protein sources.     

Apparent digestion coefficients for dry matter, protein and essential amino acids in terrestrial ingredients for Pacific shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Decapoda: Penaeidae)

Protein quality mainly depends on the essential amino acid (EAA) profile, but also on its bioavailability, because EAA digestibility is generally lower than the analyzed amounts. This information is needed in the aquaculture industry for aquafeed formulation. For this purpose, the apparent digestibility coefficients of dry matter, protein, and essential amino acids of eight feedstuffs of terrestrial origin were determined for the juvenile whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (15-19 g), using 1% chromic oxide as an inert marker. A reference diet was formulated and produced in the laboratory. Eight experimental diets were prepared each with 30% of one of the experimental ingredients added to the reference diet: casein, porcine byproduct meal poultry byproduct meal, corn meal, wheat gluten meal, soybean paste, sorghum meal, and wheat meal. The experiment consisted of a single-factor, completely randomized design with three replicates per treatment. Samples of ingredients, diets and feces were analyzed for nitrogen and amino acids. For amino acid assay, we used reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography. To avoid partial loss of methionine and cystine, samples of ingredients, diets, and feces were oxidized with performic acid to methionine sulfone and cysteic acid prior to acid hydrolysis. The apparent dry matter and protein digestive utilization coefficients varied from 68% to 109% and from 70% to 103%, respectively. Apparent digestibility of protein for casein, soy paste, wheat meal and wheat gluten were very high (over 90%), corn gluten and poultry byproducts meal showed high protein digestibility (over 80%), but porcine byproducts meal and sorghum meal had low digestibility (76% and 70%, respectively). There was a reasonable, but not total, correspondence between apparent protein digestibility and average essential amino acid digestibility coefficients, except for arginine in corn gluten, phenylalanine and leucine in sorghum meal, phenylalanine in soy paste and lysine in wheat meal and poultry by-product meal. The most digestible feed ingredients for whiteleg shrimp were: wheat gluten, wheat meal and soy paste; poultry byproduct meal and corn gluten were less digestible and the lowest digestibility occurred in porcine byproduct meal and sorghum meal. Feedstuffs exhibited great variability in dry matter, protein and amino acid digestive utilization coefficients, which should be considered when formulating shrimp feeds.     

Tissue Turnover Rates and Isotopic Trophic Discrimination Factors in the Endothermic Teleost,Pacific Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus orientalis)

Stable isotope analysis (SIA) of highly migratory marine pelagic animals can improve understanding of their migratory patterns and trophic ecology. However, accurate interpretation of isotopic analyses relies on knowledge of isotope turnover rates and tissue-diet isotope discrimination factors. Laboratory-derived turnover rates and discrimination factors have been difficult to obtain due to the challenges of maintaining these species in captivity. We conducted a study to determine tissue- (white muscle and liver) and isotope- (nitrogen and carbon) specific turnover rates and trophic discrimination factors (TDFs) using archived tissues from captive Pacific bluefin tuna (PBFT), Thunnus orientalis, 1–2914 days after a diet shift in captivity. Half-life values for ¹⁵N turnover in white muscle and liver were 167 and 86 days, and for ¹³C were 255 and 162 days, respectively. TDFs for white muscle and liver were 1.9 and 1.1‰ for δ ¹⁵N and 1.8 and 1.2‰ for δ ¹³C, respectively. Our results demonstrate that turnover of ¹⁵N and ¹³C in bluefin tuna tissues is well described by a single compartment first-order kinetics model. We report variability in turnover rates between tissue types and their isotope dynamics, and hypothesize that metabolic processes play a large role in turnover of nitrogen and carbon in PBFT white muscle and liver tissues. ¹⁵N in white muscle tissue showed the most predictable change with diet over time, suggesting that white muscle δ ¹⁵N data may provide the most reliable inferences for diet and migration studies using stable isotopes in wild fish. These results allow more accurate interpretation of field data and dramatically improve our ability to use stable isotope data from wild tunas to better understand their migration patterns and trophic ecology.     

Effect of leucine-rich dietary protein on in vitro protein synthesis in porcine muscle

Experiments were conducted to determine the effect of feeding diets containing leucine-rich proteins on in vitro protein synthesis in porcine muscle. Swine (10 kg initial weight) were fed for 4 weeks diets composed mainly of corn gluten meal, corn and soybean meal, and containing a total of 2.00, 2.33, 2.92, 3.12, 3.53, and 4.01% leucine. At the end of the growing period, six swine fed each diet were killed and samples of biceps femoris, longissimus dorsi, and triceps brachii were excised. Incorporation of [14C]phenylalanine into newly synthesized protein was measured using a cell-free in vitro system following recombination of purified soluble protein and ribosomal fractions. The feeding of diets containing increasing amounts of leucine-rich protein increased the free leucine concentration in plasma and skeletal muscle. There was no significant effect of diet on incorporation of [14C]phenylalanine into muscle protein following simple recombination of soluble protein and ribosomal fractions from the same tissues. Combination of muscle soluble protein from animals fed 2.00% leucine with ribosomal fractions of animals fed increasing quantities of leucine-rich protein, however, indicated increased protein synthetic activity of the ribosomal fraction in all muscles tested. Protein synthetic activity of the soluble protein fraction was not affected by diet. It was concluded that the feeding of leucine-rich dietary proteins beyond requirements for maximal rate of growth can increase the protein synthetic potential of porcine muscle cells although whole body growth is depressed.