Effects of dietary soybean meal on growth,nutritive efficiency and body composition of cultured tench (Tinca tinca)

The suitability of defatted soybean meal as a substitute for fishmeal was assessed in juvenile (25 g, average) tench, Tinca tinca, by feeding them diets containing 25 (S25), 37.5 (S37.5) and 50% (S50) soybean meal for 150 days. Soybean meal inclusion increased the relationship between essential and non‐essential amino acids. Fish were hand‐fed to apparent satiation; the feed intake ratio was not dependent upon the dietary soybean level. Survival was over 95% and unaffected by treatment. Growth was reduced at higher soybean meal levels. After 150 days, average weight for the fish fed soybean diets S25, S37.5 and S50 was 65.6, 59.2 and 51 g, respectively. Growth performance was evaluated on the basis of specific growth rate (SGR), final biomass, feed conversion ratio (FCR), and feed intake (FI). Maximum SGR (0.61–0.64) and final biomass (3022–3156 g) were recorded in tench fed diets containing 25 and 37.5% soybean meal. Nutritional parameters such as feed intake and feed conversion ratio were not affected by the soybean meal. Body composition was similar for tench fed the three different diets.     

鱼类饥饿处理量化及处理因子贡献率的神经网络随机化测试

设一直投喂(SR00)、周期性饥饿2 d再投喂2 d (SR22)、饥饿7 d再投喂2 d (SR72)和饥饿7 d再投喂7 d (SR77) 4种投喂方式,将投喂方式量化为饥饿压力(SS)和循环率(CF)因子,并结合8周实验的干物质摄食量(FI)、鱼体重(BW)、温度(TE)、盐度(SA)、pH (PH)和生长时间(GT)因子,分别对花鲈增重(WG)、特定生长率(SGR)和干物质饲料转换率(FCR)构建神经网络并对其进行预测.结果表明,不同处理对WG、SGR和FCR的影响均存在显著差异(P<0.05).饥饿处理组的WG和SGR均不能达到一直投喂组水平,除SR72处理组FCR显著高于对照处理外(P<0.05),SR22和SR77组与SR00组均无显著差异(P>0.05).人工神经网络对SGR和WG具有极佳的预测效果,但对FCR无效.8个分析因子中,FI、SS、CF和GT对WG、SGR有显著贡献,且WG的大小主要取决于FI,而SGR主要取决于SS.随机化测试显示,实验处理因子(包括相关的FI因子)对WG和SGR的贡献率分别为64.9%和79.7%.     

Food‐related dominance between two carcharhinid shark species,the Caribbean reef shark,Carcharhinus perezi,and the blacktip shark,Carcharhinus limbatus

Although tench (Tinca tinca Linnaeus 1758) has been cultured traditionally in Eurasia, Central and Southern Europe mostly by low intensity methods, investigations of the optimum intensive culture conditions for the species have recently been initiated. This work was aimed to investigate the effect of food ration level on growth and survival of sub-adult tench, under intensive culture conditions. One hundred and twenty individuals (24.55?g?±?3.28) were fed for 102 days at three feeding levels: 0.5%, 1%, 2% b.w.d^?1. Higher body weights (b.w.) have been achieved with the 2% ration level in all experimental phases. However, by the end of the experiment (up to the b.w. of 34?g), fish fed with the ration level of 1% b.w.d^?1 resulted in better indices (FCR, SGR, % weight gain). These findings conform to the ones previously observed for tench juveniles and indicate that the 1% b.w.d^?1 ration level (below satiation) could be advantageous for tench sub-adults as well.     

Vitamin E supplementation in diet ameliorates growth of Nile tilapia by upgrading muscle health

Vitamin E (VE), an important lipid-soluble antioxidant, has great influence on growth and maintenance in animal. The effects of VE supplemented diet on growth and feed usage in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) was investigated in this study. Three formulated diets containing VE (0, 50 and 100 mg/kg) were fed to Nile tilapia (3.56 ± 0.16 g) in glass aquaria maintaining three replicate groups for 56 days (8 weeks). Survival, growth performance including weight gain, percent weight gain, and specific growth rate (WG, % WG, and SGR), and feed utilization comprising protein efficiency ratio and feed conversion ratio (PER and FCR) were calculated. Hemato-biochemical indices including hemoglobin level (Hb), white blood cell (WBC), red blood cell (RBC) and glucose level were analyzed. In addition, muscle morphology was examined after completion of the experiment. At the end of the trial, WG, %WG, SGR, FCR and PER increased significantly which had dietary VE supplimentation. However, no distinct changes were observed in Hb level, RBC count, WBC count and glucose level among these different dietary groups. Dietary VE treatments significantly upgraded the muscle fiber diameter and lowered the intra-muscle gap. Moreover, quantity of hyperplastic muscle fiber as well as nucleus also significantly enhanced by VE. Morphological structure of muscle characterized by a huge proportion of hyperplastic muscle that may be supposed to contribute the enhanced growth of Nile tilapia receiving VE supplemented diet. Therefore these results suggested that VE incorporation into the feed can be effective to improve the feed efficiency and maximize the growth of O. niloticus.     

维生素A对养成期草鱼生长性能以及骨骼中钙磷含量变化的影响

实验旨在探究养成期草鱼对饲料中维生素A的需求及维生素A对养成期草鱼的骨骼中钙磷含量的影响。选取养成期（254.6±0.5）g草鱼420尾,随机分为7组,每组3个重复,每个重复20尾。分别用维生素A含量为89、732、1129、2378、4688、7218和9802 IU/kg的等氮等能实验饲料喂养84d。实验结果表明:（1）饲料中添加4688 IU/kg的维生素A显著提高了养成期草鱼的特定生长率（P < 0.05）,并显著降低了饲料系数（P < 0.05）,但饲料维生素A含量对鱼体摄食率、成活率以及肝脏指数没有显著影响（P>0.05）。（2）饲料添加维生素A对鱼体粗蛋白、粗脂肪、灰分没有显著影响（P>0.05）,但是9802 IU/kg组的鱼体水分显著低于其他实验组（P < 0.05）。（3）饲料中4688 IU/kg的维生素A显著提高血清中超氧化物歧化酶的活性（P < 0.05）,但饲料维生素A水平对血清丙二醛、钙、磷含量以及碱性磷酸酶活性没有显著影响（P>0.05）。（4）饲料添加4688和7218 IU/kg的维生素A能显著提高草鱼头骨和脊椎骨中灰分以及钙、磷含量（P < 0.05）。在实验条件下,以特定生长率、饲料系数以及血清SOD活性为评价指标,通过折线分析得出养成期草鱼适宜维生素A的需求量分别为3184和3077 IU/kg。     

Growth performance of juvenile Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzenburg, 1833) at two stocking densities in net cages

The growth performance of juvenile sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzenburg, 1833) was studied in experimental net cages (2 m × 2 m × 2 m) in freshwater Sapanca Lake. Fertilized eggs were imported from Krasnodar, Russia in January 2001. Two experimental stocking densities were employed (12 and 8 ind. m⁻³). Sturgeon were hand‐fed a pelleted commercial trout feed twice daily throughout the 203‐day experiment period. Fish were grown at ambient temperature (12.7–28.5°C) and natural photoperiod. Initial and final mean body weights were 279.5 g (±31.27) and 1112.8 g (±234.77) in the first group, and 271.1 g (±28.21) and 1140.5 g (±213.31) in the second group, respectively. Results were a fourfold biomass density increase in both trials from an initial 3.48 to 12.4 kg m⁻³ (high density) and 2.2 to 8.8 kg m⁻³ (low density). Mean specific growth rate (SGR) was determined as 2.69% day⁻¹ in both groups. Mean condition factor (CF) at the end of the experiment was 0.36 ± 0.05 in the high‐density group and 0.41 ± 0.05 in the low‐density group. Mean feed conversion ratio (FCR) was calculated to be 5.7 and 5.8, respectively. Survival was 92.7% in the first group (high density) and 96.1% in the second group (low density). The results demonstrated that sturgeon juveniles can be raised in cages and that growth performance (CF, SGR and FCR) and mortality of sturgeon were not significantly different at the two stocking densities (P > 0.05) tested.     

壳寡糖对杂交黄颡鱼“黄优1号”(黄颡鱼♀×瓦氏黄颡鱼♂)生长性能与免疫机能的影响

为研究饲料中添加不同剂量壳寡糖(COS)对杂交黄颡鱼“黄优1号”(Tachysurus fulvidraco ♀× Tachysurus vachelli ♂)生长性能、特异及非特异性免疫机能的影响, 试验分4组, 壳寡糖有效剂量分别以0、40、80和120 mg/kg添加到饲料中, 为期56d。结果显示: 120 mg/kg组特定生长率(SGR)显著高于对照组, 饲料系数(FCR)显著低于对照组(P<0.05); 随壳寡糖剂量增大, 蛋白质效率(PER)变化趋势与FCR相反。同时, 各剂量壳寡糖均能显著提高白细胞吞噬指数(PI, P<0.05); 淋巴细胞转化率(LTR)随壳寡糖剂量增大而显著升高(P<0.05), 剂量达80 mg/kg后保持稳定(P>0.05); 高剂量试验组(80和120 mg/kg)溶菌酶活力和IgM水平显著高于低剂量组(40 mg/kg)和对照组 (P<0.05)。研究结果表明: 在试验条件下, 饲料中添加壳寡糖能显著提升杂交黄颡鱼“黄优1号”生长速度, 降低饲料系数, 促进白细胞吞噬功能及淋巴细胞转化, 并能提高体液免疫水平, 建议有效剂量为80—120 mg/kg。     

Effects of dietary l‐carnitine supplements on growth and body composition in beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) juveniles

The effects of dietary l ‐carnitine on growth performance, whole body composition and feed utilization were studied in beluga, Huso huso. Fish were randomly allocated in 15 tanks (30 fish per tank) and triplicate groups were fed to satiety during 84 days one of five isonitrogenous (41% CP) and isoenergetic (20 MJ kg^?1) diets, each differing in l ‐carnitine content [0 (control), 300, 600, 900 and 1200 mg kg^?1 diet]. At the end of the trial, fish grew from 19‐ to 23‐fold in weight, from 8.4 g to a maximum of 191 g. Fish fed 300–600 mg l ‐carnitine had the highest specific growth rate (SGR, 3.69 and 3.72% day^?1) and protein efficiency ratio (PER, 0.95 and 0.99), and the lowest feed conversion ratio (FCR, 1.4 and 1.3) than the other groups (P < 0.0001). SGR, PER and FCR were the poorest for fish fed 1200 mg l ‐carnitine, while fish fed the unsupplemented and 900 mg l ‐carnitine supplemented diet showed intermediate performance. Body lipid concentration decreased significantly from 5.8 to 5.1% (P < 0.0001) with dietary l ‐carnitine supplementation increasing from 0 to 300 mg. Energy content was significantly lower in fish fed the 900 and 1200 mg l ‐carnitine diet (5.8 MJ kg^?1), when compared with the other treatment groups (6.4–6.6 MJ kg^?1). The results indicated that feeding sturgeon on diets supplemented with 300 mg l ‐carnitine kg^?1 diet improved growth performance, and stimulated protein‐sparing effects from lipids.     

Dietary arginine requirement of fingerling Indian major carp,Labeo rohita (Hamilton) based on growth,nutrient retention efficiencies,RNA/DNA ratio and body composition

To quantify the optimum dietary arginine requirement of fingerling Indian major carp, Labeo rohita (4.10 ± 0.04 cm; 0.62 ± 0.02 g), an 8‐week growth trial was conducted in eighteen 70‐L indoor circular aqua‐coloured troughs provided with a flow‐through system at 28 ± 1°C. Isonitrogenous (40 g 100 g^?1 crude protein) and isocaloric (4.28 kcal g^?1 gross energy) amino acid test diets containing casein and gelatin as intact protein sources with graded levels of arginine (0.5, 0.75, 1.0, 1.25, 1.50 and 1.75 g 100 g^?1 dry diet) were fed to triplicate groups of fish to apparent satiation at 07:00, 12:00 and 17:30 hours. Growth performance of fish fed the above diets was evaluated on the basis of absolute weight gain (AWG), specific growth rate (SGR), feed conversion ratio (FCR), protein efficiency ratio (PER), protein retention efficiency (PRE) and energy retention efficiency (ERE). Maximum AWG (2.61), SGR (2.80), best FCR (1.35), highest PER (1.85), PRE (37%) and ERE (76%) were recorded at 1.25 g 100 g^?1 dietary arginine. Maximum body protein (18.88 g 100 g^?1) and RNA/DNA ratio (5.20) were also obtained in a 1.25 g 100 g^?1 arginine dry diet. Except for the reduced growth performance in fish fed arginine‐deficient diets, no other deficiency signs were apparent. Based on the broken‐line and second‐degree polynomial regression analysis of the AWG, SGR, FCR, PER, PRE and ERE data, the optimum arginine requirement for fingerling Labeo rohita was found to be in the range of 1.22–1.39 g 100 g^?1 of the dry diet, corresponding to 3.05–3.47 g 100 g^?1 of dietary protein.     

鱼溶浆、酶解鱼溶浆和酶解鱼浆完全替代鱼粉对黄颡鱼生长的影响

为了探究鱼溶浆、酶解鱼溶浆和酶解鱼浆完全替代鱼粉后对黄颡鱼(Pelteobagrus fulvidraco)生长的影响, 在黄颡鱼实用型日粮配方模式下, 以28%的日本级蒸汽鱼粉为对照(FM), 按照FM组鱼粉蛋白质量的15%、30%和45%三个梯度, 分别添加鱼溶浆(SW15、SW30和SW45)、酶解鱼溶浆(SWH15、SWH30和SWH45)、酶解鱼浆(FPH15、FPH30和FPH45)完全替代鱼粉, 设计共10组等氮等能日粮, 每组设定3个重复, 在池塘网箱中养殖初始体重(18.68±0.10) g /尾黄颡鱼60d。结果显示: (1)以FM为对照, SW的3个试验组黄颡鱼的SGR降低9.89%—20.33%(P<0.05), FCR增加18.79%—44.85%(P<0.05); SWH试验组中SWH15和SWH45的SGR相对FM组分别降低8.79%和14.84%, FCR相对FM组增加16.97%和27.88%, 差异显著(P<0.05); FPH试验组中FPH15和FPH45的SGR相对FM组降低13.18%和15.38%, FCR相对FM增加30.30%和29.70%, 差异显著(P<0.05); (2)SWH30和FPH30组的SGR、FCR与FM组无显著差异(P>0.05); (3)相对于SW, 同等添加量SWH的SGR增加4.40%—9.39%, FCR降低9.81%—15.31%(P<0.05); (4)与FM组的FIFO值相比, SW30、SWH30和FPH30的FIFO值仅为0.67、0.61和0.60, 降低67.67%—70.15%(P<0.05)。结果表明: 在黄颡鱼日粮中, 8.5%添加量的酶解鱼溶浆(干物质)、8.2%添加量的酶解鱼浆(干物质)可以完全替代鱼粉(28%), 而相应的FIFO值分别比鱼粉组降低了69.95%和70.15%; 酶解鱼溶浆对黄颡鱼的生长效果优于鱼溶浆。日粮中过高或过低添加量的鱼溶浆、酶解鱼溶浆和酶解鱼浆都会导致黄颡鱼的生长速度和饲料效率下降。     

The Effect of Dietary Organic Chromium on Specific Growth Rate, Tissue Chromium Concentrations, Enzyme Activities and Histology in Common Carp, Cyprinus carpio L.

A 63-day feeding trial was carried out to investigate the effect of three levels of Cr yeast (0.5, 1.0 and 2.0?mg Cr/kg) on the utilization of diets containing 38.5?% of maize starch or dextrin in common carp, Cyprinus carpio L. (initial mean body mass 14?±?0.3?g) in an auto circulator system at 25?±?0.5?°C. A two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed that the final body mass (FBM), percentage mass gain (%MG), specific growth rate (SGR) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were significantly (P?<?0.05) affected by the two sources of variation (carbohydrate source and Cr level). In general, fish fed on a diet containing starch and fortified with 0.5?mg Cr/kg performed significantly higher FBM (47.23?g), %MG (225.11), SGR (1.91) and lower value of FCR (1.24) compared to fish fed on the other diets. Carp fed on 2.0?mg Cr/kg with maize starch and 1.0?mg Cr/kg with dextrin-based diet showed a significant reduction (P?<?0.05) in whole body lipid content as confirmed by a two-way ANOVA. Fish fed on a maize starch-based diet supplemented with 0.5 and 1.0?mg Cr/kg recorded the highest activities for hexokinase enzyme. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity was neither affected by Cr concentration nor by dietary carbohydrate source. Fish fed on dextrin-based diets accumulated higher Cr in the whole tissue compared to fish fed on starch-based diets. Normal histological structures in the liver and gut tissues were observed in all groups. The present data clearly showed that dietary Cr yeast was safe in the fish diet at the levels tested.     

Effect of replacing different levels of dietary fishmeal with Jatropha curcas kernel meal on the development of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

The present trial tested the applicability of Jatropha curcas kernel meal (JKM) as a protein source in diets for Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in terms of growth and body composition. Four diets were produced replacing 0% (Control), 50% (J50), 75% (J75) and 100% (J100) of fishmeal with JKM. In a fifth diet, 70% of fishmeal was replaced by JKM, and another 20% replaced by blood meal to minimize crystalline lysine addition. Body mass gain of fish fed the control diet was significantly higher than in all other treatments. However, specific growth rate (SGR) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were not significantly different between diets J50, J75 and the control. Fish fed the control diet had a lower body protein content, but higher body fat and energy content than fish fed the JKM‐based diets. An adaptation of fish fed diets J50, J75 and J100 could also be observed, as these diets showed worse FCR‐values over most of the first three quarters of the experiment and equal (or in the case of J75, even significantly better) FCR‐values over the final 2 weeks. Despite slightly slower growth, JKM should be further included in the search of alternative plant‐feedstuffs in diets for tilapia, as the growth observed here for up to 75% replacement of fishmeal was very promising.     

Survival and changes in growth of juvenile tench (Tinca tinca L.) fed defined diets commonly used to culture non-cyprinid species

The study is an attempt to evaluate the feasibility of intensive tench culture using non‐specific diets as a preliminary step to check the acclimatization of the species under intensive rearing systems. Five‐month‐old juvenile tench were reared in recirculating systems at mean water temperatures of 22°C for 75 days. Fish fed with four different commercial diets (trout starter, trout first feeding, sea‐bass and eel), showed significantly higher final weights than the fish fed either eel or sea‐bass diets. Initial weight for all treatments was 2.3 ± 0.53 g. Final weight for the commercial diet groups was 3.56 ± 0.4 g, compared with the remaining groups that reached 2.09 ± 0.47 g (P < 0.05). Significantly higher survival rates were observed in the eel and sea‐bass groups (84.7 and 51.5%, respectively) than in either of the trout diet groups (38%). Specific growth rates (1.26 vs –0.18) and condition factor (1.26 vs 0.93) were also higher than those fed with salmonid diets (P < 0.05). Results obtained in this study indicate that regardless of the species’ slow growth, when compared with other cyprinids, final growth rates and survival of tench fed exclusively on sea‐bass or eel diets can be considered satisfactory. It must be pointed out that these promising results were obtained at lower temperatures than previous studies of tench in culture systems. The use of belt feeders did not show improvement in growth compared with manually fed fish when trout diets were used.     

不同养殖密度对翘嘴鳜生长、血液生化和抗氧化能力指标的影响

研究旨在探讨不同养殖密度对翘嘴鳜(Siniperca chuatsi)生长、血液生化和抗氧化能力指标的影响。在循环水系统的水箱中(60 cm×60 cm×40 cm)于5种密度下[超低养殖密度组(ELD; 3.34 kg/m³)、低养殖密度组(LD; 9.51 kg/m³)、中等养殖密度组(MD; 15.82 kg/m³)、高养殖密度组(HD; 21.05 kg/m³)和超高养殖密度组(EHD; 25.99 kg/m³)]养殖翘嘴鳜[平均体重(175.76±15.85) g]40d。结果表明, ELD组和LD组在增重率(WGR)和饲料转化率(FCR)方面表现出更好的生产性能(P<0.05),并增加血浆超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)的活性,同时减少丙二醛(MDA)的形成(P<0.05)。此外, EHD组的血浆葡萄糖水平、总胆固醇水平和甘油三酯水平均较高(P<0.05)。LD组刺鼠基因相关蛋白(agrp)的mRN...     

Phytase can reduce theneedfor monocalcium phosphate supplementation in soybean and rapeseed meal‐based diets of black sea bream,Acanthopagrus schlegelii (Bleeker, 1854)

A feeding trial was conducted to study the effect of partial replacement of dietary monocalcium phosphate (MCP) with phytase on growth performance, feed utilization and phosphorus discharge in black sea bream, Acanthopagrus schlegelii. In the feeding trial, the control diet (designated as P1.5) was prepared with 1.5% MCP but without phytase, and the three other diets (designated as PP1.0, PP0.5 and PP0, respectively) were supplemented with 1.0%, 0.5% and 0% MCP, respectively, along with 200 mg (400 U) phytase/kg diet in each. Each diet was tested in triplicate tanks and fish were fed twice daily to satiation. After an 8‐week feeding trial in indoor flow‐through cylindrical fibreglass tanks (25 fish per tank, initial body weight: 11.5 ± 0.12 g), fish fed with PP1.0 and PP0.5 had no significant change in weight gain (WG), specific growth rate (SGR), protein efficiency rate (PER) or feed conversion ratio (FCR) compared to the control (p > .05), whereas fish fed with PP0 showed a significantly lower growth performance in the above parameters (p < .05). The addition of phytase did not affect the body composition or muscle composition. The apparent digestibility coefficients (ADCs) of crude protein and phosphorus increased when fish were fed diets in which MCP was replaced by phytase. Phosphorus discharge was also significantly reduced in fish fed diets in which MCP was replaced by phytase (10.2 ± 0.50 to 8.01 ± 0.47 g/kg weight gain). The present study suggests that dietary MCP can be reduced when phytase is added to the black sea bream diet, with a maximum MCP reduction level of up to 1% when phytase is supplemented at 200 mg (400 U)/kg diet. Thus, phytase in the diet of black sea bream is economically and ecologically beneficial.     

Effect of probiotic Bacillus subtilis Ch9 for grass carp,Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes, 1844), on growth performance,digestive enzyme activities and intestinal microflora

In the present study, Bacillus subtilis Ch9 was evaluated as a probiotic in grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes, 1844). For 56 days the grass carp (50 ± 2.5 g) were given a feed containing B. subtilis Ch9 in three concentrations: 1.0 × 10⁹ (T₁), 3.0 × 10⁹ (T₂) and 5.0 × 10⁹ (T₃) CFU kg^?1 feed in triplicate treatments. The control group (T₀) was given feed without B. subtilis Ch9 for the same period. Determined were the specific growth rate (SGR), feed conversion ratio (FCR), and digestive enzyme activities in the intestine and hepatopancreas as well as the intestinal microflora. After 56 days, fish receiving the diets supplemented with B. subtilis Ch9 showed significantly higher SGR and lower FCR (P < 0.05) than those fed the control diet. There was no significant different in SGR and FCR among T₁, T₂ and T₃ nor was the survival rate affected (P > 0.05) by the dietary treatments. From days 14 to 56 of the experiment, higher protease, amylase and lipase activities in the foregut, midgut hindgut and hepatopancreas were observed in T₁, T₂ and T₃ (P < 0.05) compared with the control over a short‐term (14–28 days). Enzyme activity did not increase after long‐term feeding with B. subtilis Ch9 (56 days), but was still higher than that of control fish (P < 0.05). Fish fed the probiotic had an increase in trend of total aerobic and facultative anaerobic bacterial quantity (P > 0.05), but the ratio of Bacillus was significantly higher (P < 0.05) than in control fish. The total anaerobic bacterial quantity, Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus were significantly higher (P < 0.05) in fish fed B. subtilis Ch9 compared with fish fed control feed. In conclusion, an optimum dose of B. subtilis Ch9 could modulate intestinal microflora, induce digestive enzyme activity and potentially promote the digestion and absorption of nutrients, as well as improve the growth performance of grass carp significantly.     

团头鲂幼鱼吡哆醇适宜需求量的研究

试验采用单因素试验设计, 以饲料中吡哆醇浓度为影响因素, 研究了团头鲂幼鱼的适宜吡哆醇需求量。试验共配置了7组等氮等能的半纯化饲料, 其吡哆醇的实际含量分别为0、1.04、1.99、4.07、5.91、7.96和9.22 mg/kg。选用840尾均重:(6.810.17) g团头鲂幼鱼, 随机分为7组, 每组4重复, 每重复30尾鱼, 日投饵3次, 养殖期为8周。结果表明, 当饲料中吡哆醇含量由0升高至5.91 mg/kg时, 团头鲂的增重率、特定生长率、饲料利用率、成活率、蛋白效率比和氮保留率均得到显著改善(P0.05); 当吡哆醇含量进一步升高至9.22 mg/kg时, 蛋白效率比和氮保留率均显著下降(P0.05), 而其他指标则无显著变化(P0.05)。饲料中的吡哆醇含量显著影响团头鲂的肝体比(P0.05)且以5.91 mg/kg组为最低, 但对肥满度和胴体率均无显著影响(P0.05)。当饲料吡哆醇含量由0升高至5.91 mg/kg时, 肝脏谷草转氨酶和谷丙转氨酶活性以及吡哆醇含量均显著升高(P0.05); 当吡哆醇含量进一步升高至9.22 mg/kg时, 三者均无显著变化(P0.05)。以肝脏中的谷丙和谷草转氨酶活性以及吡哆醇含量为评价指标, 拟合折线模型得到团头鲂幼鱼的适宜吡哆醇的需求量为4.175.02 mg/kg。       

Effect of feeding different protein to energy (P/E) ratios on the growth performance and body composition of Oreochromis niloticus fingerlings

This study evaluated the growth performance and body composition of Oreochromis niloticus fingerlings (average initial weight 16.53 ± 0.44 g) fed 9 experimental diets (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I) containing three different levels of protein (26, 31 and 36 g 100 g^?1) at three different gross energy (GE) levels (16, 19 and 22 MJ kg^?1) for a period of 64 days. Significant differences were observed in the feed consumption, body weight gain, specific growth rate (SGR), condition factor (k), feed conversion ratio (FCR), protein efficiency ratio (PER), net protein retention (NPR) and apparent net energy retention (ANER) values of fish when the energy level of diet was increased at different protein levels. The maximum weight gain, SGR and k were observed on diet F containing 36% protein and an energy level of 19 MJ kg^?1 of dry feed with a protein to energy (P/E) ratio of 18.96 (g protein MJ^?1 GE). A further increase in the energy content of the diet (22 MJ kg^?1) at the same protein level (Diet I) did not produce any improvement in the growth performance. Lowering the energy level at the same protein level significantly affected the growth performance. Fish fed diet B containing 31% protein and a lower energy level of 16 MJ kg^?1 with the same P/E ratio of 18.61 as diet F showed significantly lower weight gain and growth performance than diet F. Diets E and H containing 31% crude protein at all three energy levels produced similar results as diet B. The poorest FCR was observed when the diet contained both lower levels of protein and energy. Fish fed diet G, containing 26% protein at high energy level (22 MJ kg^?1), showed the best PER and NPR values. The PER and NPR were the poorest on diet C containing 36% protein at low energy level (16 MJ kg^?1). The body moisture content at all protein levels decreased (P < 0.05) with the increasing level of dietary energy whereas the body fat content increased (P < 0.05). Similar trends were observed in the body ash and energy content. Increasing the dietary energy content at lower protein levels did not show any difference (P > 0.05) in body protein content. Our results indicated the optimum P/E ratio for O. niloticus as 18.96 g protein per mega joule of gross energy at 36% dietary protein level and a dietary gross energy value of 19 MJ kg^?1.     

Evaluation of the effects of different stocking densities on growth and stress responses of juvenile hybrid grouper ♀ Epinephelus fuscoguttatus × ♂ Epinephelus lanceolatus in recirculating aquaculture systems

This study was aimed at evaluating the physiological and metabolic responses of juvenile hybrid grouper ♀ Epinephelus fuscoguttatus × ♂ Epinephelus lanceolatus to stocking density. Hybrid grouper juveniles (mean ± SE = 25.43 ± 2.36 g live mass) were stocked for 22 weeks in a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) under four different densities: low stocking density (LD; 1.03 kg m⁻³), medium stocking density (MD; 2.06 kg m⁻³), high stocking density (HD; 3.09 kg m⁻³) and extra-high stocking density (EHD; 4.11 kg m⁻³). Biometric variables were recorded and plasma, liver, intestine and stomach samples were taken for biochemical analysis at the end of the experimental period. Final stocking densities were 6.27, 16.04, 23.77 and 28.32 kg m⁻³, respectively, with significant differences in growth performance. Our results showed that the best growth rates and feed utilisation occurred in the MD group. Higher plasma cortisol and glucose levels and lower triglyceride levels reflected the stress responses in the EHD group. Moreover, the activity of aspartate and alanine transaminases was elevated in the HD and EHD groups due to enhanced gluconeogenesis. The activity of the digestive enzyme pepsin significantly increased in the MD group. We found that 2.06–3.09 kg m⁻³ is the most suitable starting density for culturing juvenile hybrid grouper in recirculating aquaculture systems.     

Dietary valine requirement of Indian major carp, Labeo rohita (Hamilton) fry

Dietary valine requirement of Indian major carp, Labeo rohita Hamilton, fry (3.0 ± 0.02 cm, 0.16 ± 0.03 g) was determined using dose‐response method. Fishes were fed six isonitrogenous [40% crude protein (CP)] and isocaloric (4.28 kcal g^?1, Gross Energy (GE)) amino acid test diets containing casein, gelatin, and l ‐crystalline amino acids with graded levels of valine (0.75, 1.00, 1.25, 1.50, 1.75, and 2.00% dry diet) at 5% body weight for 6 weeks in triplicate groups twice a day at 07.00 and 17.30 hours. Live weight gain (158.52%), feed conversion ratio (FCR, 1.70), specific growth rate (SGR, 2.25), and protein efficiency ratio (PER, 1.46) were significantly (P < 0.05) higher in fish fed a diet containing 1.5% of the dietary valine (diet IV). Second‐degree polynomial regression analysis of the live weight gain and FCR data indicated the dietary valine requirement at 1.63 and 1.5% of the dry diet, corresponding to 4.0 and 3.75% of dietary protein. Maximum carcass protein, minimum moisture, and fat were recorded at 1.5% of the dietary valine level, except carcass ash, which remained constant throughout the treatments. No mortality was observed during the entire length of the feeding trial. On the basis of FCR and protein deposition data, it is recommended that dietary valine inclusion at 1.5% of dry diet, corresponding to 3.75% of dietary protein, is optimal for the growth of L. rohita fry.