A 9-week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of replacing soybean meal (SBM) with sunflower meal (SM) or fermented sunflower meal (FSM) on the growth performance, intestinal microbiota, and intestinal health of genetically improved farmed tilapia () (initial weight 6.55 ± 0.01 g).
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November 2024
Zearalenone (ZEA) is a widely distributed mycotoxin that presents a substantial worldwide health risk to animals. Several natural compounds have shown promise in mitigating the detrimental impacts of ZEA. This study examined the detoxification potential of previously identified compounds by utilizing zebrafish embryos as a model organism.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn 8-week feeding trial was conducted to assess the impact of replacing fish meal (FM) with rubber seed cake (RSC) on growth performance, digestive enzyme activity of the gut, antioxidant capacity and protein metabolism-related parameters of plasma and liver in juvenile Asian red-tailed catfish () with an average body weight of 3.21 g. Four isonitrogenous (41.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study investigated the role of cholecystokinin () in the feeding regulation of largemouth bass () via peptide activation and antagonist inhibition. The results show that the gene was expressed in various tissues, with the highest expression level occurring in the brain. Feeding, continuous feeding, and refeeding after fasting could significantly improve the mRNA levels of in the brain.
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October 2024
To reveal the effects of waterborne copper stress on gene expression changes, molecular pathways, and physiological functions in , juvenile fish were equally divided into two experimental groups, and the copper levels were 1.61 ± 0.03 mg/L (copper-exposed group) and 0 mg/L (control group), respectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHypoxia in water environment is one of the important problems faced by intensive aquaculture. Under hypoxia stress, the effects of dietary thiamine were investigated on grass carp gill tissue damage and their mechanisms. Six thiamine diets with different thiamine levels (0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA nine-week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of replacing wheat bran (WB) with palm kernel cake (PKC) or fermented palm kernel cake (FPKC) on the growth performance, intestinal microbiota and intestinal health of genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT, ) (initial weight 7.00 ± 0.01 g).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 12-week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of replacing soybean meal with different types of rapeseed meal (RSM; Chinese 95-type (oil press model) rapeseed meal [C95RM], Chinese 200-type rapeseed meal [C200RM], cold pressed rapeseed cake [CPRC], Indian rapeseed meal [IRM] and Canadian rapeseed meal [CRM]) on growth, antioxidant capacity, non-specific immunity and infection tolerance in 990 fingering (average weight 12.77 ± 0.01 g) rainbow trout ().
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVitamin E (VE) is an essential lipid-soluble vitamin that improves the fish flesh quality. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the effects of VE on growth performance and flesh quality in sub-adult grass carp ().
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBacterial pathogens destroy the structural integrity of functional organs in fish, leading to severe challenges in the aquaculture industry. Vitamin D (VD) prevents bacterial infections and strengthens immune system function via vitamin D receptor (VDR). However, the correlation between VD/VDR and the structural integrity of functional organs remains unclarified.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis experiment was conducted to investigate the impacts of dietary selenium yeast (SeY) on the growth performance, fish body composition, metabolic ability, antioxidant capability, immunity and inflammatory responses in juvenile black carp (Mylopharyngodn piceus). The base diet was supplemented with 0.00, 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Citrus pulp (CP) is rich in pectin, and studies have shown that pectin possesses antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and gut microbiota-regulating properties. However, the application of CP in aquafeed is limited. In this study, the effect of dietary inclusion of CP on the intestinal health of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) was investigated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Muscle represents a unique and complex system with many components and comprises the major edible part of animals. Vitamin D is a critical nutrient for animals and is known to enhance calcium absorption and immune response. In recent years, dietary vitamin D supplementation in livestock has received increased attention due to biological responses including improving shear force in mammalian meat.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFlavobacterium columnare (F. columnare) is one of the deadliest fish pathogens causing bacterial gill rot disease in various freshwater fish species globally. Tea polyphenols (TPs) are an inexpensive product extracted from tea that have received much attention as a feed additive in aquaculture.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArabinoxylan (AX) has been deemed as an antinutritional factor, but limited information has addressed the effects of dietary AX on intestinal health of fish. The present study investigated the effects of dietary AX on intestinal mucosal physical and immunological barriers of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Five isoproteic and isolipidic experimental diets (AXE, AX0, AX2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe function of algae extract (AE) in fishmeal (FM) substitution with plant proteins in the diets of Gibel carp () was investigated during a 56-day trial. Diets 1 and 2 contained 10% FM, Diets 3 and 4 contained 5% FM, and Diet 5 and 6 contained 0% FM. In contrast, Diets 2, 4, and 6 were supplemented with 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe n6/n3 ratios improved meat quality of terrestrial animals, but alpha-linolenic acid/linoleic acid (ALA/LNA) ratios were rarely studied in aquatic animals. In this study, sub-adult grass carp were fed diets fed diets containing six varying ALA/LNA ratios (0.03, 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOchratoxin A (OTA), a notorious pollutant widely present worldwide, seriously pollutes aquafeeds. This paper aims to explore the toxicity effects of OTA by the way of diet on the skin barrier in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). Results were shown as follows in the skin: (1) OTA increased the mRNA abundances of uptake transporter proteins (e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAquafeeds are susceptible to contamination caused by aflatoxin B1 (AFB1). The gill of fish is an important respiratory organ. However, few studies have investigated the effects of dietary AFB1 exposure on gill.
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