Journal
JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES
Volume 45, Issue 11, Pages 1789-1798Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13700
Keywords
betaine; Edwardsiella tarda; farmed fish; innate immunity; olive flounder; pathogen infection
Funding
- Sun Moon University
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This study evaluated the effects of betaine-supplemented feed on the growth and immunity of olive flounders. The results showed that betaine can promote growth and enhance immunity against bacterial infections in fish, potentially providing an alternative to conventional antibiotics in aquaculture.
Sustainable methods that increase farmed fish yield while controlling infections are required to prevent economic losses in aquaculture farms. In this study, we evaluated the effects of betaine-supplemented (0%, 0.1%, 0.5%, and 1.0%) feed on the growth and immunity of the olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus. Feed conversion ratios, post-infection cumulative mortality rates and innate immune responses were monitored. Weight gain was significantly higher with 0.5% and 1.0% than with 0% and 0.1% betaine-supplemented feed. Lysozyme activity was highest with 1.0% betaine. Respiratory burst activity was highest with 0.5% and 1.0% betaine. Serum bactericidal activity against Edwardsiella tarda was highest with 1.0% betaine (40% increase in survival rates compared with those in the control). Furthermore, serum virucidal activity against the viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus (VHSV) was higher with 1.0% betaine than with other concentrations. With 0.5% and 1.0% betaine, the survival rates against VHSV were higher than those in the control until day 11, after which they declined. Our study suggests that betaine is a promising agent for promoting the growth of and enhancing immunity against E. tarda in olive flounders. Our findings may further contribute to developing necessary alternatives to conventional antibiotics in fish farming.
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