Journal
AQUACULTURE RESEARCH
Volume 49, Issue 6, Pages 2210-2217Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/are.13677
Keywords
antioxidant enzymes; growth; pearl gentian grouper; resistance; Tenebrio molitor meal
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- China Agriculture Research System [CARS-47]
- Science and technology project on Special Fund for public welfare research and ability construction of Guangdong Province, China [2016A020206006]
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A 50-day feeding trial was conducted for juvenile pearl gentian grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus male x Epinephelus fuscoguttatus female) to determine the optimal amount of Tenebrio molitor meal (TM) that could replace fishmeal (FM) in feeds without reducing growth performance, antioxidant enzyme activities and resistance. Six isonitrogenous and isolipidic diets were formulated with TM replacing 0% (T0), 6.25% (T6), 12.5% (T12), 18.75% (T18), 25% (T25), 31.25% (T31) FM respectively. Each diet was randomly divided into triplicate groups with 30 juveniles (initial weight 6.60 +/- 0.00g). After feeding trail, fish were challenged by Vibrio harveyi for 7 days. The results showed that each treatment had better survival rate between 96.67% and 100%. Fish fed with control and T6 diet showed lower final weight and weight gain rate as compared to other diets. The feed conversion ratio of fish fed on T12 and T18 diet had no significant difference compared to control diet. As compared to control diet, other diets had no significant differences on specific growth rate and temperature growth coefficient. Fish fed with T6 diet had highest liver glutathione reductase activities. No significant differences were observed in liver superoxide dismutase activities in fish fed with T6, T12, T25, T31 and control diet. Fish fed on T18 diet had lowest hepatic malondialdehyde contents and a highest relative per cent survival. According to a broken-line model, the recommended substituted ratio of TM for FM was estimated to be 12.3% for grouper obtaining maximum WGR, corresponding to additive amount of TM is 4.92%.
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