
Aquaculture Nutrition, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 2025(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
An 8-week feeding experiment was carried out to determine the influence of β-carotene intake on growth, biochemical, and immunological responses Macrobrachium nipponense. Five distinct formulated nutritional regimens were fed prawns with an average weight 1.37 ± 0.09 g, each containing varying levels β-carotene, including 0 (control), 50, 100, 150, 200 mg/kg. According results, growth metrics markedly increased by various (p < 0.05); however, hepatosomatic index (HSI) remained statistically unchanged compared control treatment > 0.05). Despite that, a reduction observed in most hemolymph biochemical indicators, triglycerides, urea, creatinine, uric acid Conversely, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) low-density (LDL) demonstrated notable increase comparison group Moreover, calcium, phosphorus, cholesterol did not exhibit any noteworthy differences The administration resulted significant hemato-immune indices, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine (ALT), cortisol (CORT) levels. there lysozyme (LYZ), albumin (ALB), phenoloxidase (PO), total protein (TP), hyaline cells (HCs), granular (GCs), semi-GCs (SGCs), hemocyte count (THC) within groups Furthermore, majority hepatopancreatic antioxidant parameters, malondialdehyde (MDA), catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), exhibited decrease response treatment. However, capacity (T-AOC) marked when Nonetheless, glutathione peroxidase (GPx) alkaline phosphatase (AKP) changes these experimental treatments research revealed that elevated dietary specifically at mg/kg, significantly digestive enzyme activities, carotenoid content (TCC), body chemical composition, crude lipid supplementation, populations lactic bacteria (LAB) ash unaffected Notably, corresponded elevation expression genes related immunity polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), monounsaturated (MUFAs), essential amino (EAAs) Eventually, present results indicate incorporation mg/kg pigment into oriental river prawn positively influences hematological, immunological, metabolic this species.
Language: Английский