Effects of Dietary Phytol Supplementation on Growth Performance, Immunological Parameters, Intestinal Bacteria, and Prevention of Oxidative Stress Following Transportation of Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus
Saman Ahani, Sara Ahani, Morteza Yousefi, Ali Taheri Mirghaed, Afaf N. Abdel Rahman
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Abstract
Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, (2.00 ± 0.02 g) were reared in 16 70-L tanks (40 individual/tank) and fed diets (approx. 345 g/kg protein, approx. 87 g/kg crude fat) containing 0 (CTL), 75 (PH-75), 150 (PH-150), and 300 (PH-300) mg/kg phytol (n = 4). After 60 days of feeding (4% daily), growth performance, humoral immune parameters, and gut bacteria were analyzed. Also, hepatic antioxidant parameters were determined before and after the fish were transported in plastic bags for 6 hr. The results showed that PH-75 exhibited the highest final weight (P < 0.001), weight gain (P < 0.001), feed intake (P < 0.001), feed efficiency (P = 0.015), plasma lysozyme activity (P = 0.004), and intestinal Lactobacillus sp. population (P = 0.017), among the treatments. The highest plasma alternative complement activity (P = 0.006) and the lowest intestinal total viable bacteria (P = 0.027) were observed in PH-75 and PH-150. The highest plasma alkaline phosphatase activities were observed in PH-75 and PH-300 (P = 0.014). The highest blood leukocyte (P = 0.008), monocyte (P = 0.010), and eosinophil (P < 0.001) were observed in PH-300, while the highest blood neutrophil was observed in all phytol treatments (P < 0.001). The highest hepatic lipid peroxidation was observed in PH-300, whereas PH-75 and PH-150 showed the lowest values (P < 0.001). The highest hepatic reduced glutathione was observed in PH-75, also PH-150 exhibited significant elevation in this parameter, compared to CTL (P < 0.001). Transportation led to significant elevations in the hepatic antioxidant enzymes’ activities in CTL, PH-75, and PH-150; the highest activities were related to PH-75 and PH-150 treatments, which had also the highest post-transportation survivals (P < 0.001). In conclusion, phytol is a suitable feed supplement for Nile tilapia, improving growth performance and welfare, particularly at 75 mg/kg.
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Aquaculture Nutrition is published on a bimonthly basis, providing a global perspective on the nutrition of all cultivated aquatic animals. Topics range from extensive aquaculture to laboratory studies of nutritional biochemistry and physiology. The Journal specifically seeks to improve our understanding of the nutrition of aquacultured species through the provision of an international forum for the presentation of reviews and original research papers.
Aquaculture Nutrition publishes papers which strive to:
increase basic knowledge of the nutrition of aquacultured species and elevate the standards of published aquaculture nutrition research.
improve understanding of the relationships between nutrition and the environmental impact of aquaculture.
increase understanding of the relationships between nutrition and processing, product quality, and the consumer.
help aquaculturalists improve their management and understanding of the complex discipline of nutrition.
help the aquaculture feed industry by providing a focus for relevant information, techniques, tools and concepts.