Review
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Imtiaz Ahmed, Kousar Jan, Shabihul Fatma, Mahmoud A. O. Dawood
Summary: There is growing recognition of the nutritional benefits of fish in human diet. Fish species can be ranked based on their nutritional content, which includes macronutrients and micronutrients. This review provides insights into the proximate composition of different fish species from around the world, highlighting their high-protein, low-fat qualities and the factors contributing to their variation. The findings are important for the fish and fishery products industry and animal feed sector.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND ANIMAL NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Mahyar Zare, Hung Quang Tran, Marketa Prokesova, Vlastimil Stejskal
Summary: The study found that adding garlic powder to the diet of European perch can improve overall body composition, feed digestibility, immunohematological effects, and resistance against overcrowding stress.
Article
Fisheries
Withanage Prasadini Wasana, Amal Senevirathne, Chamilani Nikapitiya, Jong-Soo Lee, Do-Hyung Kang, Kae Kyoung Kwon, Chulhong Oh, Mahanama De Zoysa
Summary: This study characterizes and evaluates the probiotic properties of a newly isolated marine bacterium, Pseudoalteromonas ruthenica. The results show that P. ruthenica enhances disease tolerance and thermal stress resistance in larval and adult zebrafish, and modulates the gut microbiota and immune-stress response. The findings suggest that P. ruthenica has potential as a probiotic for enhancing host defense mechanisms.
FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biology
Rukhsana Syed, Zubia Masood, Habib Ul Hassan, Wali Khan, Safia Mushtaq, Amjad Ali, Yasmeen Gul, Halima Jafari, Ahasan Habib, Muhammad Ishaq Ali Shah, Karim Gabol, Hina Gul, Asim Ullah
Summary: The study found that adding different percentages of dietary Aleo vera leaf extract had a significant impact on the body composition and hematological parameters of Nile tilapia fry. Additionally, the T1 and T2 groups showed significantly higher final body weight, final body length, average daily weight gain, net weight gain, and specific growth rate compared to T0 and T3 treatments.
SAUDI JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Zoology
Nuzhat Naseem, Sajid Abdullah, Sana Aziz
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the impact of phytase supplementation on the proximate composition and meat quality of Labeo rohita fingerlings. The results showed that phytase supplementation could decrease moisture content and increase ash, protein, and fat content in the whole-body composition of the fish, thus improving its meat quality.
PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biology
Yakun Zhang, Meiling Su, Long Wang, Shaokang Huang, Songkun Su, Wei-Fone Huang
Summary: Studies have found positive associations between gut microbiota and microsporidian pathogens in honey bees. When a prebiotic was added, infected bees had higher pathogen counts but lower mortalities. The microbiota composition of infected bees resembled that of bees with longer lifespans, and adding prebiotics seemed to enhance these similarities.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Preetha Panikkar, Jesna Parakkandi, Feroz Khan, Basanta Kumar Das, Amala Udayakumar, Vijaykumar Muttanahalli Eregowda, Mahesh Yandigeri
Summary: The development of a nutrient-rich insect meal-based fish feed using black soldier fly prepupae can improve the growth performance of Nile tilapia and provide a cost-effective alternative to high-priced fish meal.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Hung Duc Pham, Muhammad A. B. Siddik, Ut Van Phan, Hoang Minh Le, Md. Arifur Rahman
Summary: The study demonstrated that increasing levels of poultry by-product meal in the diets negatively affected growth, feed efficiency, and biochemical composition in juvenile pompano. Supplementing with tuna hydrolysates did not improve these negative effects. Furthermore, histopathological alterations were observed in the liver of fish fed with certain diets.
AQUACULTURE REPORTS
(2021)
Review
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Jesus Mateo Amillano-Cisneros, Maria Anel Fuentes-Valencia, Jose Belisario Leyva-Morales, Yasser A. Davizon, Henri Marquez-Pacheco, Gladys Valencia-Castaneda, Juan Antonio Maldonado-Coyac, Luz Adriana Ontiveros-Garcia, Cesar Noe Badilla-Medina
Summary: The aquaculture industry is growing rapidly and plays an essential role in meeting the increasing demand for food. The use of antibiotics in aquaculture to control bacterial diseases has led to antibiotic resistance, posing risks to the health of cultured organisms and consumers. This has spurred interest in alternative supplements such as prebiotics, which have been shown to have various beneficial effects on production and the health of aquatic animals. However, the use of these supplements is not widespread in developing countries like Mexico, highlighting the importance of promoting their use in both commercial and endemic fish cultivation.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Oluwakemi D. Samuel, Joseph A. Adeyemi, Olufemi S. Bamidele, Fernando Barbosa Jr, Chris O. Adedire
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the toxicities and immune dysfunction of African catfish exposed to bisphenol A (BPA) and its analogues. The results showed that the exposure to BPA and its analogues caused cytotoxicity, oxidative stress, and immune dysfunction in the African catfish.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Derya Guroy, Onur Karadal, Serhan Mantoglu, Betul Guroy, Olcay Simsek, Kamil Celebi, Orhan Tufan Eroldogan, M. Ayce Genc, Ercument Genc
Summary: This study evaluates the impact of feeding frequency on meagre, and finds that feeding three times a day (F3) can improve growth performance and health status.
AQUACULTURE RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Krishna Rodrigues de Rosa, Alessandra Almeida da Silva, Wander Miguel de Barros, Anaqueli Lucia Pedroso, Maria Fernanda Evelin Ferreira, Luciana Kimie Savay-da-Silva, Mariane Bittencourt Fagundes, Roger Wagner, Lucia Aparecida de Fatima Mateus, Roger Wagner, Ernesto Hashime Kubota
Summary: This study evaluated the influence of age and weight on the physicochemical characteristics of captive-bred pirarucu blankets, finding that the proximate composition data were higher at younger ages and the lipid content peaked at 25 months. The physicochemical characteristics of the blankets varied with different ages and weights, and there was a high correlation between fatty acid profile and age.
JOURNAL OF FOOD COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Lei Cheng, Wei Zhang, Qing Jin, Yiling Zhu, Rong Chen, Qi Tian, Niandong Yan, Liwei Guo
Summary: The study showed that lotus leaf extract can improve the immune response and intestinal microbiota composition in broiler chickens, leading to increased weight gain and higher levels of immunoglobulins.
Review
Biology
David Smith, Sohan Jheeta, Hannya V. Fuentes, Miryam Palacios-Perez
Summary: Non-communicable diseases may be caused by the breakdown of mutualistic intestinal microbiota under the influence of a polluted environment. A fully functioning and diverse microbiome helps control food passage through the digestive tract and aids the immune system. The production of semiochemicals plays a role in this communication.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Nina A. Ushakova, Valery G. Pravdin, Lyubov Z. Kravtsova, Sergey Ponomarev, Tatyana S. Gridina, Elena N. Ponomareva, Dmitry Rudoy, Michael L. Chikindas
Summary: The use of novel and effective probiotic-based immunostimulating preparations, prebiotics, metabiotics, and phytobiotics is considered as a promising direction for the creation of new complex feed additives for aquaculture enterprises to increase the health and productivity of the cultivated hydrobionts. Specifically, the anaerobic solid-phase fermentation of plant substrates is highlighted as the basis for new probiotic-based additives for aquacultures. The biologically active feed additives ProStor and GerbaStor containing probiotics and medicinal herbs have shown promising effects in aquaculture, with targeted action on hydrobionts in aquatic environments being analyzed.
PROBIOTICS AND ANTIMICROBIAL PROTEINS
(2021)
