Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Hansol Kim, Seung Hyung Lee, Beob Gyun Kim
Summary: The objective of this study was to evaluate the energy and amino acid digestibility as well as growth performance in nursery pigs of two sources of dietary spray-dried plasma protein (SDPP). The results showed that SDPP 1, produced in the United States, had higher digestible energy concentration but lower amino acid digestibility compared to SDPP 2, produced in Korea. Pigs fed the diets containing SDPP had higher feed intake and faster growth than those fed the fish meal diet, with no difference between the two sources of SDPP.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Carl A. Frame, Elisabeth Huff-Lonergan, Brian J. Kerr, Mariana Rossoni Serao
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the effects of feedstuff containing oxidized protein and lipid on diet digestibility, growth performance, and oxidative stress in nursery pigs. Results showed that feeding pigs with oxidized proteins and lipids reduced feed intake and growth performance, but did not induce oxidative stress.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Daniel Assan, Felix Kofi Agbeko Kuebutornye, Vivian Hlordzi, Huapu Chen, Jan Mraz, Umar Farouk Mustapha, Emmanuel Delwin Abarike
Summary: Digestive enzymes in the digestive tract of animals assist in breaking down food molecules into absorbable particles, while probiotics produce helpful enzymes that improve enzyme activities, food absorption, and reduce pathogenic issues in the GIT.
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Jihwan Lee, Hanjin Oh, Yongju Kim, Dongcheol Song, Jaewoo An, Seyeon Chang, Youngbin Go, Hyunah Cho, Byongkon Lee, Woo Kyun Kim, Jinho Cho
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of exogenous protease on broiler performance, economic evaluation, nutrient digestibility, fecal score, intestinal morphology, blood profile, carcass traits, and meat quality. The results showed that supplementation of exogenous protease to nutrient deficient diets using matrix values (PA) improved growth performance, intestinal morphology, fecal score, and nutrient digestibility. It also reduced feed cost and improved profit margin. However, there was no significant difference in carcass yield and relative organ weight. In conclusion, supplementation of exogenous protease using matrix value is an economic additive to enhance growth, profit margin, digestibility, and gut health in broiler chickens.
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Feifei Han, Jing Wang, Lihong Chen, Wei Zhong
Summary: The objective of this experiment was to determine the optimum dietary metabolic energy and crude protein levels for growing male mink. The results showed that dietary levels of 35.97% crude protein and 18.18 MJ/kg metabolic energy improved the growth rate, enhanced nutrient digestion, and promoted blood lipid metabolism in growing mink.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Nathan Felix, Kalidoss Manikandan, Arumugam Uma, Sadasivam J. Kaushik
Summary: The study found that a single cell protein (SCP) produced from methane-oxidising bacteria Methylococcus capsulatus can replace fishmeal in the diets of Pacific white shrimp, Penaeus vannamei. Shrimp fed diets with increasing levels of SCP up to 200 g/kg showed improved growth and feed efficiency. Nitrogen and phosphorous retention in shrimp were also improved with SCP inclusion in the diets. The study demonstrated that SCP from M. capsulatus can be efficiently used in the diet of P. vannamei up to 200 g/kg with significant beneficial effects on growth, feed and nutrient utilization.
ANIMAL FEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Seyed Pezhman Hosseini Shekarabi, Mojtaba Ghodrati, Mahmoud A. O. Dawood, Alireza Shenavar Masouleh, Amin Farahbod Roudbaraki
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of exogenous multi-enzyme mixture and multiple probiotics on Siberian sturgeon. The results showed that the mixture of enzymes and probiotics significantly improved the growth rate, feed utilization, and health status of Siberian sturgeon. The addition of probiotics in the feed also enhanced the activity of enzymes and improved nutrient digestibility.
ANNALS OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Zhiqing Li, Lizi Tang, Nian Liu, Fan Zhang, Xiang Liu, Qian Jiang, Jiashun Chen, Xiaokang Ma
Summary: The experiment demonstrated that replacing chlortetracycline with compound enzyme preparation in the diet of weaned piglets significantly improved growth performance, antioxidant capacity, intestinal health, and immunity. The enzyme preparation positively influenced nutrient digestibility and growth performance in pigs, showing significant benefits.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Gaetano Cardone, Rubina Rumler, Sofia Speranza, Alessandra Marti, Regine Schoenlechner
Summary: The study showed that sprouting sorghum for 48 hours enhanced the performance of bread-making with increased volume, decreased firmness, improved protein digestibility, and increased slowly digestible starch in bread.
Article
Fisheries
Martin Arenas, Carlos Alfonso alvarez-Gonzalez, Alvaro Barreto, Adolfo Sanchez-Zamora, Jaime Suarez-Bautista, Gerard Cuzon, Gabriela Gaxiola
Summary: The study showed that increasing dietary lipid levels improved growth performance in common snook, and a diet containing 400 g kg(-1) protein with 120 g kg(-1) lipid was found to be optimal for growth and effective protein utilization in this species.
AQUACULTURE NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
F. X. Suarez-Mena, T. S. Dennis, C. E. Chapman, K. M. Aragona, T. M. Hill, J. D. Quigley, R. L. Schlotterbeck
Summary: The study showed that increasing milk replacer feeding rate improved preweaning average daily gain in Jersey calves, but had negative effects on calf starter intake and rumen development. Additionally, the fat content in the milk replacer seemed to have an impact on calf feed intake and frame growth within specific time periods.
JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Elzbieta Malinowska, Beata Wisniewska-Kadzajan
Summary: The aim of this experiment was to determine the effects of Tytanit and mineral nitrogen on the cellulose and hemicellulose content as well as the digestibility of Festulolium braunii. The results showed that a 1% concentration of Tytanit increased cellulose content and decreased hemicellulose content, lignification degree, dry matter digestibility, and total digestible nutrient content.
Article
Fisheries
Leonardo Magnoni, Paulo Rema, Francisca Silva-Brito, Joao Rito, Mariana Palma, Rodrigo Ozorio, Stephane Panserat, Ivan Viegas
Summary: The inclusion of dietary refined glycerol in rainbow trout did not have beneficial effects on fish performance or nitrogen waste products excreted to the environment.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Yu-Ting Zhang, Yu-Ke Deng, Yong-Fang Zou, Bao-Lin Han, Ji-Zhou Pu, Jia-Quan Rao, Dan Huang, Hui-Bo Luo
Summary: This study investigated the changes in microbial functions and the relationship between carbohydrate metabolism-related functional genes and extracellular enzyme activity during Daqu fermentation. The results revealed that the pathways related to metabolites varied at different fermentation stages and that certain functional genes showed higher activity in the early and late stages. Amino sugar and nucleoside sugar metabolism dominated in the middle stage of fermentation. In addition, amylase activity positively correlated with carbon metabolism-related pathways, while liquefaction activity negatively correlated with these pathways.
Review
Fisheries
Jhanani Gopalraaj, Krishnakumar Velayudhannair, John Paul Arockiasamy, Divya Kandathil Radhakrishnan
Summary: Optimizing nutrient utilization and protein digestibility in aquaculture is challenging, especially in the early stages. The use of protein-digesting enzymes as feed supplements can improve protein digestibility and have various positive effects on fish health and development. However, the role of proteases as feed supplements in aquaculture is still controversial, and further research is needed to overcome potential drawbacks.
AQUACULTURE INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
F. Docando, N. Nunez-Ortiz, C. R. Serra, P. Arense, P. Enes, A. Oliva-Teles, P. Diaz-Rosales, C. Tafalla
Summary: This study investigates the effects of Bacillus subtilis on the immune response of rainbow trout. The results show that the ABP1 strain has the potential to enhance the immune response of trout and can be used in designing novel oral vaccination strategies for aquaculture.
FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
M. Monteiro, P. Perdiguero, A. Couto, C. R. Serra, P. Pereiro, B. Novoa, A. Figueras, L. Ribeiro, P. Pousao-Ferreira, C. Tafalla, A. Oliva-Teles, P. Enes, C. J. Secombes, P. Diaz-Rosales
Summary: Meagre, a potential candidate for Mediterranean aquaculture diversification, has understudied physiological consequences of immune system activation. This study evaluated the in vivo effects of lipo-polysaccharide on the spleen transcriptome of meagre using RNA-seq analysis.
FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Marcio Moreira, Lucia Solino, Catia L. Marques, Vincent Laize, Pedro Pousao-Ferreira, Pedro Reis Costa, Florbela Soares
Summary: A. ocellatum may produce toxin-like compounds that contribute to mortalities in fish. Extracts from the parasite's different life stages showed cytotoxic and hemolytic effects on cells.
Article
Engineering, Marine
Ana Filipa Silva, Barbara Horta E. Costa, Jose Lino Costa, Esmeralda Pereira, Joao Pedro Marques, Joao J. Castro, Pedro G. Lino, Ana Candeias-Mendes, Pedro Pousao-Ferreira, Ines Sousa, Luis Bentes, Jorge M. S. Goncalves, Pedro Raposo de Almeida, Bernardo Ruivo Quintella
Summary: This study used acoustic biotelemetry to evaluate the feasibility of restocking hatchery-reared adult dusky groupers in no-take areas of a Portuguese Marine Protected Area. The results showed that none of the tagged groupers settled in the no-take areas, instead leaving mainly at dusk and night. Some individual groupers exhibited extended movements along the Portuguese coast, which is unusual for this species.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
M. J. Araujo, C. Quintaneiro, R. J. M. Rocha, P. Pousao-Ferreira, A. Candeias-Mendes, A. M. V. M. Soares, M. S. Monteiro
Summary: This study investigated the effects of ultraviolet radiation (UV) and triclosan (TCS) on the metamorphosis of Solea senegalensis, and found that TCS induced malformations, accelerated and delayed metamorphosis, while UV radiation enhanced these effects. The expression of thyroid axis-related genes were down-regulated after TCS exposure and remained down-regulated even after a period in clean media. These stressors may have implications for the ecological performance of the species.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Michael. N. N. Viegas, Maria. A. A. Salgado, Carla Aguiar, Agostinho Almeida, Pedro Pousao-Ferreira, Jorge Dias
Summary: The study found that replacing dietary inorganic mineral supplementation with organic glycinate-chelated forms has no beneficial effects on the growth and bone development of European seabass and Senegalese sole. Additionally, it was shown that the use of chelated minerals can mitigate mineral leaching from diets. Therefore, the selection of the dietary mineral form should consider not only their economic value but also their biological effects and environmental impact.
BIOLOGICAL TRACE ELEMENT RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Helena Oliveira, Ana Luisa Maulvault, Sara Castanho, Tiago Repolho, Luisa M. P. Valente, Pedro Pousao-Ferreira, Rui Rosa, Antonio Marques, Patricia Anacleto
Summary: Rising levels of atmospheric CO2 are causing ocean warming and acidification, which have potential negative effects on commercially important fish species. This study examined the effects of ocean acidification (OA) and warming (OW), both individually and combined, on the composition, fitness, and energy budget of juvenile Senegalese sole. The results showed that acidification and warming did not significantly impact the proximate composition and gross energy of the fish. However, OA, OW, and OAW treatments resulted in higher growth rates, metabolic rates, and energy intake compared to control conditions. The study highlights the physiological responses of juvenile Senegalese sole to ocean warming and acidification, emphasizing the importance of understanding the impact of climate change on fisheries.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Zachary Dellacqua, Claudia Di Biagio, Corrado Costa, Pedro Pousao-Ferreira, Laura Ribeiro, Marisa Barata, Paulo J. Gavaia, Francesco Mattei, Andrea Fabris, Marisol Izquierdo, Clara Boglione
Summary: The development of skeletal anomalies in gilthead seabream during the pre-ongrowing phase is influenced by stocking density. Increasing density leads to a higher incidence of cranial and axis deformities, while reducing stocking density can significantly reduce the occurrence of these anomalies.
Article
Fisheries
Margarida Saavedra, Marisa Barata, Ana Catarina Matias, Ana Couto, Ahmed Salem, Laura Ribeiro, Teresa Gama Pereira, Margarida Gamboa, Catia Lourenco-Marques, Florbela Soares, Jorge Dias, Pedro Pousao-Ferreira
Summary: Efforts have been made to find alternatives to fish meal, and insect meal has emerged as a sustainable and economically viable option. In this experimental trial, different diets with varying percentages of yellow mealworm incorporation were tested on meagre. The results showed that an inclusion of more than 10% insect meal affected the growth and feed conversion ratio of meagre juveniles.
AQUACULTURE NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ana Catarina Matias, Laura Ribeiro, Marisa Barata, Ravi Luna Araujo, Pedro Pousa Ferrira
Summary: After a meal, physiological changes occur in animals to digest and assimilate the nutrients ingested. This study investigated the activity of digestive enzymes and protein degradation systems in meagre juveniles after a single meal. The results provide information on the short-term effects of feeding and can guide scientists in planning digestion and protein degradation studies, as well as fish farmers in managing feeding protocols for A. regius juveniles.
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ligia M. B. M. Santana, Evila Pinheiro Damasceno, Susana Loureiro, Amadeu M. V. M. Soares, Pedro Pousao-Ferreira, Denis M. S. Abessa, Roberto Martins, Maria D. Pavlaki
Summary: This study presents an accessible protocol for histological processing of Senegal sole larvae, which are commonly used in ecotoxicological studies. The protocol uses low-cost and easy-to-use techniques and provides valuable background information for observing changes in cell morphology and physiology.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ines Guerreiro, Carolina Castro, Claudia R. Serra, Filipe Coutinho, Ana Couto, Helena Peres, Pedro Pousao-Ferreira, Genevieve Corraze, Aires Oliva-Teles, Paula Enes
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effects of including yellow worm meal in the diet of meagre fish on their fatty acid profile and oxidative status of the liver and intestine. The results showed that increasing levels of yellow worm meal in the diet led to an increase in certain fatty acids and a decrease in others in the whole body of the fish. The activity of certain enzymes involved in antioxidant defense increased in the liver and intestine, while others decreased. However, there was no significant effect on oxidative stress or lipid peroxidation. In conclusion, it is recommended to limit the inclusion of yellow worm meal to 10% in meagre fish diets to avoid major changes in fatty acid composition and oxidative imbalance.
Article
Fisheries
Diogo Filipe, Mario Dias, Rui Magalhaes, Helena Fernandes, Jose Salgado, Isabel Belo, Aires Oliva-Teles, Helena Peres
Summary: Aquaculture requires new, economical, and eco-friendly protein sources to replace traditional fisheries and plant ingredients. Using agriculture by-products as protein sources would reduce land-based feed production pressure and waste production, promoting a circular economy and sustainable aquaculture.
Article
Fisheries
Claudia Teixeira, Rita Pedrosa, Carolina Castro, Rui Magalhaes, Elisabete Matos, Aires Oliva-Teles, Helena Peres, Amalia Perez-Jimenez
Summary: This study aimed to assess the potential role of dietary tryptophan supplementation in meagre juveniles in order to minimize the deleterious effect of potential stress conditions. The results indicated that tryptophan supplementation had a negative impact on the growth and feed utilization of the fish, but did not affect these parameters at doses below 0.5%.
Article
Engineering, Marine
Ana Catarina Matias, Ravi Luna Araujo, Laura Ribeiro, Narcisa Maria Bandarra, Amparo Goncalves, Pedro Pousao-Ferreira
Summary: Variations in water temperature can significantly impact fish growth and health. Utilizing a solar-powered water heating system during the day can help mitigate this issue. However, exposure to day/night temperature oscillations can negatively affect fish growth efficiency, fatty acid proportions in tissues, and certain blood parameters. Therefore, maintaining a constant water temperature of around 19 degrees C is generally more favorable for optimal production of gilthead seabream juveniles.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2023)