Impact of feeding <i>Artemia franciscana</i> enriched with various oil resources on growth, blood biochemical and behavioral indices, and survival of <i>Oreochromis niloticus</i>-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Impact of feeding Artemia franciscana enriched with various oil resources on growth, blood biochemical and behavioral indices, and survival of Oreochromis niloticus

Published:2024-04-24 Issue:0 Volume:0 Page:
ISSN:2300-8733
Container-title:Annals of Animal Science
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Author:

Zidan Emad M.¹,Goma Amira A.²,Tohamy Hossam G.³,Shukry Mustafa⁴,Naiel Mohammed A.E.⁵

Affiliation:

1. Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Wealth Development, Fish Breeding and Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Alexandria University

2. Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Wealth Development, Animal and Poultry Behavior and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Alexandria University

3. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Alexandria University , Egypt

4. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , kafrelsheikh University , Egypt

5. Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture , Zagazig University , Zagazig , Egypt

Abstract

Abstract The main objective of the present trial was to examine the efficacy of feeding tilapia fry fish on Artemia franciscana diets supplemented with various oil emulsion resources in terms of performance, behavior indices, survival rate, blood biochemical parameters, and immunological response. Four hundred Nile tilapia fry (weighing 0.15±0.05 g and measuring 2.17±0.08 cm) were randomly allocated into four equal groups (each with five repetitions) and acclimatized for fifteen days. The first group served as the control and received unenriched Artemia franciscana (G0), while the remaining three groups were fed Artemia franciscana diets enriched with different oil resources (0.5 mL oil per Liter for 6 hours): soybean oil (G1), sesame oil (G2), and rice bran oil (G3). Behavioral observations were recorded during the 45-day experimental period. At the end of the feeding trial, the chemical composition and fatty acid content of both Artemia and fingerlings were analyzed. Furthermore, the growth performance, survival, and immune response of the fingerlings were evaluated. The results indicated noticeable improvements in behavioral measurements (feeding, foraging and schooling), performance (final length, final weight, net weight gain, feed conversion ratio and specific growth rate), survival, and immune response among fry fish supplemented with enriched Artemia, particularly those enriched with soybean oil. Additionally, the chemical composition and fatty acid content of both Artemia and fish fry were significantly enhanced when oil emulsions are applied, with soybean oil demonstrating the most prominent improvements. Whereas, supplementing fry fish Artemia diets with oil resulted in lower liver enzyme activity and higher protein component levels in plasma in comparison to the control group. In brief, feeding Nile tilapia fry fish Artemia diets enriched with a soybean oil emulsion (0.5 mL/L) is recommended for promoting high performance, immunological activity, and survival throughout the early stage till fingerlings phase.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/aoas-2024-0045

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