کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2431669 1106769 2012 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Effect of dietary vitamin C on the growth performance and innate immunity of juvenile cobia (Rachycentron canadum)
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک علوم آبزیان
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Effect of dietary vitamin C on the growth performance and innate immunity of juvenile cobia (Rachycentron canadum)
چکیده انگلیسی

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary vitamin C on growth performance, hematologic parameters and innate immune responses in juvenile cobia, Rachycentron canadum. Seven practical diets were formulated to contain 0.0 (as the basal diet), 13.6, 27.2, 54.4, 96.6, 193.4 and 386.5 mg ascorbic acid equivalent kg−1 diet. Each diet was fed to triplicate groups of juvenile cobia with initial body weight of 5.5 g in 500-L cylindrical fiberglass tank. The results of 8 weeks feeding trial showed that typical vitamin C-deficient signs such as spinal deformation and body nigrescence were observed in the fish fed the basal diet. Fish fed the basal diet had significantly lower weight gain, specific growth rate (SGR), protein efficiency ratio (PER) and feed efficiency (FE) than those fed the diets supplemented with vitamin C, but no significant differences were observed among diets supplemented with vitamin C. However, survival rate was significantly affected by the dietary vitamin C levels, fish fed the basal diet had lower survival rate than those fed the diets supplemented with vitamin C. The ascorbic acid concentration in liver was correlated positively with the dietary vitamin C levels, however, the thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) concentrations in liver was not significantly affected by the dietary vitamin C levels, although, fish fed the basal diet had the highest TBARS values among all treatments. The activities of serum lysozyme, superoxide dismutase (SOD), alkaline phophatase (AKP) and total immunoglobulin (Ig) were significantly influenced by the dietary vitamin C levels, fish fed the basal diet had lower lysozyme, SOD, AKP and total Ig than those fed diets supplemented with vitamin C. The serum glucose and triglyceride concentrations were significantly affected by the dietary vitamin C levels. Fish fed the basal diet had lower red blood cell and hemoglobin values than those fed the vitamin C supplemented diets. The challenge experiment with Vibrio harveyi showed that lower cumulative survival was in fish fed the unsupplemented diet, the cumulative survival were significantly increased with increase of the dietary ascorbic acid levels from 13.6 to 96.6 mg kg−1, while the cumulative survival reached plateau when dietary ascorbic acid levels increased from 96.6 to 386.5 mg kg−1. These results indicated that dietary vitamin C did significantly influence on growth performance and immune response of juvenile cobia.


► Growth and survival were significantly affected by the dietary vitamin C levels.
► Dietary vitamin C influenced innate immunity such as serum lysozyme, SOD, AKP, Ig.
► Dietary vitamin C enhanced the protection against infection of Vibrio harveyi.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Fish & Shellfish Immunology - Volume 32, Issue 6, June 2012, Pages 969–975
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