Nutrition and feeds for abalone: Current knowledge and future directions Xinxin Li, Dong Huang, Mingzhu Pan, Javad Sahandi, Zhenhua Wu, Kangsen Mai, Wenbing Zhang Reviews in Aquaculture, 2024 Abalone is a commercially important mariculture mollusc because of its nutrient‐rich value and extensive market demand. To date, over 95% of the abalone supply has been contributed by farming. Macroalgae are the natural food of abalones. However, the supply of macroalgae is unstable owing to seasonal restrictions. This limits the success of abalone farming. Therefore, formulated diets are crucial for the ongoing expansion and sustainable development of abalone culture. The most important considerations in formulated diets are the nutrient composition and commercially available feed ingredients. This review presents a comprehensive description of the nutrient requirements of abalones and the role that nutrients play in regulating abalone growth and health. The dietary proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, macroalgae sources and feed additives currently used in abalone feeds were subsequently summarised. Additionally, this review also highlights the importance of prioritizing the development of sustainable alternative sources of proteins, carbohydrates and macroalgae to meet the increasing demand for abalone feed. Based on the information provided, future directions in the knowledge of abalone nutrition and feeds are subsequently discussed, which will guide further research towards the development of well‐balanced commercial feeds that enhance feed utilisation and promote abalone growth and health.
Effects of dietary EPA/DHA ratio on the growth performance, intestinal microbiota, immunity and resistance to heat stress in abalone Haliotis discus hannai Ino Bwebwe Botaa Tabuariki, Peng Chen, Keke Lei, Javad Sahandi, Fatou Ndoye Fall, Chukwuma Kenneth Chibuikem, Kangsen Mai, Wenbing Zhang Aquaculture Reports, 2024 The effects of different dietary EPA/DHA ratios (2.19, 1.59, 0.98, 0.55 and 0.38, respectively) on the growth performance, intestinal microbiota, immunity and resistance to heat stress in abalone Haliotis discus hannai Ino was evaluated after a 93-day feeding trial. Five isonitrogenous and isolipic (about 33% crude protein and 3% crude lipid) practical diets were formulated to fed abalones (initial body weight: 25.82 ± 0.51 g; initial mean shell length: 59.57 ± 0.40 mm). Results showed that 0.98–2.19 dietary EPA/DHA ratio significantly increased abalone’s weight gain rate (WGR) and daily increment in shell length (DISL). As for the intestine enzyme activity, trypsin activity was significantly higher when 0.55 EPA/DHA ratio was applied to the diet. The lipase activity in the groups with 0.98 and 0.55 dietary EPA/DHA ratio was significantly higher than those in other groups. And 1.59 dietary EPA/DHA ratio significantly increased α-amylase activity. In regard to the intestinal microbiota, the 0.98 dietary EPA/DHA ratio significantly increased the diversity indices and number of OTUs in the intestine, followed by the 2.19 dietary EPA/DHA ratio. At the phyla level, Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Bacterioidota and Actinobacteria were dominant in all groups. The Mycoplasma was the most prevalent genus among all the groups. The highest abundance of Clostridium_sensu_stricto_11, Mycobacterium and Bacteroides belonged to the group with the 0.38 dietary EPA/DHA ratio. The abundance of Bacilli, Terasakiellacease and Ahrensia in 0.38 group were higher than that in the group with 0.98 and 2.19 dietary EPA/DHA ratio. Moreover, 1.59 dietary EPA/DHA ratio significantly reduced the falling rate of abalone after heat stress. And the hsp70 and hsp90 mRNA expression levels in the digestive gland were up-regulated significantly in the group with the 2.19 dietary EPA/DHA ratio. The 0.98 dietary EPA/DHA ratio could increase the content of malondialdehyde in cell-free hemolymph and the expressions of tnfa and nrf2 in digestive gland. In conclusion, the optimal dietary EPA/DHA ratio for abalone was estimated to be 1.63 using a second-order quadratic regression based on WGR. The 1.59–2.19 dietary EPA/DHA ratio could increase the immunity and resistance of abalone against heat stress.
Protein requirements of large yellow croaker Larimichthys crocea depends on protein sources from the perspective of growth performance, digestive and absorptive enzyme activities, intestinal and liver histology Yingxu Huangfu, Peng Qu, Dayin Liu, Xinyu Wang, Dong Huang, Zhenhua Wu, Javad Sahandi, Kangsen Mai, Wenbing Zhang Aquaculture Reports, 2024 The present study aimed to comparatively evaluate the protein requirements of large yellow croaker (initial body weight: 17.03 ± 0.11 g) fed with five dietary protein sources including fish meal (FM), cottonseed protein concentrate (CPC), Clostridium autoethanogenum protein (CAP), Tenebrio molitor meal (TM) and Chlorella meal (CM). The basal diet contained 30% of FM. Based on it, each of the five dietary protein sources was used to formulate graded levels of dietary protein (35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55% and 60%, respectively). After a 56-day feeding trial, it was indicated that the protein requirement of large yellow croaker was 50.91%, 44.95%, 39.92%, 40.34% and 52.19%, when FM, CPC, CAP, TM and CM were used as the dietary protein source, respectively. Overall, the TM and CM groups showed lower weight gain rat, feed intake, feed efficiency, protein efficiency ratio, protein retention and in vitro digestibility of dietary protein compared to the FM, CPC and CAP groups at the same dietary protein level. Meanwhile, the FM groups showed the highest amylase, lipase and trypsin activities followed by CPC, CAP, CM, and TM. At the same dietary protein level, the FM groups showed the highest muscularis thickness, villus height and perimeter ratio of intestine, followed by the CPC, CAP, CM and TM groups. The fish fed with dietary TM showed severe liver damage compared to those in the FM, CPC, CAP and CM groups. In summary, the present study demonstrated that the dietary protein requirement of large yellow croaker could be different because of different protein source included into diets. The CPC and CAP were more suitable as the alternative dietary protein sources for large yellow croaker than TM and CM according to the growth, feed utilization, digestive and absorptive enzyme activities, intestinal and liver histology analysis.
Dietary Effects of Two Bifidobacterium Strains on Growth, Length-weight Relationships and Biological Indices on Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792) Javad Sahandi, Hojatollah Jafaryan Aquaculture Studies, 2024 This study aimed to evaluate the effects of Bifidobacterium animalis and Bifidobacterium lactis on growth, length-weight relationship and some biological indices of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss fry. An iso-nitrogenous (50% crude protein) diet was supplemented with three different concentrations of a mixture of equal quantities of the two strains of Bifidobacterium, namely T1 (1×107CFU/g), T2 (2×107CFU/g), T3 (3×107CFU/g) and a control (without bacteria). A total of 480 trout fries with an initial mean body weight of 0.53±0.19 g were randomly divided into four groups, each with 4 replicates. The fries were distributed into 16 fiberglass tanks (20 L total capacity) each filled with 15 L of water (water exchange rate of 2 L min-1 and permanent aeration) at a density of 2 fries per liter. During the 8-week feeding trial, the mean water temperature was 17.66±1.33°C and that of pH was 7.63±0.08. All fish groups demonstrated positive allometric growth. Trout fries fed with diet T1 recorded significantly higher (P<0.05) gonadosomatic index, specific growth rate and mean weight gain. The highest final mean length (14.12±4.57 cm) was recorded in fry fed with diet T2. The lowest concentration of Bifidobacterium, T1 induced the best growth and it enhanced the biological indices of O. mykiss.
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