Research Publications (Food Safety)

Abstract Hybrid grouper (E. lanceolatu × E. fuscoguttatus) is a high economic value cultured species in Southeast Asia. There is a dangerous stage during its body length from 7 cm to 15 cm, and rotten fins and enteritis often occur in this period.

Abstract A 100‐day feeding trial was conducted to investigate the influences of dietary lipid levels on the immunity and mechanism in abalone Haliotis discus hannai Ino. Abalones (initial weight: 10.98 ± 0.05 g) were fed with graded levels of dietary lipid, which were 15.73, 23.41, 31.72, 38.25, 46.35, 55.63, 61.70 and 67.19 g/kg.

Abstract An 8‐week trial was performed to evaluate tributyrin effects on growth, disease resistance, lipid metabolizing, distal intestinal inflammation‐, tight junctions‐ and apoptosis‐related gene expressions caused by high‐level cottonseed protein concentrate (CPC) substitution of fishmeal. Fish were fed one fishmeal (50% fishmeal) and six CPC diets (27.5% fishmeal and 25.2% CPC).

Abstract The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of yeast culture on the growth, hepatic antioxidant capacity, intestinal barrier and microflora of fish fed a high‐cottonseed protein diet.

Abstract A 60‐day feeding trial was carried out to investigate the effects of fish protein hydrolysate (FPH) in high lupin meal (LM) diets on growth, health and immunity of barramundi. Fish were fed a fishmeal‐based control diet (FM) and three test diets to replace 75% fishmeal protein in the control diet by lupin meal alone (LM), lupin meal with FPH (LM+FPH) and fermented lupin meal with FPH supplementation (FLM+FPH).

Aquaculture Nutrition, Volume 27, Issue 6, Page 2587-2599, December 2021.

Aquaculture Nutrition, EarlyView. Abstract

Aquaculture Nutrition, EarlyView. A 56-day feeding try was conducted to evaluate the effects of processed garlic known as black garlic (BG) fed at different inclusion levels (0 (BG0, control), 5 (BG0.5), 10 (BG1), 20 (BG2), 40 (BG4), and 80 (BG8) g/kg feed) on the growth, whole body composition, immune and antioxidant enzyme activities, gut microbiota and resistance to Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections in Litopenaeus vannamei (initial weight = 0.60 ± 0.001 g).

Aquaculture Nutrition, EarlyView. The present study was conducted to evaluate the supplemental effects of fermented noni juice on growth performance, immune response, antioxidant status, intestinal microflora and disease resistance of yellow catfish that fed with high‐fat diet. Triplicate groups of yellow catfish (1.00 ± 0.05 g) were fed two levels of lipid (80.00 and 160.00 g/kg dry matter) and two levels of fermented noni juice (0.00 and 20.00 g/kg dry matter) for 56 days.

Aquaculture Nutrition, EarlyView. In the present study, Indian shrimp, Penaeus indicus, were fed on diets supplemented with basil (Ocimum basilicum) oil (BO) to observe the growth performance, antioxidant and innate immune responses, and the resistance against Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection. The animals (5.0–5.5 g) were fed on diets supplemented with 0.0 (control), 1.0, 2.5 and 5 g BO/kg diet over 90 days. After the feeding trial, animals were intramuscularly injected by V.

Fish were fed diets containing dehydrated ginger powder (GgP) to determine its effects on growth, immune response, antioxidant capacity and resistance to Aeromonas hydrophila infection. 540 Nile tilapia were distributed in 36 250 L aquaria and fed six isonitrogenous and isoenergic diets supplemented with six graded levels of GpP: 0, 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10 and 15 g/kg, during 30 days. After that, growth, hemato‐immunological parameters and antioxidant enzymes activities were determined.

A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of various microbial‐derived additives on the growth performance, non‐specific immunity and disease resistance of Litopenaeus vannamei. Shrimp were fed diets supplemented with 5 g/kg multi‐species probiotic (MSP), 5 g/kg dried lactic acid bacteria fermentate (LF), 5 g/kg dried yeast fermentate (YF), 7.5 g/kg cell wall‐broken yeast extract (BY), 5 g/kg multi‐enzyme preparation (MEP), or 50 g/kg complex probiotics and enzyme (CPE).

The current study was designed as (2 × 3) factorial groups of 20 and 40 mg Zn/kg diet from each inorganic (zinc oxide), organic (Zn‐methionine) and nanoparticle (nano‐zinc oxide) sources supplemented to six Nile tilapia (O. niloticus) fingerling diets.

A 115‐day feeding trial and subsequently a 10‐day challenge test with Vibrio parahaemolyticus were conducted to investigate the effects of dietary antimicrobial peptide APSH‐07 on growth performance, immune response, antioxidative status and vibriosis resistance of abalone Haliotis discus hannai (initial body weight: 2.06 ± 0.01 g; initial shell length: 25.42 ± 0.18 mm).

This study aimed to elucidate the effects of dietary Bacillus licheniformis ATCC 11946 (BL) on the growth, immune and antioxidant activities, intestinal morphology and microbiota, and susceptibility to Vibrio parahaemolyticus (VPAHPND) in juvenile pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei (LV). Juvenile LV (initial weight = 0.63 ± 0.001) were fed diets containing varying BL concentrations (0 (BL0), 106 (BL1), 107 (BL2) and 108 (BL3) CFU/g feed) for 8 weeks.

The effects of dietary hydroalcoholic extract of honeybee pollen (HBPE) on growth performance, flesh quality, immunity and stress response were investigated. Two hundred fifty‐five rainbow trout (11.14 ± 1.06 g) were fed five diets containing increasing levels of HBPE: control, 0.25HBPE (0.25 g HBPE/kg), 0.5HBPE (0.5 g HBPE/kg), 1HBPE (1 g HBPE/kg) and 1.5HBPE (1.5 g HBPE/kg).

This study investigated the effects of glutamate (Glu) in low‐phosphorus diets on growth performance, haematological indices, antioxidant enzyme activity, immune‐related gene expression and resistance to Aeromonas hydrophila in juvenile mirror carp (Cyprinus carpio) (5.07 ± 0.02 g).

This study investigated the effect of xylanase supplementation of a plant protein‐enriched diet on the growth performance and intestinal immune function of grass carp grow‐out (Ctenopharyngodon idella). Five hundred forty healthy grass carp grow‐out (232.74 ± 0.12 g) were fed diets containing graded levels of xylanase for 60 days. The fish were then challenged with Aeromonas hydrophila for 14 days.

Housefly larvae are widely used in livestock breeding industry as a functional feed additive with immunostimulant properties, but their effects as dietary additive are poorly understood in aquatic animals. We conducted an eight‐week rearing experiment to determine the effects of housefly larvae (complete) on growth performance, immunity and intestinal microbiota in swamp eel (Monopterus albus).

The feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the potentials of Clostridium butyricum in the diet of tilapia. Fish (~14 g) were fed with basal diet supplemented with 0 (Control), 0.5 (C‐1), 1 (C‐2), 2 (C‐3), 4 (C‐4) and 8 (C‐5) g/kg commercial probiotic‐containing C. butyricum (1.5 × 108 CFU/g) for 8 weeks. The results showed that weight gain significantly increased, and feed conversion ratio decreased in the C‐2, C‐3 and C‐4 groups (p < .05).

A 12‐week feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effects of two dietary probiotics; Bacillus subtilis KCTC 2217 or Bacillus licheniformis KCCM 11775 with two prebiotics; mannan oligosaccharide (MOS) or fructooligosaccharide (FOS) in Japanese eel. Fish averaging 12.8 ± 0.47 g (mean ± SD) were randomly distributed into five treatments with triplicate tanks.

The effects of taurine supplementation on the growth and intestinal immune function in young grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) were investigated in this study. A total of 540 fish (initial average weights of 255.74 ± 0.65 g) were fed one fishmeal diet and five all‐plant protein source‐based diets with graded levels of taurine (0 to 1.98g/kg diet) for 60 days, and then challenged with Aeromonas hydrophila for 14 days.

This study evaluated effects of fishmeal replacement by cottonseed meal protein hydrolysate (CPH) on growth, antioxidant and immunity of Megalobrama amblycephala and its resistance to Aeromonas hydrophila.