Short Communication: Effects of dietary inulin on growth performance, survival, body composition, stress resistance and some hematological parameters of Gibel carp juveniles (Carassius auratus gibelio)
Improving and protecting fish health in commercial production practices is a major factor in the aquaculture industry. This has prompted new initiatives toward the development/appraisal of novel agents or functional dietary supplements in commercial feeds for fish and crustacean species. Prebiotics are nondigestible carbohydrates that selectively stimulate the growth and metabolism of health-promoting bacteria already present in the host gut. This leads to increased growth rate and better health of the host (Ahmadifar et al., 2011). Dietary supplements including probiotics and prebiotics such as inulin and immunostimulants have shown promise as preventive and environmentally friendly alternatives to antibiotics in aquaculture, especially for fishes (Genc et al., 2007).
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| Format: | Journal Contribution biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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2015
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| Subjects: | Aquaculture, Inulin, Growth, Body composition, Stress resistance, Gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio), Hematological, Parameters, Juvenile, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/11951 |
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| Summary: | Improving and protecting fish health in commercial production practices is a major factor in the aquaculture industry. This has prompted new initiatives toward the development/appraisal of novel agents or functional dietary supplements in commercial feeds for fish and crustacean species. Prebiotics are nondigestible carbohydrates that selectively stimulate the growth and metabolism of health-promoting bacteria already present in the host gut. This leads to increased growth rate and better health of the host (Ahmadifar et al., 2011). Dietary supplements including probiotics and prebiotics such as inulin and immunostimulants have shown promise as preventive and environmentally friendly alternatives to antibiotics in aquaculture, especially for fishes (Genc et al., 2007). |
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