April 29, 2024
Ebrahim Sotoudeh

Ebrahim Sotoudeh

Academic Rank: Associate professor
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Degree: Ph.D in Fisheries
Phone: 09173740528
Faculty: Faculty of Nano and Biotechnology

Research

Title
Effects of a feed additive containing organic acids and cinnamaldehyde on growth performance, body composition and digestive enzymes activities of whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)
Type Thesis
Keywords
ميگوي پاسفيد غربي، اسيدهاي آلي، سينامالدهيد، ضريب تبديل غذايي، ظرفيت آنتي اكسيداني، نفوذپذير كننده، ژن هاي مرتبط به ايمني
Researchers Ebrahim Sotoudeh (Primary advisor) , mansour tarfi (Advisor) , ُAhmad qasemei (Advisor)

Abstract

An 8-week study was carried out to examine the influence of dietary Biotronic® Top3 (BTT3) which is a blend of short chain fatty acids (formate, propionate, and acetate), a phytogenic agent (cinnamaldehyde) and a permeabilizer complex (Biomin®) on growth and some physiological responses of whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) juveniles (2.7 g). In this regard, five isoproteic (∼38%) diets were formulated that supplemented with BTT3 at 0.3, 0.6, 0.9 and 1.2 g/kg. A diet without BTT3 was used as a control. Shrimps were allocated into 15 circular fiberglass tanks filled with 300 L seawater (20 shrimp per tank) and each dietary treatment replicated in triplicate. Shrimps were handfed at 7 % of their initial biomass thrice. Growth rate and feed conversion ratio in shrimps fed with 0.3 g BTT3/kg diet were more than the control (P < 0.05), but higher dietary BTT3 levels did not improve growth and feed utilization compared to those fed 0.3 g BTT3/kg diet (P > 0.05). Protein deposition in the whole body of shrimps fed with 0.3 or 0.6 g BTT3/kg diets was increased compared with the control (P < 0.05). Total alkaline proteases in shrimp fed BTT3-supplemented diets was elevated compared to the control (P < 0.05). The activity of antioxidant enzymes including catalase, superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase were increased in the hepatopancrease of shrimps fed BTT3-supplemented diets; meanwhile, the level of lipid peroxidation (i.e., malondialdehyde concentration) reduced by increasing dietary BTT3 level (P < 0.05). Shrimps fed diets supplemented with 1.2 g BTT3/kg and the control, had the highest and lowest plasma phenoloxidase activity, respectively. The plasma alkaline phosphatase content in shrimps fed BTT3-supplemented diets was higher than the control. The highest relative abundance of prophenoloxidase gene mRNA transcript was in the hepatopancreas of shrimps fed 1.2 g BTT3/kg diet. The relative abundance of lysozyme and penaeidin-3a genes mRNA transcript in the