Noshair Iqra, Kanwal Zakia, Jabeen Ghazala, Arshad Mateen, Yunus Fakhar-Un-Nisa, Hafeez Ramsha, Mairaj Rida, Haider Imran, Ahmad Naushad, Alomar Suliman Yousef
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, 1012 Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Microorganisms. 2023 May 27;11(6):1423. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11061423.
Probiotics play a significant role in aquaculture by improving the growth, health, and survival rate of fish against pathogenic organisms. In the present study, we have evaluated the effects of a () probiotic on growth performance and disease resistance in () fingerlings. Four different concentrations of (T1: 0.5 × 10, T2: 1 × 10, T3: 1.5 × 10, and T4: 2 × 10 CFU/kg feed) were administered to fish over a period of three months. treated fish revealed a high growth increment as compared to the control, and the values of macromolecules (amino acids, fatty acids, and carbohydrates) varied significantly among the treated and control groups. Levels of thyroid hormones were noted to be high in the probiotic-treated groups. A challenge assay was performed with (). The optimum calculated concentration of probiotics from the growth assay (1.5 × 10 CFU/kg feed) was used for the challenge assay. Fish were divided into four groups as follows: control (Con), probiotic-treated (PL), infected (I), and infected + probiotic-treated (I + PL) groups. Significant variations in hematological parameters were observed among control and treated groups. Histopathological changes were recorded in infected fish, while the infected + probiotic-treated group showed less deformations indicating the positive effect of the probiotic supplementation. The survival rate of fish was also better in the probiotic-treated group. Based on these findings, we conclude that probiotic supplementation enhances the growth and improves immunity of . Therefore, we propose that probiotics can be used as promising feed supplements for promoting fish production and disease resistance in aquaculture.
益生菌通过提高鱼类对抗病原生物的生长、健康和存活率,在水产养殖中发挥着重要作用。在本研究中,我们评估了一种()益生菌对()鱼种生长性能和抗病性的影响。在三个月的时间里,向鱼类投喂四种不同浓度的(T1:0.5×10,T2:1×10,T3:1.5×10,T4:2×10 CFU/kg饲料)。与对照组相比,经处理的鱼显示出较高的生长增量,并且在处理组和对照组之间,大分子(氨基酸、脂肪酸和碳水化合物)的值有显著差异。在益生菌处理组中,甲状腺激素水平较高。用()进行了攻毒试验。生长试验中计算出的益生菌最佳浓度(1.5×10 CFU/kg饲料)用于攻毒试验。鱼被分为四组,如下:对照组(Con)、益生菌处理组(PL)、感染组(I)和感染+益生菌处理组(I+PL)。在对照组和处理组之间观察到血液学参数有显著差异。在感染的鱼中记录到了组织病理学变化,而感染+益生菌处理组显示出较少的变形,表明补充益生菌有积极作用。益生菌处理组的鱼存活率也更高。基于这些发现,我们得出结论,补充益生菌可提高()的生长并增强免疫力。因此,我们建议益生菌可作为有前景的饲料添加剂,用于促进水产养殖中的鱼类生产和抗病性。