Effects of Dietary Grape Seed Proanthocyanidins on Growth Performance, Some Serum Biochemical Parameters and Body Composition of Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) Fingerlings

By S. Zhai, Junyi Lu, Xue-hao Chen. 2014

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The present study was performed with tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) to evaluate the effects of diet supplementation with grape seed proanthocyanidins (GSPs) on fish growth performance, some serum parameters and body composition. Three hundred tilapia fingerlings with the initial average body weight of 8.25±0.07 g were randomly divided into five treatment groups with four replicates in each group and 15 fish in each replicate. The dietary GSPs levels of five treatment groups were 0 (control group), 200, 400, 600, and 800 mg/kg, respectively. The trial period was 49 days. Growth performance parameters were significantly improved by GSPs supplementation (P<0.05), while survival rates were similar among all groups (P>0.05). Serum parameter results showed that activities of aminotransferase aspartate in 200 and 400 mg/kg GSPs groups and alanine aminotransferase in 400 mg/kg GSPs group were lowered significantly (P<0.05). Levels of triglyceride and total cholesterol (except 200 mg/kg GSPs group) were significantly lowered, while lysozyme activity and albumin level were significantly higher in fish of GSPs supplemented groups, independently from the level of supplementation. The highest crude protein level and lowest crude lipid level were found in fish of all GSPs supplemented groups, while levels of moisture and ash in fish of all groups were similar (P>0.05). The results indicated that dietary 200 mg/kg GSPs could exert beneficial effects on growth and body composition of tilapia fingerlings, and ameliorate serum biochemistry parameters related to health status.

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