Improved feed utilization, intestinal mucus production and immune parameters in sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) fed mannan oligosaccharides (MOS)
By S. Torrecillas, A. Makol, M. J. Caballero, D. Montero, R. Ginés, J. Sweetman, M. Izquierdo. 2011
188 citations recorded by the source corpus.
In the present study, the effects of dose dietary administration of mannan oligosaccharides (MOS) (Bio-Mos; Alltech Inc.) on growth, digestibility, liver morphology, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism enzymes, organoleptic properties, immune parameters and gastrointestinal tract mucus production were assessed. MOS dietary inclusion significantly reduced lipogenic enzymes activity in liver and resulted in a lower lipid vacuolization and more regular-shaped morphology of hepatocytes around the sinusoidal spaces, which could be associated to a better energy and feed utilization because of the improvement of feed utilization and the reduction of feed intake found in the current experiment. Moreover, MOS inclusion enhanced phagocytic activity of head kidney leukocytes in fish fed 4 and 6 g kg−1 MOS diets at days 30, 45 and 60. Gut quantitative morphological analyses showed a marked dose-dependent enhancement in the number of cells secreting acid mucins by unit of area which could be related to the previous improvement in resistance to bacterial infection. No effects on sensorial parameters and biochemical composition of flesh were detected.
Subfields: Aquatic Science, Immunology, Physiology
View Paper: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/7bb522dae39af712163dccca7569a39c39f75550
How researchers see this paper
The researchers whose trusted networks rank it highest, strongest advocate first. Every researcher gets a different order.
In Aquatic Science
In Immunology
In Physiology
Citations in the corpus
- Achieving sustainable aquaculture: Historical and current perspectives and future needs and challenges (2020, background): “Prebiotics can stimulate the gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) and reduce the translocation of bacteria in the intestinal tract, resulting in elevated disease resistance (Torrecillas et al., 2007; Torrecillas et al., 2011).”
- Modulation of nutrient digestibility and digestive enzyme activities in aquatic animals: The functional feed additives scenario (2017, background): “Furthermore, ADC of lipids was not improved in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) fed BioMOS , 2 – 4 g/kg for 12 weeks (G€ultepe, Salnur, Hos su & Hisar, 2011) and in European sea bass fed up to 6 g Bio-MOS /kg for 8 weeks (Torrecillas et al., 2011).”
- Effects of Inactivated Enterococcus faecalis and Mannan Oligosaccharide and Their Combination on Growth, Immunity, and Disease Protection in Rainbow Trout (2013, result): “For example, the capacity of lactic acid bacteria (Salinas et al. 2008b) and MOS (Sweetman et al. 2010; Torrecillas et al. 2011) to modify the epidermal mucus production in fish has been demonstrated in previous studies.”
- Prebiotics and Fish Immune Response: A Review of Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives (2015, background): “Overall, together to elevation of mucus production, prebiotics increase the bactericidal, and lysozyme activities (Torrecillas et al., 2011, 2013) making the first line of defense more robust.”
- Growth performance, carcass composition, and immunophysiological indices in juvenile great sturgeon (Huso huso) fed on commercial prebiotic, Immunoster (2011, unknown): “…Acipenser oxyrinchus (Pryor et al., 2003), rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Staykov et al., 2007), European sea bass, Dicentrachus labrax (Torrecillas et al., 2007, 2010), channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus (Welker et al., 2007), cobia, Rachycentron canadum (Salze et al., 2008), red…”