Effects of dietary copper nanoparticles and vitamin C supplementations on growth performance, immune response and stress resistance of red sea bream, Pagrus major
By Mohammed F. El Basuini, A. El-Hais, Mahmoud A. O. Dawood, A. Abou-Zeid, S. Z. EL-Damrawy, M. Khalafalla, S. Koshio, M. Ishikawa, Serge Dossou. 2017
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A 60-day feeding trial was conducted to determine the effects of copper nanoparticles (Cu-NPs) and vitamin C (VC) on red sea bream. Besides the control diet (D1), six diets were supplemented with Cu-NPs and VC [0/800 (D2), 0/1,000 (D3), 0/1,200 (D4), 2/800 (D5), 2/1,000 (D6) and 2/1,200 (D7) mg Cu-NPs/VC per kg]. Cu-NP was a significant factor on final weight (FBW), weight gain (WG) and specific growth rate (SGR), feed intake (FI), feed (FER) and protein efficiency ratios (PER), protein gain (PG) and protein retention (PR), body protein and lipid contents, protease (PA) and bactericidal activities (BA) and tolerance against stress (LT50%) (p < .05). In addition, BA and LT50% were significantly affected by either Cu-NPs or VC (p < .05). Fish fed Cu-NPs or/and VC-supplemented diets showed higher FBW, WG, SGR, PG, PR, FI, PA, LA and BA values when compared with the control group (p < .05). FER, PER and body lipid content were significantly enhanced in D4, D5, D6 and D7 groups; meanwhile, body protein and LT50% were significantly enhanced in D5, D6 and D7 groups when compared with D1 group (p < .05). In conclusion, dietary Cu-NPs or/and VC improved growth and health of red sea bream.
Subfields: Aquatic Science, Immunology
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In Aquatic Science
- Mahmoud A. O. Dawood
- Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim
- Ahmed N. Alabssawy
- M. Zaki
- A. Nour
- S. H. Alkahtani
- Mohammed F. El Basuini
In Immunology
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