Title of article
Effects of probiotic (Pediococcus acidilactici) on growth and survival of kutum (Rutilus kutum) fingerlings
Author/Authors
Valipour A.R نويسنده - Inland Waters Aquaculture Research Center , Iranian Fisheries Science Research Institute (IFSRI), Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Bandar Anzali, Iran , Hamedi Shahraki N نويسنده Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran , Abdollahpour biria H نويسنده Department of Fisheries, Talesh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Talesh, Iran
Pages
12
From page
35
Abstract
In the present study effects of different levels of probiotic Pediococcus acidilactici, on growth performance and survival rate of Rutilus kutum fingerlings were investigated. Kutum fingerlings with a mean weight of 1±0.235 g were reared for 8 weeks in 500-l fiberglass tanks (15 fish per tank) with 4 diet treatments (3 replicates for each). Treatments included 1×109, 2:1×109, 3×109 CFU kg-1 dry food and a control without probiotic. At the end of the study, specific growth rate (SGR) and survival rate (SR) were significantly higher in treatments supplemented with probiotic compared to the control (p < 0.05), while the fish fed with probiotics showed lowest food conversion ratio (FCR) (p < 0.05). The results indicated that the use of 3× 109 CFU kg-1 dry food probiotics improved growth parameters and survival rate in R. kutum fingerlings.
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2018
Record number
2409700
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