Effects of dietary β – 1,3 – glucan on the growth, survival, physiological and immune response of marron, Cherax tenuimanus (smith, 1912)

Effects of dietary β-1,3-glucan, chitosan or raffinose on the growth, innate immunity and resistance of koi (Cyprinus carpio koi)

“…Growth-enhancing effects of b-1,3-glucan have been reported earlier in others fish species [3,16,22] and shrimps [6,23,24], although in other experiments no significant effect was observed on growth parameters, as in sea bass [25]. Influences of dietary chitosan supplementation on growth have been evaluated with several aquacultured species with varied results.…”

“…b-1,3-glucan is known to have a potent stimulatory effect on the immune system of mammals, fish and crustaceans. In aquaculture, b-1,3-glucan have successfully been used to enhance the resistance of fish and crustacean against pathogens [5,6]. Similarly, Chitosan is found to have immune stimulatory activity in fish and shellfish [3].…”

Beta‐Glucans and Mannan Oligosaccharides Enhance Growth and Immunity in Nile Tilapia

“…In parallel with these studies, a few reports have shown a positive correlation between β-G administration and growth in species such as the mirror carp (a variant of Common Carp), Pacific Red Snapper Lutjanus peru, and marron (crayfish) Cherax spp. (Sang and Fotedar 2010;Guzmán-Villanueva et al 2014;Kuhlwein et al 2014). In contrast, other studies have found no effect of β-G or MOS addition on the growth of Gulf Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi (Pryor et al 2003), European Bass (Bagni et al 2005), Rainbow Trout (Dobsikova et al 2012), or Atlantic Salmon (Refstie et al 2010).…”

The impaired intestinal mucosal immune system by valine deficiency for young grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) is associated with decreasing immune status and regulating tight junction proteins transcript abundance in the intestine

“…Fish were adapted to the experimental environment for 2 weeks as described by Sang and Fotedar [34]. A total of 540 fish with an average initial weight of 268.00 ± 2.25 g were randomly assigned to 18 experimental cages (1.4 Â 1.4 Â 1.4 m 3 ), resulting in 30 fish per cage.…”