Prebiotic, probiotic and marine algae suplementation in juvenile tilapia diet
Maria José T. Ranzani-Paiva,
Danielle de Carla Dias,
Raissa Bertoncello Cavalcante
et al.
Abstract:This study evaluated the probiotic mannan oligosaccharide (MOS), and marine algae for Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) feeding. The parameters analyzed were fish-growth rate, hematological and immunological parameters, and intestinal microbiota. Also, fish were submitted to experimental infection challenge with Aeromonas hydrophila to evaluate the immune response. Nile tilapia juveniles (weight 8.86 ± 3.22 g) were used in the six treatments with four replicates, for 63 days. The treatments were: control ba… Show more
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