Production tests of a sorption feed additive for rainbow trout

Abstract

Against the backdrop of intensification of aquaculture technologies, the severity of deterrent factors is increasing; among the most relevant in this issue, the quality of feed should be noted, the low level of which creates the risks of feed poisoning, metabolic disorders and the initiation of disease development. In the conditions of fish farms, research was carried out to study the safety and effectiveness of using a sorptionmetabolic feed additive for fish, developed by employees of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education of St. Petersburg State University of Internal Affairs and EcoGroup LLC (Russia). The object of the study was rainbow trout, which during the growing period for 60 days received feed with the specified additive. Statistical processing of the results obtained using the Statistica 8.0 program included the calculation of the arithmetic mean and its standard error (M±m), and the intergroup difference (p) was assessed using the student’s t test. The results of the study showed that the developed feed additive does not have a negative effect on the fish body, and its use eliminates the occurrence of metabolic disorders and the development of liver and kidney pathologies, the risk of which increases with the intensification of aquaculture technology. Against the backdrop of giving a new feed additive, not only does the weight and body size of the fish increase, but its growth potential during periods of further cultivation increases. Thus, the developed sorption-metabolic feed additive is harmless to fish, has a positive effect on their growth and development, and reduces the risks of metabolic disorders and the development of pathologies. All this provides grounds for the use of this feed additive in aquaculture.