Effects of dietary raw or Enterococcus faecium fermented soybean meal on growth, antioxidant status, intestinal microbiota, morphology, and inflammatory responses in turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.)

• Published in: Fish & shellfish immunology Vol. 100; pp. 261 - 271
• Main Authors: Li, Chaoqun, Zhang, Beili, Liu, Chengdong, Zhou, Huihui, Wang, Xuan, Mai, Kangsen, He, Gen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2020
• Subjects: Animal Feed - analysis; Animals; Antioxidant activity; Antioxidants; Aquaculture; Dietary Supplements - analysis; Enterococcus faecium; Fermented Foods - analysis; Fermented soybean meal; Flatfishes - anatomy & histology; Flatfishes - immunology; Gastrointestinal Microbiome; Glycine max; Inflammation; Inflammatory response; Intestinal microbiota; Raw Foods - analysis; Turbot; Enterococcus faecium; Inflammatory response; Turbot; Fermented soybean meal; Antioxidant activity; Intestinal microbiota

Fermentation has been reported to improve the utilization of plant ingredients including soybean meal (SBM) by fish, but the detailed mechanism is still poorly understood. This study compared the effects of partial replacement of fish meal (FM) protein with SBM or Enterococcus faecium fermented SBM...