Effect of Lactobacillus plantarum and Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) on growth performance, immunity and disease resistance of Pangasius catfish (Pangasius bocourti, Sauvage 1880)

• Published in: Aquaculture nutrition Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 444 - 456
• Main Authors: Van Doan, H., Doolgindachbaporn, S., Suksri, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2016; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Aeromonas hydrophila; Helianthus tuberosus; Jerusalem artichoke; Lactobacillus plantarum; Pangasius; Pangasius bocourti
• ISSN: 1353-5773; 1365-2095
• DOI: 10.1111/anu.12263

This study evaluated the effects of Jerusalem artichoke (JA) and Lactobacillus plantarum singly or combined on growth, immunity and disease resistance of Pangasius bocourti. In the first experiment, different concentrations of JA (0, 5, 10, 20, 40, 80 and 160 g kg−1) were administered to determine an optimal concentration on growth of P. bocourti. In the second experiment, the optimal concentration of JA (5 g kg−1) was combined with 108 cfu g−1 L. plantarum. In the final experiment, five randomly selected fish from the second experiment were challenged with Aeromonas hydrophila. Treatments for second and third experiments were 0 g kg−1 JA (Diet 1), 5 g kg−1 JA (Diet 2), 108 cfu g−1 L. plantarum (Diet 3) and 5 g kg−1 JA + 108 cfu g−1 L. plantarum (Diet 4). Fish fed 5 g kg−1 JA or 108 cfu g−1 of L. plantarum significantly improved specific growth rate (SGR), feed conversion ratio (FCR), serum lysozyme activity and postchallenge survival rate (PCSR). Dietary in the combination of JA and L. plantarum showed significantly enhanced SGR, FCR, serum lysozyme, phagocytosis, respiratory burst activities and PCSR compared with control and individual applications. Dietary JA and L. plantarum significantly stimulated growth, immunity and disease resistance of P. bocourti.