Dietary Prebiotics and Probiotics Influenced the Growth Performance, Feed Utilization and Body Indices in Snakehead (Channa Striata) Fingerlings
1Mohammad
1School
of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
2CEMACS, 3Faculty 4FRI
Bodrul Munir*, 1,3Roshada Hashim, 4Mohammad Suhaimee A M and 1,2Siti Azizah Mohd Nor
Universiti Science Malaysia, Teluk Bahang, Penang, Malaysia
of Science, Universiti Sains Islamic Malaysia, 71800 Bandar Baru Bangi, Malaysia
Pulau Sayak, 08500 Kota Kuala Muda, Kedah, Malaysia
*Corresponding author:
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Abstract: This study was conducted through a feeding trial with two phases aimed to determine the influence of selected dietary prebiotics and probiotics on growth performance, feed utilization and morphological changes; and the duration of their effectiveness for a period of post feeding without any supplementation. Triplicate groups of fish (22.46g + 0.17) were raised on a feeding trial with six different treatments respectively three prebiotics- 0.2% β-glucan, 1% glacto-oligosaccharides (GOS), 0.5% mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS), and two probiotics- 1% live yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), 0.01% Lactobacillus acidophilus (LBA) powder, and a control (non-supplemented diet. All diets contained 40% protein and 12% lipid. Fish were fed to satiation three times daily. No mortalities were recorded in Phase 1, however 14% was recorded in the control and prebiotic amended fish in Phase 2. At the end of Phase 1, the growth performance and feed utilization were significantly highest (P
