Impacts of water additives on water quality, production efficiency, intestinal morphology, gut microbiota, and immunological responses of Nile tilapia fingerlings under a zero-water-exchange system

Kord, Mohamed Ibrahim; Maulu, Sahya; Srour, Tarek Mohamed; Omar, Eglal Ali; Farag, Ahmed A.; Nour, A. M.; Hasimuna, Oliver J.; Abdel‐Tawwab, Mohsen; Khalil, Hala Saber

doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737503

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“…In fact, an interaction between fish gut microbiota and the microbiota of the aquatic environment occurs. Probiotics added to the diet or diluted in the water of fish tanks/ponds may result in an increase in microbiota diversity, reduction in pathogens, and lower levels of ammonia (NH 3 ), nitrite, and nitrates in the fishpond or tank [49]. These findings provide theoretical support for the use of probiotics in aquaculture water quality management and for the welfare of farmed fish that are exposed to unfavorable water quality conditions and pathogens.…”

Section: Probiotics Can Improve the Digestion Of Fish Diets And Support The Replacement Of Fish Oils And Fish Proteins As Ingredients Of mentioning

confidence: 79%

“…Indeed, the environmental benefits of probio aquaculture can outweigh the environmental costs of probiotic production [87] probiotics can be recommended as a method for increasing aquaculture growt reducing aquaculture pollution, thereby achieving operational and economic benef A variety of reported effects on freshwater fish farms that vary in magnitude or in the absence or presence of significant effects have been published. Most of the results reviewed in this table are about Tilapia [6,19,49,71,77,81] followed by catfish species [9,76,85], carp species [82,84], and pangasius [19]. It should be emphasized that the data reviewed here refer to research results that investigated growth, FCR, and NH 4 levels in probiotic-treated fish.…”

Section: Probiotics Can Improve Water Quality Of Freshwater Fishponds and Help Reduce The Environmental Impact Of Freshwater Fish Farmsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Probiotics Have the Potential to Significantly Mitigate the Environmental Impact of Freshwater Fish Farms

Nathanailides

Kolygas

Choremi

et al. 2021

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Probiotics for freshwater fish farming can be administered as single or multiple mixtures. The expected benefits of probiotics include disease prophylaxis, improved growth, and feed conversion parameters, such as the feed conversion rate (FCR) and specific growth rate (SGR). In the current work, we review the impact of probiotics on freshwater finfish aquaculture. Data were gathered from articles published during the last decade that examined the effects of probiotics on fish growth, FCR, and water quality in freshwater fishponds/tanks. While the expected benefits of probiotics are significant, the reviewed data indicate a range in the level of effects, with an average reduction in ammonia of 50.7%, SGR increase of 17.1%, and FCR decrease of 10.7%. Despite the variability in the reported benefits, probiotics appear to offer a practical solution for sustainable freshwater aquaculture. Disease prophylaxis with probiotics can reduce the need for antibiotics and maintain gut health and feed conversion. Considering that fish feed and waste are two significant parameters of the aquaculture ecological footprint, it can be argued that probiotics can contribute to reducing the environmental impact of aquaculture. In this direction, it would be beneficial if more researchers incorporated water quality parameters in future aquaculture research and protocols to minimize aquaculture’s environmental impact.

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Section: Probiotics Can Improve the Digestion Of Fish Diets And Support The Replacement Of Fish Oils And Fish Proteins As Ingredients Of mentioning

confidence: 79%

Section: Probiotics Can Improve Water Quality Of Freshwater Fishponds and Help Reduce The Environmental Impact Of Freshwater Fish Farmsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Probiotics Have the Potential to Significantly Mitigate the Environmental Impact of Freshwater Fish Farms

Nathanailides

Kolygas

Choremi

et al. 2021

Fishes

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“…Regardless of diet, water quality during the experiments remained within pre-set limits for the culture of Nile tilapia, indicating that the water quality management of the culture systems was sufficient (Boyd & Tucker, 2012;Kord, Maulu, et al, 2021).…”

Section: Water Quality In Aquatic Systemsmentioning

confidence: 91%

Nitrogen retention, nutrient digestibility and growth efficiency of Nile tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus ) fed dietary lysine and reared in fertilized ponds

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“…The quality and safety of food products determines the protection of public health, social stability as well as the food and nutrition security ( 2 , 86 ). Fish is vulnerable to contamination by pollutants such as heavy metals that threaten their safety for human consumption.…”

Section: Global Overview Of Fish Consumptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fish Nutritional Value as an Approach to Children's Nutrition

Maulu¹,

Nawanzi²,

Abdel‐Tawwab

et al. 2021

Front. Nutr.

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Fish is a relatively cheap and accessible source of animal protein for human consumption even in rural communities. It is critical for global food and nutrition security, and its consumption continues to increase. As a highly nutritious food, fish consumption is highly recommended for children and expectant mothers for normal growth and development. The present paper explores the nutritional value of fish as approach to nutrition in children and its benefits. The findings reveal that fish is a valuable source of essential amino acids (EAA) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) that play important physiological functions for maintenance and development of fetuses, neonates, and infant brains. Therefore, it could be a valuable tool in the fight against food insecurity and malnutrition. However, fish and fish products are also highly susceptible to contamination by various organic and inorganic compounds that threaten public health. Particularly, heavy metals and biogenic amines (BAs) have shown adverse effects when contaminated fish is consumed, and the effects in children have been worse. Hence, while fish consumption is highly recommended for children's nutrition, the safety and quality of the product should always be checked to safeguard public health.

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Impacts of water additives on water quality, production efficiency, intestinal morphology, gut microbiota, and immunological responses of Nile tilapia fingerlings under a zero-water-exchange system

Cited by 48 publications

References 64 publications

Probiotics Have the Potential to Significantly Mitigate the Environmental Impact of Freshwater Fish Farms

Probiotics Have the Potential to Significantly Mitigate the Environmental Impact of Freshwater Fish Farms

Nitrogen retention, nutrient digestibility and growth efficiency of Nile tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus ) fed dietary lysine and reared in fertilized ponds

Fish Nutritional Value as an Approach to Children's Nutrition

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