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. 2024 Aug;50(4):1375-1389.
doi: 10.1007/s10695-024-01344-3. Epub 2024 Apr 18.

Optimization of inclusion level of lipid in larval diet of Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822)

Javeria Shamas  1 , Amina Zuberi  2 , Muhammad Aleem Khan  1 , Shanza Gul  1 , Mashooq Ali  1 , Muhammad Kamran  1   3
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Optimization of inclusion level of lipid in larval diet of Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822)

Javeria Shamas et al. Fish Physiol Biochem. 2024 Aug.

Abstract

Formulation and preparation of larval feed according to the requirement of Indian major carp is a prerequisite for improving the survival (%) and growth during early developmental stages. A feeding trial of 50 days in a replicate of five was conducted to determine the optimal inclusion levels of fish oil (lipid) in the larval diet of Labeo rohita. Four isonitrogenous (50% CP) nanoparticulate diets with four lipid inclusion levels, L5 (5%), L7 (7%), L9 (9%), and L11 (11%) were prepared and fed to four groups of rohu (Labeo rohita) larvae. At the end of feeding trial, survival (%), growth performance, digestive enzyme activity, gut morphology, and expression of growth and feed intake genes were evaluated. All pairwise comparisons among groups indicated higher growth performance (weight gain, specific growth rate, and daily weight gain), survival (%), and IGF-1 gene expression of the L9 group followed by the L7 while the L11 showed poor performance even less than L5. All studied intestinal enzymes except amylase showed a similar trend. Amylase showed comparable results among L7, L9, and L5, while L11 showed the lowest value. The intestinal villi length also showed higher values in L9 followed by L7, and lowest in the L11 group. Feed intake regulating genes, leptin showed lipid inclusion level upregulation, while ghrelin showed the highest expression in the L9 group. Based on growth performance, gut morphology, intestinal enzyme activity, and gene expression analysis, 9% dietary lipid could be recommended to ensure the optimum growth and survival of L. rohita larvae.

Keywords: Labeo rohita; Dietary lipid; Gut morphology; Intestinal enzymes; Larvae.

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