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Effect of xylan oligosaccharides generated from corncobs on food acceptability, growth performance, haematology and immunological parameters of Dicentrarchus labrax fingerlings

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The objective of this study was to determine the effect of two levels of inclusion of xylan oligosaccharides (XOS) extracted from corncob on growth, feed utilization, immune status and disease resistance of Mediterranean sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) fingerlings. Specimens of 4.75 ± 0.69 g at initial density of 2.7 ± 0.13 kg/m3 were fed during 12 weeks at 0 g kg−1 diet, 5 g kg−1 diet and 10 g kg−1 diet, dietary XOS level of inclusion in a commercial sea bass diet. Feeding the fish at both XOS dietary inclusion levels significantly increased weight gain, protein efficiency ratio and feed conversion ratio. Feeding of supplemented diets to fish led to reducing mortalities after challenging with A. hydrophila. The haematological and immunological parameters were assayed in both pre-challenged and post-challenged groups. There was an increased trend in red blood corpuscles, white blood corpuscles, pack cell volume, haemoglobin (Hb %) and serum protein content in treated groups over the control as time elapsed with the feeding trials. The serum immunoglobulin level and lysozyme activity showed an increased trend in the fed groups. Histological features of the liver showed lower lipid vacuolization and regular-shaped morphology of hepatocytes around the sinusoidal spaces denoting a better utilization of dietary nutrients supported with the morphometric data. In conclusion, XOS added at a designated dose (5 g kg−1 diet) in the diet improves growth and stimulates the immunity and makes D. labrax fingerlings more resistant to infection by A. hydrophila.

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Abbreviations

XOS:

Xylooligosaccharide

PER:

Protein efficiency ratio

FCR:

Feed conversion ratio

RBC:

Red blood corpuscles

WBC:

White blood corpuscles

Hb:

Haemoglobin

PCV:

Pack cell volume

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This work was supported financially by the “Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche Scientifique et de la Technologie-Tunisia” through a grant to “Unité Enzyme et Bioconversion—ENIS”.

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Baha Eddine Abdelmalek and Dorra Driss have equally participated to this work.

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Abdelmalek, B.E., Driss, D., Kallel, F. et al. Effect of xylan oligosaccharides generated from corncobs on food acceptability, growth performance, haematology and immunological parameters of Dicentrarchus labrax fingerlings. Fish Physiol Biochem 41, 1587–1596 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10695-015-0110-5

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