Evaluation of the Dietary Arginine Supplementation on Yellow Catfish: From a Low-Temperature Farming Perspective
The yellow catfish is an economically significant freshwater fish with increasing importance in aquaculture. However, the low temperature environments prevalent in certain regions pose challenges to its growth, development, and overall health. This study aimed to explore the impact of dietary argini...
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| description | The yellow catfish is an economically significant freshwater fish with increasing importance in aquaculture. However, the low temperature environments prevalent in certain regions pose challenges to its growth, development, and overall health. This study aimed to explore the impact of dietary arginine (Arg) addition on the growth, digestive capacity, and intestinal antioxidant response in fish under low temperature acclimation (18 °C). Total 720 fish were randomly distributed into six groups, each containing 120 fish. Over the course of eight weeks, each group was fed with diets about varying Arg concentrations (1.79–3.26 g/kg). The results indicated that Arg supplementation resulted in an increase in specific growth rate (SGR), feed intake (FI), feed efficiency (FE), as well as pancreatic enzyme activities in both pancreas and intestine. Conversely, malondialdehyde (MDA) and protein carbonyl (PC) contents initially decreased but increased with higher Arg concentrations. Glutathione peroxidase 1a (GPX1a) showed a positive correlation with nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor-2 (Nrf2), showing its role in antioxidative capacity. Furthermore, this study revealed that Arg significantly enhanced the activities of anti-superoxide anion, anti-hydroxyl radical, and anti-oxidative enzymes, along with the relative mRNA abundance of Copper-Zinc superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD), catalase, GPX1a, glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit (GCLC), and Nrf2 in the intestine. It was determined that yellow catfish weighing between 61.0 g and 89.0 g require an intake of 26.8 g of Arg per kilogram of diet based on polynomial regression analysis of specific growth rate (SGR), which is equivalent to 37.0 g of dietary protein, under sub-low temperature conditions of 18 °C. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f8c28d8bc84645d19d9b309463cabf3c2024-11-26T17:52:19ZengMDPI AGBiology2079-77372024-10-01131188110.3390/biology13110881Evaluation of the Dietary Arginine Supplementation on Yellow Catfish: From a Low-Temperature Farming PerspectiveQuanquan Cao0Mohamed S. Kisha1Alkhateib Gaafar2Abdelgayed Metwaly Younes3Haifeng Liu4Jun Jiang5College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaHormones Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo 12622, EgyptHydrobiology Department, National Research Centre, Cairo 999060, EgyptHydrobiology Department, National Research Centre, Cairo 999060, EgyptCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaThe yellow catfish is an economically significant freshwater fish with increasing importance in aquaculture. However, the low temperature environments prevalent in certain regions pose challenges to its growth, development, and overall health. This study aimed to explore the impact of dietary arginine (Arg) addition on the growth, digestive capacity, and intestinal antioxidant response in fish under low temperature acclimation (18 °C). Total 720 fish were randomly distributed into six groups, each containing 120 fish. Over the course of eight weeks, each group was fed with diets about varying Arg concentrations (1.79–3.26 g/kg). The results indicated that Arg supplementation resulted in an increase in specific growth rate (SGR), feed intake (FI), feed efficiency (FE), as well as pancreatic enzyme activities in both pancreas and intestine. Conversely, malondialdehyde (MDA) and protein carbonyl (PC) contents initially decreased but increased with higher Arg concentrations. Glutathione peroxidase 1a (GPX1a) showed a positive correlation with nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor-2 (Nrf2), showing its role in antioxidative capacity. Furthermore, this study revealed that Arg significantly enhanced the activities of anti-superoxide anion, anti-hydroxyl radical, and anti-oxidative enzymes, along with the relative mRNA abundance of Copper-Zinc superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD), catalase, GPX1a, glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit (GCLC), and Nrf2 in the intestine. It was determined that yellow catfish weighing between 61.0 g and 89.0 g require an intake of 26.8 g of Arg per kilogram of diet based on polynomial regression analysis of specific growth rate (SGR), which is equivalent to 37.0 g of dietary protein, under sub-low temperature conditions of 18 °C.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/13/11/881yellow catfishargininegrowth performancedigestive abilityantioxidant abilitylow-temperature |
| spellingShingle | Quanquan Cao Mohamed S. Kisha Alkhateib Gaafar Abdelgayed Metwaly Younes Haifeng Liu Jun Jiang Evaluation of the Dietary Arginine Supplementation on Yellow Catfish: From a Low-Temperature Farming Perspective Biology yellow catfish arginine growth performance digestive ability antioxidant ability low-temperature |
| title | Evaluation of the Dietary Arginine Supplementation on Yellow Catfish: From a Low-Temperature Farming Perspective |
| title_full | Evaluation of the Dietary Arginine Supplementation on Yellow Catfish: From a Low-Temperature Farming Perspective |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of the Dietary Arginine Supplementation on Yellow Catfish: From a Low-Temperature Farming Perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of the Dietary Arginine Supplementation on Yellow Catfish: From a Low-Temperature Farming Perspective |
| title_short | Evaluation of the Dietary Arginine Supplementation on Yellow Catfish: From a Low-Temperature Farming Perspective |
| title_sort | evaluation of the dietary arginine supplementation on yellow catfish from a low temperature farming perspective |
| topic | yellow catfish arginine growth performance digestive ability antioxidant ability low-temperature |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/13/11/881 |
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