Effect of Fructooligosaccharide (FOS) and Xylooligosaccharide (XOS) on growth and hematology of Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Silver carp)
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Fructooligosaccharide (FOS), growth performance, hematology, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, Xylooligosaccharide (XOS)Abstract
This study's main goal was to assess how Fructooligosaccharide (FOS) and Xylooligosaccharide (XOS) affect the growth and hematology of Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Silver Carp). FOS and XOS are rich in plant sugars that occur naturally in many fruits and vegetables and are also known for their digestibility, non-carcinogenic activity, lowering mortality, and increasing survival rates. For the experiment, 180 fish were collected from research ponds and allocated for sixty days in control (commercial feed) and experimental sets (FOS and XOS). A completely randomized design (CRD) was applied as the experimental design to compare treatment means. Fish in T2 with XOS gain more weight (0.685±0.082g) than T1 with FOS (0.529±0.075g) and T0 with commercial feed (0.35±0.037g). T2 had the greatest length gain (0.560±0.055cm), compared to T1 (0.505±0.049cm) and T0 (0.347±0.055cm). In comparison to T1 (1.260±0.112g) and T0 (1.156±0.11g), T2 had a greater specific growth rate (SGR) (1.364±0.161g), and compared to T1 (2.012±0.176) and T0 (2.230±0.187), T2 had a reduced feed conversion ratio (FCR) (1.787±0.154). The highest survival rate was shown in T2 (95%). T2 had higher average RBC×106/μL values (3.044±0.19) than T1 (2.628±0.184) and T0 (2.192±0.115), among other data. T2 had more WBCs×103/μL (32.68±0.279) than T1 (31.78±0.214) and T0 (30.42±0.186). The mean hemoglobin levels (g/dL) in T0, T1, and T2 were 5.106±0.029, 5.276±0.034 and 5.566±0.045, respectively. Weekly, all physicochemical parameters were monitored and maintained regularly. The findings indicated that, in comparison to FOS and commercial feed, adding XOS in fish feed proved to be more effective at enhancing H. molitrix's growth and hematology.
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