Abstract:
In order to study the effects of long-term feeding β-1,3-glucan on blood metabolites and muscle immune related enzyme activities of cultured
Litopenaeus vannamei at low salinity (5), we fed the fish with initial body mass of (0.65 ± 0.01) g with four diets containing 0, 250, 500 and 1 000 mg·kg
−1 β-1,3-glucan, respectively, for 84 d. The results show that the highest values of serum lactate and muscle lysozyme activity appeared on the 14
th day after ingestion. Levels of total protein, glucose, cholesterol and triglyceride reached their maximum levels at 42
nd day. Activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase and anti-O
2 − reached their maximum levels at 56
th day. The levels of glucose, cholesterol, triglyceride, lactate and superoxide dismutase were significantly higher in 250 mg·kg
−1 β-1,3-glucan-containing diets than those in the control diet (
P<0.05). The contents of total protein and anti-O
2 − were significantly higher in 500 mg·kg
−1 β-1,3-glucan-containing diet than those in the control diet (
P<0.05). The activities of catalase and lysozyme were significantly higher in 250 or 500 mg·kg
−1 β-1,3-glucan-containing diets than those in the control diet (
P<0.05). Feeding 250 or 500 mg·kg
−1 β-1,3-glucan diets for 14, 42 or 56 d is recommended to improve shrimp's nutrition metabolism and immune ability.