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Aquaculture International
Springer Nature
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A long-term feeding study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation
with dried Siraitia grosvenorii fruit (SGF) on the growth performance, antioxidant
status, hemolymph biochemistry, immune response, and resistance to Vibrio parahaemolyticus
of Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp. Two hundred and forty healthy shrimp were
randomly assigned to four experimental groups. Shrimp was fed a basal diet containing 0
(SGF0), 300 (SGF300), 450 (SGF450), or 600 (SGF600) mg of Siraitia grosvenorii fruit
(SGF) per kilogram of feed for a 90-day feeding trial. The results demonstrated that dietary
supplementation with SGF significantly enhanced growth performance and feed utilization
(P < 0.05) in shrimp. Significantly higher levels of crude protein and lipid content
were observed in the SGF-supplemented groups compared to the control group (P < 0.05).
Shrimp in all SGF-supplemented groups exhibited significant enhancements in serum
digestive enzyme activities (amylase, lipase, and protease; P < 0.001) and immunoglobulin
levels (IgA and IgM; P < 0.001). Moreover, blood protein levels were significantly elevated
in the SGF450 and SGF600 groups compared to the control group (P < 0.001). SGF supplementation
significantly decreased liver enzyme activities (GGT, AST, LDH, and ALT),
with the most pronounced reductions observed at the 450 and 600 mg/kg diet levels. All
SGF groups significantly lowered the lipid profile, including total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides
(TG), and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) compared to diet-free SGF (P < 0.05).
Dietary inclusion of 450 or 600 mg of SGF/kg diet significantly enhanced antioxidant
parameters, such as total antioxidant capacity (TAC), glutathione (GSH), catalase (CAT),
and superoxide dismutase (SOD) compared to SGF300 and control groups (P < 0.05). Conversely,
all SGF-supplemented groups exhibited a significant decrease in malondialdehyde
(MDA) levels. The expression of the growth hormone (GH) gene and antioxidant-related
genes (catalase, cMnSOD, and GPx1) was significantly upregulated following SGF supplementation.
The survival rate was higher in shrimp given SGF in their diets. In conclusion,
dietary supplementation with SGF enhanced blood health and growth performance in
shrimp by stimulating antioxidant gene expression and immune function. These findings
suggest the potential of SGF as a promising growth promoter in shrimp aquaculture.
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