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The potential of bitter orange peel powder (BOPP) as a nutritional strategy for fish was investigated in Nile tilapia. A total of 120 juveniles with an average initial weight of 9.8 ± 0.7 g were divided into four groups, replicated three times, resulting in 12 experimental units (60 L each) at a stocking density of 1.63 g of fish per liter. Productive parameters, whole-body composition, blood biochemistry, erythroid morphometry, intestinal histology, and heat tolerance were assessed in the juveniles subjected to one of the following treatments: non-supplemented basal diet (control group); basal diet with BOPP at 10 g/kg (BOPP10 group); basal diet with BOPP at 20 g/kg (BOPP20 group); and basal diet with BOPP at 40 g/kg (BOPP40 group). The BOPP additive had a positive influence on Nile tilapia growth, as final weight and weight gain were greater in all BOPP-treated fish, despite the reduction in crude protein in BOPP10 and BOPP20 groups. Fish receiving BOPP40 had an increase in total lipids and showed the highest levels of triglycerides and total cholesterol. Villi development was greater in the tilapia given BOPP10. It may be concluded that BOPP presented the most promising results for Nile tilapia juveniles when used at 10 g/kg diet. Regarding the erythroid morphometry, there was a general increase in nuclear and cytoplasmic areas in BOPP-fed tilapia; this seems to be the first report on the direct impact of the inclusion of functional additives in fish diet upon such parameters. As concerns the thermal tolerance evaluated at the end of the feeding trial, no differences were registered among the experimental groups. Thus, BOPP represents a feasible alternative ingredient to be explored in fish nutrition, since orange peel is a natural low-cost source of essential nutrients and valuable bioactive compounds.
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O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a influência da adição de farinha de resíduos de jundiá (Rhamdia quelen) na dieta de exemplares desta espécie sobre a bioquímica plasmática, parâmetros hepáticos e digestivos. No experimento I (EXP I), compararam-se dietas com 30% de farinha de carne e ossos suína (FCO), farinha de carcaça de jundiás com vísceras (FCJCV), farinha de carcaça de jundiá sem vísceras (FCJSV) e farinha de jundiás inteiros (FJI). No experimento II (EXP II), níveis de inclusão de FCJCV foram testados (0; 3,75; 7,5; 15 e 30%). No plasma, foram quantificadas proteínas totais circulantes, colesterol total, triglicerídeos, glicose, albumina e aminoácidos. No fígado, analisou-se glicose, amônia, proteínas totais, glicogênio, aminoácidos e transaminases. No estômago, foi determinada a atividade de protease ácida e, no intestino, tripsina e quimotripsina. No EXP I, foram observados menores níveis de glicose no plasma e alanina aminotransferase (ALT) no fígado, para o tratamento FCJSV, e maiores índices destes para FCO. A atividade da protease ácida e da quimotripsina foram menores para a FCO e maior para a FCJCV. No EXP II, os índices de aminoácidos livres e colesterol total no plasma aumentaram com a elevação dos níveis de inclusão da FCJCV na dieta. A incorporação de farinhas de resíduos de jundiá à dieta altera a bioquímica plasmática, os parâmetros hepáticos e digestivos dos juvenis de jundiá, porém essas alterações não influenciaram na saúde dos peixes, demonstrando sua qualidade nutricional e eficiência no uso em dietas para peixes.
The objective of this study was to analyze the influence of the addition of jundiá (Rhamdia quelen) waste meal in the diet of this species, on plasmatic biochemistry, liver and digestive parameters. Experiment I (EXP I) compared diets with 30% of meat and swine bones (FCO), Jundiá carcass meal with viscera (FCJCV), Jundiá carcass meal without viscera (FCJSV) and full Jundiá meal (FJI). In experiment II (EXP II), different FCJCV levels were tested (0, 3.75, 7.5, 15, and 30%). Total circulating proteins, cholesterol, triglyceride, glucose, albumin and amino acids were quantified in plasma. Glucose, ammonia, total protein, glycogen, amino acids and transaminases were analyzed in the liver. The acid protease activity was determined in the stomach, and trypsin and chymotrypsin activity were established in the intestine. EXP I, found a lower glucose concentration in plasma and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in the liver for FCJSV treatment and higher levels of these parameters for FCO treatment. The activity of acid protease and chymotrypsin were lower for FCO and higher for FCJCV. In EXP II, rates of free amino acids and total cholesterol in plasma increased with increasing levels FCJCV dietary. The incorporation of Jundiá waste meal diet modified plasmatic biochemistry, liver and digestive parameters of Jundiá juveniles, but these changes did not influence the fish health, demonstrating its nutritional quality and efficiency in fish diet.