Research Article

Effects of Partial Substitution of Fish Meal by Soybean Meal with or without Heat-Killed Lactobacillus plantarum (LP20) on Growth Performance, Digestibility, and Immune Response of Amberjack, Seriola dumerili Juveniles

Table 1

Formulation of the experimental diets (% dry matter).

IngredientSoybean meal (SBM) replacement, % (HK-LP Prep., %)
SBM0SBM15SBM15(0.1)SBM30SBM30(0.1)SBM45 SBM45(0.1)

Brown fish meal1615151404030.530.5
Soybean meal20151530304545
Wheat flour10885511
Soybean lecithin33333333
Pollack liver oil45555555
Vitamin mixture53333333
Mineral mixture63333333
Stay-C70.10.10.10.10.10.10.1
Activated gluten85555555
α-Cellulose95.635.534.174.072.22.1
Amino acid premix90.91.271.271.731.732.22.2
HK-LP Prep10000.100.100.1

Total100100100100100100100

Nihon Suisan Co. Ltd (Tokyo, Japan), 2J. Oil Mills, Japan, 3,4Riken Vitamins, Tokyo, Japan.
5Vitamin mixture (g kg−1 diet): -carotene, 0.10; Vitamin D3, 0.01; Menadione NaHSO3⋅3H2O (K3), 0.05; DL--tochopheryl acetate (E), 0.38; thiamine-nitrate (B1), 0.06; riboflavin (B2), 0.19; pyridoxine-HCl (B6), 0.05; cyanocobalamin (B12), 0.0001; biotin, 0.01; inositol, 3.85; niacine (Nicotic acid), 0.77; Ca pantothenate, 0.27; folic acid, 0.01; choline chloride, 7.87; -aminobenzoic acid, 0.38; cellulose, 1.92.
6Mineral mixture (g kg−1 diet): MgSO4, 5.07; Na2HPO4, 3.23; K2HPO4, 8.87; Fe citrate, 1.10; Ca lactate, 12.09; Al(OH)3, 0.01; ZnSO4, 0.13; CuSO4, 0.004; MnSO4, 0.03; Ca(IO3)2, 0.01; CoSO4, 0.04.
7L-ascrobil-2-phosphate-Mg.
8Glico Nutrition Company Ltd. Osaka, Japan. Commercial name: “A-glu SS”.
9Amino acid premix (g 100 g−1 diet) at soybean meal replacement level of 15%; the mixed amino acids just as follows: lysine, 0.20; methionine, 0.17; alanine, 0.30; betaine, 0.30; glycine, 0.30. Amino acid premix (g 100 g−1diet) at fish meal replacement level of 30%; the mixed amino acids just as follows: lysine, 0.46; methionine, 0.38; alanine, 0.30; betaine, 0.30; glycine, 0.30. Amino acid premix (g 100 g−1diet) at fish meal replacement level of 45%; the mixed amino acids just as follows: lysine, 0.72; methionine, 0.58; alanine, 0.30; betaine, 0.30; glycine, 0.30.
10HK-LP Prep: preparation of heat-killed Lactobacillus plantarum made by House Wellness Foods Corp. (Itami, Japan).