Prebiotics in Finfish: An Update - Aquaculture Nutrition: Gut Health, Probiotics and Prebiotics - page 363

1.5, 3 or 4.5 g kg − 1 -
90 days

1.5 g kg − 1 ↑ MOS growth rate

1.5 g and 3 g kg − 1

Yilmaz et al . (2007)

↑ intestinal villi

→ FC, HSI, intestinal morphology

GroBiotic ® -A 20 g kg − 1 - 9weeks ↑

survival of fish after experimental challenge with IHNV
→

Sealy et al . (2007)

weight gain, FCR, carcass composition or immune
gene expression and non-specific immune response

GroBiotic ® -A

5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and
30 g kg − 1 - 12weeks

↑

SGR, CF and PER
→

Azari et al . (2011a;
2011b) FCR

Carcass composition (protein and lipid), gut microbiota
(TVC LAB levels) were affected when feeding 15, 20, 25
and 30 g kg − 1

Inulin 5 and 20 g kg − 1 - 8weeks

↑

lysozyme, IgM, leukocyte levels and resistance against
Streptococcus sp. challenge

Sheikholesami et al . (2007)

Inulin 10, 20 and

30 g kg − 1 - 8weeks

↑

SGR when the fish were fed the basal diet (not
supplemented with inulin)
→

Akrami et al . (2009a)

on FCR, PER, CF and SR

5 and 10 g kg − 1 - 7weeks ↑ Inulin and FOS BW

→

Ortiz et al . (2012)

on body chemical composition (moisture, CP, TL
and ash)
↓ FCR

Affect some gut microbiota

1 g kg − 1 - 105 days → FOS SGR, FCR and survival

↓

Rehulka et al . (2011)

serum creatinine, Na + and ALP

150 g kg − 1 - 4weeks Arctic charr Inulin Intestinal cell damage Olsen et al . (2001)

150 g kg − 1 - 4weeks ↓

Inulin TVC

Microbiota - control:
Pseudomonas , Psychrobacter glacincola ,
Carnobacterium divergens . Micrococcus ,
Staphylococcus , Streptococcus
Microbiota - inulin:
Bacillus , Carnobacterium maltaromaticum ,
Staphylococcus , Streptococcus .
Different colonization pattern on
enterocytes surface

Ringø et al . (2006)

Symbols represent an increase (

↑

), no effect (

→

)ordecrease(

↓

) in the parameter of the prebiotic relative to the control.