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Table 14.3 (continued)

Species Prebiotic Dose and length

of administration

Results References

Crucian carp
( Carassius auratus
gibelio )

XOS 50, 100 and

150mg kg − 1 - 45 days

↑

growth performance and digestive enzymes activities
→

Xu et al . (2009)

survival rate

MOS 60, 120, 240 and

480mg kg − 1 - 10weeks

↑

serum ALP, serum globulin concentration (240 and
480mgMOS kg − 1 ; prior to infection)
↑

Liu et al . (2013)

serum T3, T4, globulin, ALP, SOD, HSP70 gene expres-
sion and disease resistance against A . hydrophila (240
and 480mgMOS kg − 1 )
↓ serum globulin concentration 2 days after infection (240

and 480mgMOS kg − 1 )

1and2gkg − 1 - 56 days ↑

growth performance, serum lysozyme and SOD activi-
ties. Inclusion of 2 g kg − 1 MOS improve resistance against
A . hydrophila

Zhou et al . (2009a)

MOS and Chinese
medicines

XOS 0.15, 2.1 and

3.2 g kg − 1 - 45 days

↑

growth
→

Xu et al . (2009)

survival

↑

enzymatic activity

2 and 3 g kg − 1 - 56 days ↑

Gibel carp
( Carassius auratus )

Saccharoculture SGR He et al . (2011)

↓

FCR
Modulate the autochthonous gut microbiota

→

non-specific immunity factors

↑

immune responses (Ig, lysozyme activity and ACH50)
4.5 gMOS kg − 1

Akrami et al . (2012b)

MOS 1.5, 3 and

4.5 g kg − 1 - 8weeks

→

growth performance

1, 2 and 4 g kg − 1 -60
days + 7 days
(challenge)

↑

Indian carp
( Labeo rohita )

MOS growth, blood and serum parameters and resistance

against A . hydrophila (1 gMOS kg − 1 )

Andrews et al . (2009)

GroBiotic ® -A

20 g kg − 1 - 8weeks ↑ ↓ Fathead minnow

( Pimephales
promelas )

FC and Acinetobacter sp. whole-body Na indepen- Lochmann et al .

(2011) dently of water hardness