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Table 14.6 Prebiotic applications in Sparidae.

Species Prebiotic Dose and length

of administration

Results References

5 and 10mg kg − 1 -up
to 2weeks

→

Gilthead sea
bream

Inulin HK leukocyte peroxidise, phagocytic activity, respiratory burst and

natural cytotoxic activities
↓

Cerezuela et al .
(2008)

phagocytosis and respiratory burst of leukocytes

↑

serum complement activity, phagocytic ability

Inulin 10, 15 and

30 g kg − 1 - 4weeks

Cerezuela et al .
(2012)

→

phagocytic capacity, expression of immune-related genes in HK

resistance against P . damselae subsp. piscicida (10 g inulin kg − 1 )

→

10 g kg − 1 - 4weeks ↑

Inulin villi height, intestine diameter, IEL Cerezuela et al .

(2013a)

↓

goblet cells, microvilli height
Modulate the gut microbiota

10 g kg − 1 - 4weeks ↑

Inulin gene expression of IL-8, β -actin, occludin and transferrin

Expressions of the other genes were not significantly affected

Cerezuela et al .
(2013b)

↑

MOS 2 and

4gkg − 1 - 9weeks

growth parameters, intestinal histology and intestinal microbiota Dimitroglou et al .

(2010a)

→

liver and proximate carcass content

↑

MOS 2 and

4gkg − 1 - 2weeks

increased total leukocyte number/alterations in circulating propor-
tions
→

Dimitroglou et al .
(2011a)

blood serum lysozyme, alternative complement haemolytic activity,
relative abundance of the identified bacterial species
↓ aerobic culturable intestinal microbial load

↑

MOS 2 and

4gkg − 1 - 12weeks

growth parameters, feed utilization and apparent protein and car-
bohydrate digestibility
→

Gültepe et al .
(2011)

carcass protein levels

MOS 2 and

4gkg − 1 - 12weeks

No effect on haematological parameters and liver histology Gültepe et al .

(2012)

20 g kg − 1 - 20 days ↑

White sea
bream

MOS incorporated
in Artemia

intestinal histology, salinity challenge tolerance Dimitroglou et al .

(2010b)

→

larval growth performance, mortality

8 g kg − 1 - 114 days

Sharpsnout sea
bream

MOS and FOS

→

growth performance, ADC of dry matter, protein, lipid and energy Piccolo et al . (2011)

8 g kg − 1 - 150 days ↑ MOS and inulin moisture Piccolo et al . (2012)

→ growth performance, crude protein and ash

↓ crude lipid

Some fatty acid (16:0, 18:1 n-9 and 20:5 n-3 ) of total lipid were

significantly affected