Effects
of dietary steviol glycosides on the growth, feed intake and intestinal
short-chain fatty acids in red hybrid tilapia
J.M.S.
Choy1, N. Romano2,3*, M. Ebrahimi4 and Mohd.
S. Kamarudin2
1Ministry of Higher
Education Malaysia, Jerantut Community College, 27000 Pahang, Malaysia
2Department of
Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400
Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
3Aquaculture/Fisheries
Center, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, 1200 North University Drive,
Pine Bluff 71601, AR, USA
4Department of
Veterinary Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti
Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
*Corresponding
Author E-mail: romano.nicholas5@gmail.com
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Key
words
Feed attractant
Red hybrid tilapia
Short chain fatty acids
Stevia rebaudiana
Steviol glycosides
Publication Data
Paper received : 08.08.2017
Revised received : 09.10.2017
Re-revised received :
15.11.2017
Accepted : 28.12.2017
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Abstract
Aim: Stevia is a
natural sweetener but is not readily metabolized or fermentable in animals.
It may have potential as a feed attractant; however, there is limited
information on the effects of dietary Stevia in fish. ??
Methodology: A 76-day-study
was performed to assess the growth, feed intake, body indices, muscle
proximate composition and intestinal short chain fatty acids (SCFA) in red
hybrid tilapia fed with increasing Stevia (steviol glycosides) at 0, 1, 3 and
6%. A second experiment was performed to determine any changes in plasma
glucose, cholesterol or triglyceride levels in red hybrid tilapia at 1, 3, 6,
12 and 24 hr after being fed 0 or 6% Stevia. ???
Results: In experiment 1,
dietary Stevia had no significant effect (p > 0.05) on any of the measured
parameters in tilapia and in experiment 2, dietary Stevia had no significant
effect (p > 0.05) on the tested plasma biochemistry.
Interpretation: These findings
indicate that Stevia did not improve diet palatability to tilapia, as well as
not being metabolized for energy or fermented.? Based on these findings,
there is no advantage to including Stevia at the tested levels in the diets
of tilapia.
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