Effects of dietary vitamin E on growth performance as well as intestinal structure and function of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus, Rafinesque 1818)

He,Min; Wang,Kaiyu; Liang,Xiaoxia; Fang,Jing; Geng,Yi; Chen,Zhengli; Pu,Haibo; Hu,Yaodong; Li,Xue; Liu,Ling

doi:10.3892/etm.2017.5295

Effects of dietary vitamin E on growth performance as well as intestinal structure and function of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus, Rafinesque 1818)

Authors:
- Min He
- Kaiyu Wang
- Xiaoxia Liang
- Jing Fang
- Yi Geng
- Zhengli Chen
- Haibo Pu
- Yaodong Hu
- Xue Li
- Ling Liu
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Affiliations: Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan, Animal's Medical College, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 625014, P.R. China
Published online on: October 12, 2017 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.5295
Pages: 5703-5710
Copyright: © He et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

To evaluate the impact of dietary vitamin E supplementation on growth performance, the intestinal structure and function of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus, Rafinesque 1818) was investigated. A total of 900 healthy channel catfish (weight, 5.20±0.15 g) were divided into four groups, which received experimental diets with different vitamin E content (0, 50, 100 or 1,000 mg/kg). At the end of the feeding trial (after 15 weeks), the growth and gut performance of the animals was determined. The digestive enzyme activity in hepatopancreas and gut was also detected. In addition, the height of intestinal fold, the thickness of the mucous membrane and the number of somatostatin‑positive cells was examined by histological analysis. Dietary vitamin E supplementation at 50 and 100 mg/kg significantly improved the growth and gut performance, which also increased the activity of several digestive enzymes compared to that in animals without vitamin E supplementation (P<0.05). In addition, vitamin E supplementation also significantly increased the height of intestinal fold and the thickness of the mucous membrane (P<0.05). Fish with dietary vitamin E supplementation at appropriate doses also had more somatostatin‑positive cells in than those without vitamin E supplementation (P<0.05). In conclusion, dietary vitamin E supplementation at 50 and 100 mg/kg was shown to improve the growth performance as well as intestinal structure and function of channel catfish.

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