Although it has been hypothesized that a predictable feeding regime in animals allows physiological variables to be adjusted to maximize nutrient utilization and,hence,better growth performance,the assumption has rarely been tested.This study compares the effects of time-restricted versus free access self-feeding on the growth,feeding behavior and daily digestive enzyme rhythms of Atlantic salmon(Salmo salar).In an experiment that lasted 6 weeks,fish(109.9 g) were divided into two groups:group 1 had free access to a self-feeder(FA);group 2 received three meals per day(2 h per meal) at dawn,midday and dusk via a time-restricted self-feeder(TR).At the end of the experiment,the fish were sampled every 3 h over a24-h period.The results showed that the TR fish quickly synchronized their feeding behavior to the feeding window and their blood glucose showed a significant postprandial increase,while FA fish displayed no statistically significant rhythms(P>0.05).Pepsin activity of TR fish also showed a significant daily rhythm(P<0.05) with the acrophase at the second feed and a decrease over the next 12 h.Average daily trypsin,lipase and amylase levels of FA fish were significantly lower than those of TR fish(P<0.01);however,the growth performance of both groups was similar(P>0.05).In conclusion,the study failed to confirm a link between the entrainment of daily digestive enzyme profiles and growth performance,with the TR group showing comparatively poor blood glucose regulation.
The present study sampled the intestinal content of healthy and unhealthy Atlantic salmon （Salmo salar L.）, the ambient water of unhealthy fish, and the biofilter material in the recirculating aquaculture system （RAS） to understand differences in the intestinal microbiota. The V4--V5 regions of the prokaryotic 16S rRNA genes in the samples were analyzed by MiSeq high-throughput sequencing. The fish were adults with no differences in body length or weight. Representative members of the intestinal microbiota were identified. The intestinal microbiota of the healthy fish included Proteobacteria （44.33%）, Actinobacteria （17.89%）, Baeteroidetes （15.25%）, and Firmicutes （9.11%）, among which the families Mierococcaceae and Oxalobacteraceae and genera Sphingomonas, Streptomyces, Pedobacter, Janthinobacterium, Burkholderia, and Balneimonas were most abundant. Proteobacteria （70.46%）, Bacteroidetes （7.59%）, and Firmicutes （7.55%） dominated the microbiota of unhealthy fish, and Chloroflexi （2.71%）, and Aliivibrio and Vibrio as well as genera in the family Aeromonadaceae were most strongly represented. Overall, the intestinal hindgut microbiota differed between healthy and unhealthy fish. This study offers a useful tool for monitoring the health status of fish and for screening the utility of probiotics by studying the intestinal microbiota.
WANG ChunSUN GuoxiangLI ShuangshuangLI XianLIU Ying
利用 A 值法与活菌平板计数法,测定了杀鲑气单胞菌在不同条件下的生长曲线,研究了不同温度及pH对杀鲑气单胞菌（Aeromonas salmonicha）生长的影响。结果表明,活菌计数法更能真实的反映细菌数量的动态变化。在28℃,15℃,10℃,5℃条件下,随着温度降低,杀鲑气单胞菌生长速率明显下降；在pH6.0-8.0时,酸性条件能明显抑制杀鲑气单胞菌的生长；在28℃、pH7.5条件下,杀鲑气单胞菌生长速率最快,达到稳定期时细菌数量也最多。在养殖生产过程中,为了抑制杀鲑气单胞菌的生长繁殖,建议在不影响鱼类正常生长的条件下,尽量降低养殖水体温度并合理控制水体pH,以降低养殖鱼类发病率。
