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Effect of Dietary Administration of Efinol® FG on Growth and Enzymatic Activities of Channa striatus (Bloch, 1793)
R. Arthi Manju, M.A. Haniffa, S.V. Arun Singh, C. Muthu Ramakrishnan, M. Dhanaraj, B. Xavier Innocent, S. Seetharaman and A. Jesu Arockiaraj

Abstract: The probiotic Efinol® FG was added to basal diet (control) in four concentrations viz., T1-103 cells g-1 incorporated diet; T2-104, T3-105 and T4-106 cells g-1 and supplied to the striped snakehead Channa striatus. C. striatus fed with probiotic diet showed significantly better growth performance (p<0.05) than those fed on basal diet alone. The total heterotrophic gut bacterial count in T4 was higher 7.7±1.89x108 CFU g-1 when compared to that of the other 3 trials as well as control diet. The mean digestive enzyme activity of all probiotic treatments was significantly different (p<0.05) from that of the control. The protease activity of 2, 3 and T4 was significantly >T1 and the control. Among the different probiotic trials no significant difference was noticed between 3 and T4. The amylase activity of T4 was the highest 68.71±5.23 U mg-1 and significantly different (p<0.05) from that of the control 47.83±3.75 U mg-1 and T1 49.97±3.98 U mg-1. All the probiotic treated C. striatus showed higher lipase activity than that of the control 78.93±5.31 U g-1.

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R. Arthi Manju, M.A. Haniffa, S.V. Arun Singh, C. Muthu Ramakrishnan, M. Dhanaraj, B. Xavier Innocent, S. Seetharaman and A. Jesu Arockiaraj, 2011. Effect of Dietary Administration of Efinol® FG on Growth and Enzymatic Activities of Channa striatus (Bloch, 1793). Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 10: 796-801.

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