Response of gut microbiota, antioxidation, and disease resistance to Pacific shrimp fed distiller’s dried grains with solubles replaced soybean meal

• Published in: Aquaculture international 2024-12, Vol.32 (6), p.7551-7573
• Main Authors: Yohana, Mpwaga Alatwinusa, Ray, Gyan Watson, Qihui, Yang, Shiyu, Kou, Tan, Beiping, Wu, Jiahua, Mao, Minling, GE, Zhan bo, Feng, Lan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Alanine; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Diet; Disease resistance; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Grain; Intestinal flora; Life Sciences; Malondialdehyde; Microbial flora; Microbiota; Mortality; Soybeans; Survival; Zoology
• ISSN: 0967-6120; 1573-143X
• DOI: 10.1007/s10499-024-01529-w

This experiment aimed to examine the potential of distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) meal as a substitute for soybean meal (SBM) in the Pacific shrimp diet. The study aimed to investigate how DDGS affected disease resistance, antioxidation, and gut microbiota. Eight hundred forty shrimp were given varied diets with varying concentrations of DDGS. D1 (0%), D2 (2%), D3 (4%), D4 (6%), D5 (8%), D6 (10%), and D7 (12%) were the DDGS levels. Each group had three replicates of the 56-day experiment. Initially, the weight was 0.19 ± 0.00 g. The survival rate was consistently 100% for shrimp-fed DDGS, except for group 7 (12%) and the control group, where shrimp mortality was observed. The total protein (TP) content was improved as the inclusion level of DDGS increased. The glucose (GLU) exhibited a downward trend with higher DDGS inclusion. Similarly, the TG and CHO levels in the serum decreased as the DDGS levels increased. The activities of ALT (alanine transaminase) and AST (aspartate aminotransferase) decreased as the dietary DDGS increased, with the control group showing significantly higher ALT and AST activities than those fed DDGS diets ( P