Research Article

Dietary Sodium Butyrate Changed Intestinal Histology and Microbiota of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), but Did Not Promote Growth and Nutrient Utilization

Table 1

The formulation and proximate composition of experimental diets (air dry basis, g/kg).

IngredientsNaB supplementation in high fishmeal dietNaB supplementation in low fishmeal diet
0.01.02.00.01.02.0

Fish meal200.0200.0200.0100.0100.0100.0
Soy bean meal50.050.050.0225.0225.0225.0
Soy protein concentrate100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
Wheat flour259.5258.5257.5175.9174.9173.9
Corn gluten meal50.050.050.050.050.050.0
Cottonseed protein concentrate100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
Meat and bone meal90.090.090.090.090.090.0
Brewers dried yeast50.050.050.050.0.50.050.0
Fish oil30.030.030.037.037.037.0
Soybean oil30.030.030.030.030.030.0
DL-methionine0.00.00.00.90.90.9
L-Lysine0.00.00.00.70.70.7
Vitamin premixa10.010.010.010.010.010.0
Mineral premixb30.030.030.030.030.030.0
Y2O30.50.50.50.50.50.5
Total1000.01000.01000.01000.01000.01000.0
Proximate composition
Crude protein441.9437.5438.6434.0435.8436.0
Crude lipid85.481.577.982.082.281.6
Crude ash133.9135.1134.2128.6130.8131.1
Moisture63.665.260.362.163.760.9

aVitamin premix (mg or IU/kg diet): VA, 10000IU; VD3, 3000IU; VE, 150IU; VK3, 12.17 mg; VB1, 20 mg; VB2, 20 mg; VB3, 100 mg; VB6, 22 mg; VB12, 0.15 mg; VC, 1000 mg; biotin, 0.6 mg; folic acid, 8 mg; inositol, 500 mg. bMineral premix (mg/kg diet): iodine, 1.5 mg; cobalt, 0.6 mg; copper, 3 mg; iron, 63 mg; zinc, 89 mg; manganese, 11.45 mg; selenium, 0.24 mg; magnesium, 180 mg.