Research Article

Plant-Based Additivities Improved the Growth Performance and Immune Response, and Mitigated the Inflammatory Signalling in Channel Catfish Fed a High-Fat Diet

Table 1

Formulation and proximate composition (%) of the experimental diets.

IngredientsNDHFHF + RHF + GAHF + B

Fishmeal88888
Soybean meal3030303030
Rapeseed meal11.411.411.411.411.4
Cottonseed meal1515151515
Mixed oila4.9210.0210.0210.0210.02
Corn starch27.1722.0722.0722.0722.07
Dicalcium bisphosphate1.81.81.81.81.8
Salt0.40.40.40.40.4
Premixb11111
Ethoxyquin0.30.30.30.30.3
Resveratrol (mg/kg)0040000
Glycyrrhetinic acid (mg/kg)0000.30
Berberine (mg/kg)000050

Proximate composition
Crude protein33.0233.0533.0132.9833
Ether extract5.9711.0110.9811.0311.01
Gross energy (MJ/kg)15.6018.5018.4018.4018.50

aFish oil and corn oil (1 : 1). bPremix supplied the following minerals (g/kg) and vitamins (IU or mg/kg): CuSO4·5H2O, 2.0 g; FeSO4·7H2O, 25 g; ZnSO4·7H2O, 22 g; MnSO4·4H2O, 7 g; Na2SeO3, 0.04 g; KI, 0.026 g; CoCl2·6H2O, 0.1 g; Vitamin A, 900,000 IU; Vitamin D, 200,000 IU; Vitamin E, 4,500 mg; Vitamin K3, 220 mg; Vitamin B1, 320 mg; Vitamin B2, 1,090 mg; Niacin, 2,800 mg; Vitamin B5, 2,000 mg; Vitamin B6, 500 mg; Vitamin C, 5,000 mg; Pantothenate, 1,000 mg; Folic acid, 165 mg; Choline, 60,000 mg.