Corn-expressed dietary phytase augments vertebral and scale mineral content in juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
2011
FOX, S.W. | DAVIES, S.J.
Fishmeal (FM) is increasingly being replaced by plant proteins which are a relatively poor phosphorous source for mineralized tissues. To promote P availability plant-based feedstuffs are supplemented with exogenous phytase. However, the effect of phytase on skeletal development in juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) which have distinct mineral requirements is poorly understood. To address this juvenile trout were fed FM diet, a replacement feed (soybean meal, SBM) in which 50% (460 g kg⁻¹) of crude protein (from FM) was substituted with soybean-meal or SBM supplemented with microbial or corn-expressed phytase. Vertebral and scale morphology, remodelling and mineralization were then assessed by histomorphometric and colorimetric assays. Body weight and SGR of trout fed SBM was lower than FM fed fish with no improvement noted with any phytase supplement. Vertebral mineral content and autocentrum morphology were similar in trout fed SBM or FM and supplementation with microbial-phytase did not enhance these parameters at any concentration. However, scale and vertebral mineral content were significantly enhanced in trout fed SBM supplemented with corn-expressed phytase 1500 FTU kg⁻¹ (vertebral phosphorus P = 0.014, Ca P = 0.026; scale phosphorus P = 0.012). Thus, SBM feeds supplemented with corn-expressed phytase could help reduce FM usage and generate a more robust skeleton less prone to deformity.
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