The Effect of Hydrolyzed Insect Meals in Sea Trout Fingerling (<i>Salmo trutta</i> m. <i>trutta</i>) Diets on Growth Performance, Microbiota and Biochemical Blood Parameters
2020
Zuzanna Mikołajczak | Mateusz Rawski | Jan Mazurkiewicz | Bartosz Kierończyk | Damian Józefiak
The present study is the first introduction of hydrolyzed superworm meal in sea trout nutrition. It was conducted to evaluate the effects of inclusion in the diet of hydrolyzed insect meals as a partial replacement for fishmeal on growth performance, feed utilization, organosomatic indices, serum biochemical parameters, gut histomorphology, and microbiota composition of sea trout (<i>Salmo trutta</i> m. <i>trutta</i>). The experiment was performed on 225 sea trout fingerlings distributed into three groups (3 tanks/treatment, 25 fish/tank). The control diet was fishmeal-based. In the experimental groups, 10% of hydrolyzed mealworm (TMD) and superworm (ZMD) meals were included. The protein efficiency ratio was lower in the TMD and ZMD. Higher organosomatic indices and liver lipid contents were found in the group fed ZMD. The ZMD increased levels of aspartate aminotransferase, and decreased levels of alkaline phosphatase. The <i>Aeromonas</i> spp. and <i>Enterococcus</i> spp. populations decreased in the ZMD. The concentrations of the <i>Carnobacterium</i> spp. decreased in the ZMD and TMD, as did that of the <i>Lactobacillus</i> group in the TMD. In conclusion, insect meals may be an alternative protein source in sea trout nutrition, as they yield satisfying growth performance and have the capability to modulate biochemical blood parameters and microbiota composition.
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