Title

Use of Potato Starch in Diets of Tropical Gar (Atractosteus tropicus, Gill 1863) Larvae

Author

CARLOS ALFONSO FRIAS QUINTANA

CARLOS ALFONSO ALVAREZ GONZALEZ

DARIEL TOVAR RAMIREZ

RAFAEL MARTINEZ GARCIA

SUSANA CAMARILLO COOP

EMYR SAUL PEÑA MARIN

MARIO ALBERTO GALAVIZ ESPINOZA

Access level

Open Access

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

Publication reference

doi: DOI: 10.3390/fishes2010003

URL/URL: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/fishes

ISSN/ISSN: 2410-3888

Subjects

growth, cannibalism, digestive enzymes, fish larvae, dietary carbohydrate, protein sparing - (AUTOR) BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA - (CTI) CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA - (CTI) BIOLOGÍA ANIMAL (ZOOLOGÍA) - (CTI) COMPORTAMIENTO ANIMAL - (CTI)

Summary or description

"Tropical gar, Atractosteus tropicus, is a carnivorous fish species from Southern México with high value and acceptance in local markets. Therefore, the present study aims to spare proteins in diets for larviculture of this species. An experiment was performed using three different experimental diets with increasing carbohydrate levels based on potato starch (S) and decreasing protein content (P) and total energy: 16% S (16% S–44% P), 22% S (22% S–40% P) and 28% S (28% S–36% P). Tropical gar larvae (five days post-hatching, 2.1 mm

average notochordal length) were assessed for growth, survival, degree of cannibalism, and digestive enzyme activities for 30 days. Highest growth and survival (24%), as well as the lowest cannibalism (33%), was seen in larvae fed the 28% S diet, and these larvae

also had the highest lipase, amylase and glucosidase activities (0.28, 0.56 and 0.11 units, respectively). Protease activity (alkaline protease, trypsin, chymotrypsin, and leucine aminopeptidase) was higher in the larvae fed the 22% S diet than in those given the 16% S and 28% S diets. In conclusion, dietary inclusion of potato starch at 28% S enhanced growth, survival and some digestive enzyme activities, and decreased cannibalism in the larval gar. Potato starch could replace dietary protein as a major source of energy for A. tropicus larvae, thereby reducing the cost of diets."

Publisher

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

Publish date

2017

Publication type

Article

Publication version

Published Version

Information Resource

http://cibnor.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1001/741

Format

application/pdf

Source

Fishes

Language

English

Source repository

Repositorio Institucional CIBNOR

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