Dietary supplementation of chitin and chitosan depresses growth in tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus X O. aureus

Aquaculture

Volumn 179, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 439-446

  Shiau, Shi Yen ^a   Yu, Yi Ping ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chitin; Chitosan; Dietary fiber; Fish; Nutrition; Oreochromis spp.; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033198218     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(99)00177-5     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. AOAC (Association of Official Analytical Chemists), 1995. In: Cunniff, P. (Ed.), Official Methods of Analysis, 16th edn. Arlington, VA.
2. Arthur D. The determination of chromium in animal feed and excreta by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Can. J. Spectosc. 15:1970;1-4.
3. Chou B.S., Shiau S.Y. Optimal dietary lipid level for growth of juvenile hybrid tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus×O. aureus. Aquaculture. 143:1996;185-195.
4. Deuchi K., Kanauchi O., Imasato Y., Kobayashi E. Decreasing effect of chitosan on the apparent fat digestibility by rats fed on a high-fat diet. Biosci. Biotech. Biochem. 58:1994;1613-1616.
5. Edwards, A.C., 1995. The physiological effects of dietary fiber. In: Kritchevsky, D., Bonefield, C. (Eds.), Dietary Fiber in Health and Disease. Eagan Press, St. Paul, MN, pp. 51-71.
6. Fillar, L.T., Wirick, M.G., 1978. Bulk and solution properties of chitosan. In: Muzzarelli, A.A., Pariser, E.R. (Eds.), International Conference on Chitin and Chitosan at MIT. Proc. 1st, pp. 169-181.
7. Kono M., Matsui T., Shimizu C. Effect of chitin, chitosan and cellulose as diet supplements on the growth of cultured fish. Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi. 53:1987;125-129.
8. Lindsay G.J.H., Walton M.J., Adron J.W., Fletcher T.C., Cho C.Y., Cowey C.B. The growth of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) given diets containing chitin and its relationship to chitinolytic enzymes and chitin digestibility. Aquaculture. 37:1984;315-334.
9. Mackeown-Eyssen G.E., Bright-See E. Dietary factors in colon cancer: international relationships. Nutr. Cancer. 6:1984;160-170.
10. Muzzarelli, R.A.A., 1977. Enzymatic synthesis of chitin and chitosan. Occurrence of chitin. In: Muzzarelli, R.A.A. (Eds.), Chitin, Pregamon Press, New York, NY, pp. 5-44.
11. Oku T., Kunishi F., Hosoy N. Mechanism of inhibitory effect of unavailable carbohydrate on intestinal calcium absorption. J. Nutr. 112:1982;410-415.
12. Schneeman B.O., Tinker L.F. Dietary fiber. Pediatr. Nutr. 42:1995;825-838.
13. Shah N., Atallah M.T., Mahoney R.R., Pellett P.L. Effect of dietary fiber components on fecal nitrogen excretion and protein utilization in growing rats. J. Nutr. 112:1982;658-666.
14. Shiau S.Y., Suen G.S. Estimation of the niacin requirements for tilapia fed diets containing glucose or dextrin. J. Nutr. 122:1992;2030-2036.
15. Southgate D.A.T. Fiber and the other unavailable carbohydrate and their effect on the energy value of the diet. Proc. Nutr. Soc. 32:1973;131-136.
16. Ward A.T., Reichert R.D. Comparison of the effect of cell wall and hull fiber from canola and soybean on the bioavailability for rats of minerals, protein and lipid. J. Nutr. 116:1986;233-241.