The potential of golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) meat meal as an alternative protein source for juvenile Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis)
This study investigated the effects of replacing dietary fish meal (FM) with golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) meat meal (PCM) on growth performance, non-specific immunity and intestinal health of juvenile Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis). Four hundred juvenile Chinese mitten crabs (...
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| author | Wenxiang Yao Chunyan Zhang Rui Jia Rui Jia Sitong Zhao Weibo Jiang Guoan Hua Sizhe Zhao Apeng Lin Jianguo Wang Quan Wang |
| author_facet | Wenxiang Yao Chunyan Zhang Rui Jia Rui Jia Sitong Zhao Weibo Jiang Guoan Hua Sizhe Zhao Apeng Lin Jianguo Wang Quan Wang |
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| description | This study investigated the effects of replacing dietary fish meal (FM) with golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) meat meal (PCM) on growth performance, non-specific immunity and intestinal health of juvenile Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis). Four hundred juvenile Chinese mitten crabs (2.39 ± 0.03) g were randomly distributed into five groups in quadruplicate (20 crabs per tank), and each group was fed with diets that replaced FM with PCM at 0% (FM-20, containing 200 g/kg FM), 25% (FM-15), 50% (FM-10), 75% (FM-5), and 100% (FM-0) for 8 weeks, respectively. The results showed that the growth, whole body composition, digestive enzyme activities, antioxidant performance, non-specific immunity, intestinal histology and microbiota composition of FM-15 and FM-10 groups all reached the same level as the FM-20 group (P > 0.05). While the replacement ratio reached 75%, the FCR was significantly increased and the peritrophic membrane thickness was significantly decreased (P< 0.05). When 100% FM was replaced, significantly decreased the growth performance, serum antioxidant and immune enzyme activities, mid-intestine folds height, width and the peritrophic membrane thickness (P< 0.05), and significantly increased the abundance of intestinal harmful bacteria Vibrio (P< 0.05). In conclusion, PCM can effectively replace 50% dietary FM (100 g/kg) without negative effects on the growth performance, intestinal health, serum immune, and antioxidant indexes of juvenile E. sinensis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bf4dca8d72374c27825028e8af8cde732025-08-20T03:53:39ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Marine Science2296-77452025-04-011210.3389/fmars.2025.15779561577956The potential of golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) meat meal as an alternative protein source for juvenile Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis)Wenxiang Yao0Chunyan Zhang1Rui Jia2Rui Jia3Sitong Zhao4Weibo Jiang5Guoan Hua6Sizhe Zhao7Apeng Lin8Jianguo Wang9Quan Wang10Jiangsu Agri-animal Huasbandry Vocational College, Taizhou, ChinaJiangsu Agri-animal Huasbandry Vocational College, Taizhou, ChinaJiangsu Agri-animal Huasbandry Vocational College, Taizhou, ChinaJiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, ChinaJiangsu Agri-animal Huasbandry Vocational College, Taizhou, ChinaJiangsu Agri-animal Huasbandry Vocational College, Taizhou, ChinaJiangsu Haorun Biological Industry Group Co., Ltd., Taizhou, ChinaJiangsu Haorun Biological Industry Group Co., Ltd., Taizhou, ChinaJiangsu Agri-animal Huasbandry Vocational College, Taizhou, ChinaJiangsu Agri-animal Huasbandry Vocational College, Taizhou, ChinaJiangsu Agri-animal Huasbandry Vocational College, Taizhou, ChinaThis study investigated the effects of replacing dietary fish meal (FM) with golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) meat meal (PCM) on growth performance, non-specific immunity and intestinal health of juvenile Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis). Four hundred juvenile Chinese mitten crabs (2.39 ± 0.03) g were randomly distributed into five groups in quadruplicate (20 crabs per tank), and each group was fed with diets that replaced FM with PCM at 0% (FM-20, containing 200 g/kg FM), 25% (FM-15), 50% (FM-10), 75% (FM-5), and 100% (FM-0) for 8 weeks, respectively. The results showed that the growth, whole body composition, digestive enzyme activities, antioxidant performance, non-specific immunity, intestinal histology and microbiota composition of FM-15 and FM-10 groups all reached the same level as the FM-20 group (P > 0.05). While the replacement ratio reached 75%, the FCR was significantly increased and the peritrophic membrane thickness was significantly decreased (P< 0.05). When 100% FM was replaced, significantly decreased the growth performance, serum antioxidant and immune enzyme activities, mid-intestine folds height, width and the peritrophic membrane thickness (P< 0.05), and significantly increased the abundance of intestinal harmful bacteria Vibrio (P< 0.05). In conclusion, PCM can effectively replace 50% dietary FM (100 g/kg) without negative effects on the growth performance, intestinal health, serum immune, and antioxidant indexes of juvenile E. sinensis.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2025.1577956/fullEriocheir sinensisPomacea canaliculatagrowth performancenon-specific immunityantioxidantintestinal health |
| spellingShingle | Wenxiang Yao Chunyan Zhang Rui Jia Rui Jia Sitong Zhao Weibo Jiang Guoan Hua Sizhe Zhao Apeng Lin Jianguo Wang Quan Wang The potential of golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) meat meal as an alternative protein source for juvenile Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) Frontiers in Marine Science Eriocheir sinensis Pomacea canaliculata growth performance non-specific immunity antioxidant intestinal health |
| title | The potential of golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) meat meal as an alternative protein source for juvenile Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) |
| title_full | The potential of golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) meat meal as an alternative protein source for juvenile Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) |
| title_fullStr | The potential of golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) meat meal as an alternative protein source for juvenile Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The potential of golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) meat meal as an alternative protein source for juvenile Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) |
| title_short | The potential of golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) meat meal as an alternative protein source for juvenile Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) |
| title_sort | potential of golden apple snail pomacea canaliculata meat meal as an alternative protein source for juvenile chinese mitten crab eriocheir sinensis |
| topic | Eriocheir sinensis Pomacea canaliculata growth performance non-specific immunity antioxidant intestinal health |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2025.1577956/full |
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