Application of marine-derived polysaccharides as immunostimulants in aquaculture: A review of current knowledge and further perspectives.

Dietary chitosan nanoparticles enhance the growth, production performance, and immunity in Oreochromis niloticus

Effects of dietary chitosan supplementation on farmed fish; a review

Immunostimulatory effect of dietary chitosan nanoparticles on the performance of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.).

Recent progress in biomedical applications of chitosan and its nanocomposites in aquaculture: A review.

To evaluate the effect of dietary chitosan and chitosan nanoparticles on survival rate, growth performance and meat quality of tilapia (Oreochromis nilotica) under laboratory conditions, fish were fed with these compounds both at 5.0 g kg(-1) of diet for a period of 60 days. The addition of chitosan nanoparticles (T-2) significantly improved (P < 0.05) final weight, daily weight gain (DWG) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) compared to fish fed chitosan containing diet (T-1) and basal diet (control). However, there were no significant differences in final weight, DWG and FCR between T-1 and control. As for crude fat, the lowest content (P < 0.05) was found in T-2. In addition, a significant increase (P < 0.05) in inosinic acid content was found in T-2 compared with T-1 and control. These results indicate that dietary chitosan nanoparticles supplementation improved the growth performance and meat quality status of tilapia.

Jianrong Li

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Effects of chitosan nanoparticles on survival, growth and meat quality of tilapia, Oreochromis nilotica