Effects of Five Lipid Sources on Growth, Hematological Parameters, Immunity and Muscle Quality in Juvenile Largemouth Bass (<i>Micropterus salmoides</i>)

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of fish oil (FO), soybean oil (SO), rapeseed oil (RO), peanut oil (PO) and lard oil (LO) on growth, immunity and muscle quality in juvenile largemouth bass. After 8 weeks, the results showed that FO and RO could increase weight gain and serum alkaline phosphatase and apelin values compared with LO (p p p < 0.05). Therefore, these results could provide dietary lipid source references during the feeding process of adult largemouth bass.

Keywords

• <i>Micropterus salmoides</i>
• lipid sources
• hematological parameters
• immunity
• muscle quality