& South Iran Aquaculture Research Centre, Iranian Fisheries Science Institute (IFSRI), Agricultural Research Education and Extension organization (AREEO), Ahwaz, Iran, https://orcid. org/0000‐0002‐2011‐799X , mansour.torfi@gmail.com
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The effect of fishmeal (FM) replacement with Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) meal (SPM) was investigated in Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer) diet. Dietary FM was replaced with SPM at 5 (SP5%) and 10% (SP10%) and a diet without SPM served as the control group. One hundred and thirty five L. calcarifer juveniles (45.0 ± 0.2 g) were randomly distributed into nine 300-L circular polyethylene tanks (15 fish/tank). SP10% group had the highest final weight that was associated with better feed conversion ratio value. A higher gut amylase activity was observed in SPM-treated groups than the control group. SP5% group had a higher gut trypsin activity than other treatments. The liver superoxide dismutase activity in SP5% was higher than the other groups. The liver reduced glutathione level increased with increasing SPM level in the diets. The plasma lysozyme activity in SP10% group was higher than other groups. The plasma cholesterol and alkaline phosphatase contents decreased in the fish fed with SP5%. The plasma aspartate aminotransferase decreased in the fish fed with SPM-supplemented diets. Based on the above-mentioned findings, dietary FM replacement with SPM at 10% is recommended for growth and improving health status in L. calcarifer juveniles.
Mousavi P, Mohammadian T, Torfi Mozanzadeh M, Alamifar H, Mesbah M, Khosravi M. Research Article: Partial fishmeal replacement with Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) meal improved growth performance and health indices in Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer) juveniles under high-salinity conditions. IJFS 2025; 24 (2) :405-421 URL: http://jifro.ir/article-1-5716-en.html