Background:This study was carried out to investigate effects of threonine levels on growth,digestive and absorptive capacity and antioxidant status in intestine and hepatopancreas of sub-adult grass carp(Ctenopharyngodonidella).Results:Weight gain,specific growth rate,feed intake and feed efficiency were significantly improved by dietary threonine(P<0.05).Intestinal activities of trypsin,chymotrypsin,alpha-amylase,lipase,alkaline phosphatase,y-glutamyl transpeptidase and creatine kinase took the similar trends.Contents of malondialdehyde and protein carbonyl in intestine and hepatopancreas were significantly decreased by dietary optimal threonine supplementation(P<0.05).Anti-superoxide anion capacity,anti-hydroxyl radical capacity,glutathione content and activities of superoxide dismutase,catalase and glutathione-S-transferase in intestine and hepatopancreas were enhanced by dietary threonine(P< 0.05).Conclusions:Dietary threonine could improve growth,enhance digestive and absorptive capacity and antioxidant status in intestine and hepatopancreas of sub-adult grass carp.The dietary threonine requirement of sub-adult grass carp(441.9-1,013.4 g) based on weight gain was 11.6 g/kg diet or 41.5 g/kg of dietary protein by quadratic regression analysis.
Background: This study was carried out to investigate effects of threonine levels on growth, digestive and absorptive capacity and antioxidant status in intestine and hepatopancreas of sub-adult grass carp ( Ctenopharyngodonidella). Results: Weight gain, specific growth rate, feed intake and feed efficiency were significantly improved by dietary threonine (P 〈 0.05). Intestinal activities of trypsin, chymotrypsin, alpha-amylase, lipase, alkaline phosphatase, y-glutamyl transpeptidase and creatine kinase took the similar trends. Contents of malondialdehyde and protein carbonyl in intestine and hepatopancreas were significantly decreased by dietary optimal threonine supplementation (P 〈 0.05). Anti-superoxide anion capacity, anti-hydroxyl radical capacity, glutathione content and activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione-S-transferase in intestine and hepatopancreas were enhanced by dietary threonine (P 〈 0.05). Conclusions: Dietary threonine could improve growth, enhance digestive and absorptive capacity and antioxidant status in intestine and hepatopancreas of sub-adult grass carp. The dietary threonine requirement of sub-adult grass carp (441.9-1,013.4 g) based on weight gain was 11.6 g/kg diet or 41.5 g/kg of dietary protein by quadratic regression analysis.