Meta-analyses indicate that dietary probiotics significantly improve growth, immune response, and disease resistance in tilapia
Aquaculture is expanding globally, but intensive rearing conditions can cause diseases due to microbial infections leading to financial losses. Probiotics can be used in tilapia farming instead of antibiotics to improve fish health, growth and are environmentally friendly. We provide a synthesis (me...
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| author | Saba, Abdulwakil Olawale Md Yasin, Ina Salwany Azmai, Mohammad Noor Amal |
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| description | Aquaculture is expanding globally, but intensive rearing conditions can cause diseases due to microbial infections leading to financial losses. Probiotics can be used in tilapia farming instead of antibiotics to improve fish health, growth and are environmentally friendly. We provide a synthesis (meta-analysis) of empirical findings to increase statistical power and produce strong evidence for well-informed decision-making with respect to the use of pro, pre, and synbiotics in tilapia culture. In this meta-analysis, we investigated the effects of dietary probiotics on the immune response modulation and resistance of tilapia against common diseases. A systematic search was performed, and the data from 67 studies were included for review and meta-analysis. Pre-challenge, dietary probiotics led to a significant increase (p < 0.001) in the weight gain and specific growth rate, a significant decrease (p < 0.001) in the feed conversion ratio, but a non-significant increase in survival (p > 0.05). However, probiotics significantly (p < 0.001) enhanced innate immunity based on serum lysozyme, phagocytotic activity, and phagocytotic index, while disease resistance (survival) of tilapia against pathogenic challenge was also significantly (p < 0.001) enhanced. From this study, three categories of probiotics were identified such as single-strain probiotics (SSP), multi-strain probiotics (MSP), and symbiotics (S). The use of synbiotics (probiotics + prebiotics) showed the best effect compared to other probiotic categories, however, more research is needed to ascertain the superiority of synbiotics over other categories. This study concluded that probiotics generally contribute significantly to the growth, immunity, and disease resistance of tilapia. |
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| spelling | upm-1062422024-05-27T01:07:25Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/106242/ Meta-analyses indicate that dietary probiotics significantly improve growth, immune response, and disease resistance in tilapia Saba, Abdulwakil Olawale Md Yasin, Ina Salwany Azmai, Mohammad Noor Amal Aquaculture is expanding globally, but intensive rearing conditions can cause diseases due to microbial infections leading to financial losses. Probiotics can be used in tilapia farming instead of antibiotics to improve fish health, growth and are environmentally friendly. We provide a synthesis (meta-analysis) of empirical findings to increase statistical power and produce strong evidence for well-informed decision-making with respect to the use of pro, pre, and synbiotics in tilapia culture. In this meta-analysis, we investigated the effects of dietary probiotics on the immune response modulation and resistance of tilapia against common diseases. A systematic search was performed, and the data from 67 studies were included for review and meta-analysis. Pre-challenge, dietary probiotics led to a significant increase (p < 0.001) in the weight gain and specific growth rate, a significant decrease (p < 0.001) in the feed conversion ratio, but a non-significant increase in survival (p > 0.05). However, probiotics significantly (p < 0.001) enhanced innate immunity based on serum lysozyme, phagocytotic activity, and phagocytotic index, while disease resistance (survival) of tilapia against pathogenic challenge was also significantly (p < 0.001) enhanced. From this study, three categories of probiotics were identified such as single-strain probiotics (SSP), multi-strain probiotics (MSP), and symbiotics (S). The use of synbiotics (probiotics + prebiotics) showed the best effect compared to other probiotic categories, however, more research is needed to ascertain the superiority of synbiotics over other categories. This study concluded that probiotics generally contribute significantly to the growth, immunity, and disease resistance of tilapia. Springer Nature 2024 Article PeerReviewed Saba, Abdulwakil Olawale and Md Yasin, Ina Salwany and Azmai, Mohammad Noor Amal (2024) Meta-analyses indicate that dietary probiotics significantly improve growth, immune response, and disease resistance in tilapia. Aquaculture International. pp. 1-27. ISSN 0967-6120; ESSN: 1573-143X (In Press) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10499-024-01404-8 10.1007/s10499-024-01404-8 |
| spellingShingle | Saba, Abdulwakil Olawale Md Yasin, Ina Salwany Azmai, Mohammad Noor Amal Meta-analyses indicate that dietary probiotics significantly improve growth, immune response, and disease resistance in tilapia |
| title | Meta-analyses indicate that dietary probiotics significantly improve growth, immune response, and disease resistance in tilapia |
| title_full | Meta-analyses indicate that dietary probiotics significantly improve growth, immune response, and disease resistance in tilapia |
| title_fullStr | Meta-analyses indicate that dietary probiotics significantly improve growth, immune response, and disease resistance in tilapia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Meta-analyses indicate that dietary probiotics significantly improve growth, immune response, and disease resistance in tilapia |
| title_short | Meta-analyses indicate that dietary probiotics significantly improve growth, immune response, and disease resistance in tilapia |
| title_sort | meta-analyses indicate that dietary probiotics significantly improve growth, immune response, and disease resistance in tilapia |
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