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. 2024 Feb 20;10(4):e26573. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26573

Table 1.

Soybean forms as substitute for fishmeal in diet of different fish species.

Fish
Species
Soybean Forms Tested inclusion
levels
Duration Optimum inclusion
Level
Effects References
Pacific fat sleeper (Dormitator latifron) Soybean meal (SBM) 0, 40, 70, & 100% 60 days 100% No significant difference in WG, SGR, SR up to 100%
↑ADC, Crude protein & lipid up to 100 %
↓Feeding cost
[155]
African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) Fermented soy pulp (FSP) 0, 25, 50, 75 & 100 % 70 days 50% ↑ WG, SGR, RBC, LYM, LAB, TB up to 50%
↑ALB, GLOB, TP
↑FCR = ↑ FSP
[156]
Crussian carp (Carassius auratus gibelio♀) × Common carp (Cyprinus carpio♂) SBM 0, 20, 40, 60,
80 & 100 %
60 days <38.52–41.81% ↑WG, SGR up to optimum level
↓HF, HMV, Digestive enzyme activity = ↑SBM
↑Fusobacteria, Proteobacteria & Actinobacteria
↓Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes
[157]
Obscure puffer (Takifugu obscurus) Dehulled & defatted SBM
+ lysine, methionine,
& taurine
0, 15, 30, 45,
60 & 75%
56 days 40% ↓ RBC, hemoglobin, methemoglobin, whole body lipid content ∞ ↑ SBM
↑ ALT & AST activity
↓GSH-Px & CAT activity
[26]
Amberjack (Seriola dumerili) SBM + inosine 0, 25, 50 & 75% with or without inosine at 0.6% 56 days 50–75% Inosine improve SBM utilization, innate immune responses, gut morphology & stress resistance against low salinity exposure
TSP, ACH50, LA, BA, PA ↑ with inosine
[25]
Rice field eel (Monopterus albus) Soy protein concentrate (SPC) 0, 15, 30, 45, 60 & 75% 56 days 26% WG & FI ↓, FCR↑ over optimum level
Improvement in T-AOC, SLP, digestive enzyme activity & alteration in growth-related genes expression pattern in skeletal muscle
[158]
Crucian Carp (C. auratus) Fermented soybean meal (FSM) 0, 20, 40, 60 & 80% 56 days 40% Serum T-AOC, POD & IgM ↑ upto 40%
Significant differences in the midgut & hindgut microbiota
[23]
Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) FSM Control, 75, 150, 225 & 300 g/kg 56 days 150 g/kg ↓WG, T-AOC, SOD, lipid & protein retention over optimum level
↑ FCR
Gut Cetobacterium↓ & Mycoplasma↑ over 150 g/kg
↑ resistance against bacterial infection
[24]
Hybrid Snakehead (Channa argus × Ch. Maculate) FSM 0, 72, 144, 216 & 288 g/kg 60 days 50 g/kg of FM replaced by FSM WG & SGR ↓, FCR↑
ADCDM, ADCCP, PER, TC, intestinal muscle thickness & villus height decrease
[159]
Japanese seabass (Lateolabrax japonicas) Conventional SBM + functional additives (FAS) Control, 30% SBM without and with 0.0665% FAS 105 days Growth, immunity, T-AOC & disease resistance ↓ at 50% FM replacement
FAS ↑ antioxidant capacity & regulate gut microbiota
[27]
Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) Extruded full-fat soybean (EFS) 0, 10, 20, & 30% 60 days 20% Serum LDL & TC, ADCCP, ADCDM, & gut probiotics reduced over 20%
Water ammonia & nitrogen discharge, TSS, & fine solid accumulation increased over 20%
[160]
South American Catfish (Rhamdia quelen) FSM 0, 7, 14, 21 and 28% 56 days 21% Vibrionaceae intestinal pathogenic bacteria up to 20 %
No significant impact on gut lactic & heterotrophic bacteria concentrations, gut morphology & enzymatic activities
[22]
Turbot (S. maximus L.) SBM or L. acidophilus-fermented SBM (LASM) Control,
SBM, LASBM
56 days 45% SFM + 1 × 108 CFU g−1 (L. acidophilus) SBM = ↓growth, ↓ activities of intestinal digestive & immune-related enzymes
LASM = ↓ SM-induced negative effects on growth performance, morphology & microbiota, immune-related & digestive enzymes
[13]
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Enzymatically hydrolyzed SM (ESM) + amino acid methionine & lysine (Met + Lys) + bile acid Control, 45% ESM, E + A = ESM+0.76% (Met + Lys), E + B = ESM
0.02% bile acid, & E + AB = ESM + 0.76% (Met + Lys)+ 0.02% bile acid
56 days ESM = ↓growth performance, ↑ liver health problem, ↓ lipid & SFA & ↑ protein load in muscle
E + A = ↑growth performance, pepsin activity & fillet protein content
E + B = ↓ growth & protease activity, ↑ amylase activity, ↑ SFA, MUFA & PUFA, ↑ lipid utilization
E + AB = ↑ liver health
[161]

Abbreviations: ACH50: Alternative complement pathways, ADC: Apparent digestibility coefficient, ADCCP: Apparent digestibility coefficient of crude protein, ADCDM: Apparent digestibility coefficient of dry matter, ALB: Albumin, ALT: Alanine aminotransferase, AST: Aspartate aminotransferase, BA: Bactericidal activity, CAT: Catalase, FCR: Food conversion ratio, GLOB: Globulin, GSH-Px: Glutathione, HF: Height of fold (hindgut), HMV: Height of microvillus (hindgut), IgM: Immunoglobulin M,LA: Lysozyme activity, LAB: Lactic bacteria, LDL: Low density lipoprotein, LYM: Lymphocytosis, MUFA: Monounsaturated fatty acids, PA: Peroxidase activity, PER: Protein efficiency ratio, POD: Peroxidase, PUFA: Polyunsaturated fatty acids, RBC: Red Blood Cell, SFA: Saturated fatty acids, SGR: Specific growth rate, SLP: Serum lipid profile, SOD: Superoxide dismutase, T-AOC: Total antioxidant capacity, TB: Total bacteria, TC: Total cholesterol, TP: Total protein, TSP: Total serum protein, TSS: Total suspended solid, WG: Weight gain.