Journal Article
Effects of High Dietary Carbohydrate Levels on Growth Performance, Enzyme Activities, Expression of Genes Related to Liver Glucose Metabolism, and the Intestinal Microbiota of Lateolabrax maculatus Juveniles
Luzhe Zheng; Zhanzhan Wang; Bo Zhang; Lulu Yan; Pengfei Wang; Chao Zhao; Heizhao Lin; Lihua Qiu; Chuanpeng Zhou
Fishes · Vol. 8, Issue 9 · pp. 431 · 2023
Abstract
The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of high dietary carbohydrate levels on growth performance, enzyme activities, and gene expressions related to liver glucose metabolism and the intestinal microbiota of Lateolabrax maculatus juveniles. Two experimental diets with levels of carbohydrates (20% and 30%, named the NCD group and the HCD group, respectively) were designed to feed L. maculatus (initial weight 9.45 ± 0.03 g) for 56 days. The results showed that, compared with the NCD group, the condition factor (CF) was significantly elevated in the HCD group (p