Journal Article
Effects of Bacillus licheniformis Feeding on the Growth Performance, Blood Parameters and Intestinal Microbiota of Adult Hybrid Sturgeon
Quansen Xie; Yu Wang; Xinyu Huang; Yiran Liu; Mingjian Yang; Haochun Xing; Caimei Yang; Caihong Hu; Mingzhu Pan; Zhitao Qi
Fishes · Vol. 10, Issue 5 · pp. 189 · 2025
Abstract
In this study, we added Bacillus licheniformis to the diet of hybrid sturgeon (Acipenser baerii ♀ Acipenser schrenkii ♂) to determine its effects on growth performance, blood physical and chemical indices and intestinal microflora composition. One hundred and sixty adult hybrid sturgeon were selected and fed with four types of diets (equal nitrogen and fat levels) that were respectively supplemented with 0.00% (control group), 0.10% (Group B), 0.20% (Group C) and 0.40% (Group D) B. licheniformis for 120 days. Results showed that the fish in group C had the highest final body weight, weight gain rate and specific growth rate (p