Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Evaluation of sunflower seed meal in feeds for carp: Antinutritional effects on antioxidant defense system 

Author(s):

İlknur Meriç *

Recieved Date: 2013-01-18, Accepted Date: 2013-04-25

Abstract:

This study was performed to evaluate the antioxidant enzyme activities and determine the trace elements of carp (Cyprinus carpio) fed diets containing moderate levels of sunflower seed meal as a partial replacement of fishmeal. Four isocaloric and isonitrogenous diets were formulated with incorporation levels of 0% (control), 15%, 30% and 45% sunflower seed meal fed to triplicates group of carp. To assess the impacts of the main antinutritional constituent of sunflower seed meal, tannin, on antioxidant defense system of carp; malondialdehyde (MDA), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were determined in liver tissue. MDA levels enhanced significantly as a consequence of dietary treatment and represented an oxidation. CAT and SOD activities demonstrated alterations that could be considered as statistically significant (p<0.05), whereas some slight alterations in GSH-Px values were determined. Minor differences existed in the trace element levels of carp flesh independently of dietary treatment. It is concluded that dietary treatment of sunflower seed meal containing tannin leads to oxidation in carp liver by impairing the antioxidant system. 

Keywords:

Cyprinus carpio, sunflower seed meal, tannin, antioxidant enzymes, trace elements

---

Journal: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment
Year: 2013
Volume: 11
Issue: 2
Category: Environment
Pages: 1128-1132

---

Full text for Subscribers

---

Information:

Note to users

The requested document is freely available only to subscribers/registered users with an online subscription to the Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment. If you have set up a personal subscription to this title please enter your user name and password. All abstracts are available for free.

Article purchasing

If you like to purchase this specific document such as article, review or this journal issue, contact us. Specify the title of the article or review, issue, number, volume and date of the publication. Software and compilation, Science & Technology, all rights reserved. Your use of this website details or service is governed by terms of use. Authors are invited to check from time to time news or information.

---

Purchase this Article:   20 Purchase PDF Order Reprints for 15

---

Share this article :