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Effect of dietary soybean lecithin on reproductive performance of Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis (H. Milne-Edwards) Broodstock

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The effect of increasing levels of dietary phospholipids (PL) on the ovarian development and reproductive performance of Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis were investigated using four semipurified formulated diets supplemented with 0%, 1.2%, 2.4%, and 3.6% PL. Four groups of 40 females, with an average individual body weight of 95–120 g, were fed the experimental diets for a period of 7 months. Male crabs were introduced into the female rearing system in March, and mating, spawning, and egg hatching occurred in the following month. After 10 weeks of feeding, females fed the diet with 2.4% PL had a significantly higher gonadosomatic index (GSI) than females fed the diet with 0% PL, whereas females fed the diet with 1.2% PL had a significantly higher hepatic moisture content and lower hepatic lipid content than the other groups (P < 0.05). After mating, the spawning rate was higher among females fed diets with 3.6% and 2.4% PL (95% and 92%, respectively) compared with females fed diets with 0% and 1.2% PL (both 81%). The results showed that egg production (total number of eggs/female) and fecundity increased with increasing dietary PL level, with females fed diets with 0% and 1.2% PL supplementation having significantly lower values than females fed the diet with 3.6% PL (P < 0.05). In conclusion, our results suggest that dietary PL supplementation has a positive effect on ovarian development and reproductive performance of E. sinensis broodstock. Further study should aim to investigate the optimal PL level in the broodstock diet of E. sinensis in respect to offspring quality.

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Acknowledgements

This study was supported by an ICP PhD grant from the Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR, Belgium). We express most sincere gratitude to Mr. Zhang Shuseng, Yu Xuequan, and Yang Yonghai from Tianjin Modern Fishery Technology and Engineering Center, China, for providing the facilities and valuable suggestions. We thank Ma Ning for his assistance with daily maintenance; also to Ms. Zhang Guizhen from Salt Research Institute and Geert Van De Wiele from Laboratory of Aquaculture and Artemia Reference Center for their assistance with chemical analyses; to Ms May-Helen Holme and Dr. Zeng Chaoshu from James Cook University, Australia, for their constructive suggestion and revision to this manuscript.

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  1. Laboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Gent University, Rozier 44, 9000, Gent, Belgium

    L. Y. Sui, M. Wille & P. Sorgeloos

  2. Salt Research Institute of China National Salt Industry Corporation, Tanggu, Tianjin, 300450, China

    L. Y. Sui

  3. Key Laboratory of Aquatic Genetic Resources & Aquaculture Ecosystem, Shanghai Fisheries University, Shanghai, 200090, China

    X. G. Wu & Y. X. Cheng

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Sui, L.Y., Wu, X.G., Wille, M. et al. Effect of dietary soybean lecithin on reproductive performance of Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis (H. Milne-Edwards) Broodstock. Aquacult Int 17, 45–56 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-008-9178-6

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