Research Article

Determination of the Compensatory Growth Response, Mineral and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities of European Sea Bass Fingerlings (Dicentrarchus labrax) in Fasting and Re-feeding

Volume: 8 Number: 1 July 14, 2025
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Determination of the Compensatory Growth Response, Mineral and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities of European Sea Bass Fingerlings (Dicentrarchus labrax) in Fasting and Re-feeding

Abstract

Understanding compensatory growth in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) is also crucial for optimizing aquaculture practices as it can lead to more efficient feeding strategies and improved fish health. To this end, this study evaluated the effects of fasting and re-feeding on growth performance, mineral and antioxidant enzyme activities of European sea bass fingerlings. The experiment involved five treatments, each with three replicates. The control treatment was fed continuously, while treatments A1, A2, A3, and A4 were fasted for one, two, three, and four weeks, respectively. Following the fasting period, all treatments were fed to satiation twice daily for four weeks. At the end of the trial, the control treatment showed the best growth during the fasting period, while the growth of the other treatments decreased with the duration of fasting (p<0.05). Consequently, the highest specific growth rate (SGR), feed conversion ratio (FCR) and hepatosomatic index (HSI) were observed in the control treatment (p<0.05). During the re-feeding period, potassium (K) and calcium (Ca) levels significantly decreased compared to the fasting period. The ratios of Ca, K, sodium (Na), and iron (Fe) were higher during the fasting period than during the re-feeding period. A4 treatment, which lasted for four weeks, had the highest mineral content during the fasting period compared to the control treatment in both periods. In the re-feeding period, the control treatment had the lowest levels of Ca, Fe, phosphorus (P), manganese (Mn), and zinc (Zn) (p<0.05). Antioxidant enzyme activities, including superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and lipid peroxidation (LPO), were highest in treatments A2, C, and A1 during the fasting period (p<0.05). These values significantly decreased by the end of the re-feeding period (p<0.05). Therefore, this study concludes that re-feeding after fasting resulted in partial compensatory growth in the European sea bass fingerlings examined.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Pisciculture

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 14, 2025

Submission Date

September 18, 2024

Acceptance Date

February 6, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 8 Number: 1

APA
Dernekbaşı, S., Kaya Öztürk, D., Yürüten Özdemir, K., & Karayücel, İ. (2025). Determination of the Compensatory Growth Response, Mineral and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities of European Sea Bass Fingerlings (Dicentrarchus labrax) in Fasting and Re-feeding. Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Journal of Marine Sciences and Fisheries, 8(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.46384/jmsf.1552135
AMA
1.Dernekbaşı S, Kaya Öztürk D, Yürüten Özdemir K, Karayücel İ. Determination of the Compensatory Growth Response, Mineral and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities of European Sea Bass Fingerlings (Dicentrarchus labrax) in Fasting and Re-feeding. JMSF. 2025;8(1):1-13. doi:10.46384/jmsf.1552135
Chicago
Dernekbaşı, Seval, Dilara Kaya Öztürk, Keriman Yürüten Özdemir, and İsmihan Karayücel. 2025. “Determination of the Compensatory Growth Response, Mineral and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities of European Sea Bass Fingerlings (Dicentrarchus Labrax) in Fasting and Re-Feeding”. Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Journal of Marine Sciences and Fisheries 8 (1): 1-13. https://doi.org/10.46384/jmsf.1552135.
EndNote
Dernekbaşı S, Kaya Öztürk D, Yürüten Özdemir K, Karayücel İ (July 1, 2025) Determination of the Compensatory Growth Response, Mineral and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities of European Sea Bass Fingerlings (Dicentrarchus labrax) in Fasting and Re-feeding. Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Journal of Marine Sciences and Fisheries 8 1 1–13.
IEEE
[1]S. Dernekbaşı, D. Kaya Öztürk, K. Yürüten Özdemir, and İ. Karayücel, “Determination of the Compensatory Growth Response, Mineral and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities of European Sea Bass Fingerlings (Dicentrarchus labrax) in Fasting and Re-feeding”, JMSF, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 1–13, July 2025, doi: 10.46384/jmsf.1552135.
ISNAD
Dernekbaşı, Seval - Kaya Öztürk, Dilara - Yürüten Özdemir, Keriman - Karayücel, İsmihan. “Determination of the Compensatory Growth Response, Mineral and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities of European Sea Bass Fingerlings (Dicentrarchus Labrax) in Fasting and Re-Feeding”. Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Journal of Marine Sciences and Fisheries 8/1 (July 1, 2025): 1-13. https://doi.org/10.46384/jmsf.1552135.
JAMA
1.Dernekbaşı S, Kaya Öztürk D, Yürüten Özdemir K, Karayücel İ. Determination of the Compensatory Growth Response, Mineral and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities of European Sea Bass Fingerlings (Dicentrarchus labrax) in Fasting and Re-feeding. JMSF. 2025;8:1–13.
MLA
Dernekbaşı, Seval, et al. “Determination of the Compensatory Growth Response, Mineral and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities of European Sea Bass Fingerlings (Dicentrarchus Labrax) in Fasting and Re-Feeding”. Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Journal of Marine Sciences and Fisheries, vol. 8, no. 1, July 2025, pp. 1-13, doi:10.46384/jmsf.1552135.
Vancouver
1.Seval Dernekbaşı, Dilara Kaya Öztürk, Keriman Yürüten Özdemir, İsmihan Karayücel. Determination of the Compensatory Growth Response, Mineral and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities of European Sea Bass Fingerlings (Dicentrarchus labrax) in Fasting and Re-feeding. JMSF. 2025 Jul. 1;8(1):1-13. doi:10.46384/jmsf.1552135