as prebiotic additives on nile tilapia (oreochromis niloticus)

185 Pages·2016·12.94 MB·English

ศักยภาพของการใช้แก่นตะวันเป็นอาหารเสริมชีวนะทางเลือกส าหรับปลานิล.

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วทิ ยานิพนธ์นีเ้ป็นส่วนหนึ่งของการศึกษาตามหลักสูตรปริญญาวทิ ยาศาสตรดุษฎบี ัณฑิต
สาขาวชิ าเทคโนโลยกี ารผลติ สัตว์
มหาวทิ ยาลัยเทคโนโลยสี ุรนารี
ปีการศึกษา 2559
THE POTENTIAL USE OF JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE
(HELIANTHUS TUBEROSUS) AS AN ALTERNATIVE
PREBIOTIC FOR NILE TILAPIA
(OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS)

Nattanan Tiengtam

A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the
Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Animal Production Technology
Suranaree University of Technology
Academic Year 2016

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to say that I am indebted to many people for making the time
working on my Ph.D. an unforgettable experience.
First of all, I would like to express my deepest appreciation to my advisor,
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Surintorn Boonanuntanasarn for providing me the opportunity to
study towards my Ph.D. degree in Animal Production Technology, and whose
continuous guidance, unconditional support and encouragement helped me complete
this thesis.
I am very grateful to my advisory committee members, Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Nontawith Areechon, Department of Aquaculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok,
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pramote Paengkoum, Asst. Prof. Dr. Sutisa Khempaka, Asst. Prof.
Dr. Amonrat Molee and Dr. Samorn Ponchunchoovong, School of Animal
Production Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, for
their constructive comments, beneficial suggestions and productive advice to my
research.
I would like to give special thanks the Director of Aquaculture Research
Institute, University of Idaho, Idaho, USA, Prof. Dr. Ronald Hardy for giving me the
opportunity to work for the first time with rainbow trout, assisting with spawning, egg
incubation, and making experimental feeds using trout. The techniques I learned were
very useful when applied to my studies with tilapia in Thailand.
I would also like to give special thanks to Prof. Dr. Marisol Izquierdo and
Prof. Dr. Lidia Robaina for providing me the great opportunity to carry out the
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research in their laboratory at the Aquaculture Research Group, ECOAQUA Institute,
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Spain. Their great support,
kindness, encouragement and guidance helped me throughout of the experiment.
I would also like to give special thanks the Vice-President of the University
Council of Nakhon Phanom University, Nakhon Phanom, Dr. Paitoon Ponsana for his
great support in enabling me to conduct my research and finish the dissertation. I am
also indebted to the Head of the Department of Fisheries, Mr. Poolsap Sirisant,
Nakhon Phanom University, for his unflagging support and encouragement.
I would like to thank the staff of the fisheries group, from the University Farm
and the Center of Scientific and Technology Equipment, and my friends in Animal
Production Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, for their helpful
suggestions.
This research would have never happened without financial support. I would
like to express my gratitude to the Thailand Research Fund (TRF) for providing me
with the Royal Golden Jubilee (RGJ) Ph.D. Scholarship (Grant No. PHD/0155/2553)
for my study.
Finally, I want to express my love and gratitude to my beloved parents who
are always on my mind, my brothers and also my girlfriend for their precious spirit,
love and care throughout my life, and for their understanding and encouragement
throughout my thesis.

Nattanan Tiengtam
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CONTENTS

Page
ABSTRACT IN THAI ................................................................................................... I
ABSTRACT IN ENGLISH .......................................................................................... III
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ......................................................................................... V
CONTENTS ............................................................................................................... VII
LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................... XIII
LIST OF FIGURES................................................................................................. XVII
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................ XVIII
CHAPTER
I INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 1
1.1 Research objectives ...................................................................................... 4
1.2 Research hypothesis ..................................................................................... 4
1.3 Scope of the study ........................................................................................ 4
1.4 Expected results ............................................................................................ 5
1.5 References .................................................................................................... 6
II LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................... 10
2.1 Culture of Tilapia ....................................................................................... 10
2.2 Prebiotics .................................................................................................... 14
2.2.1 Definition of prebiotics .................................................................... 14
2.2.2 The use of prebiotics in fish culture ................................................. 16