Huynh Thanh Toi, Mashyaka Anicet, and Nguyen Thi Hong Van

DOI: 10.14456/sjst-psu.2021.198

pp. 1519 - 1526

Abstract

This study aimed to assess the effects of the addition of probiotics and sodium citrate to the diet of Asian swamp eel
(Monopterus albus) fingerlings, on growth performance and gastrointestinal microbiota. Before the start of the experiment, the
fingerlings were acclimatized for two days; 480 fingerlings were distributed equally in 12 tanks containing 50 l of fresh water.
Treatments were designed as follows: (T1) control fed with commercial feed, (T2) feed coated with sodium citrate, (T3) feed
coated with probiotics and (T4) feed coated with sodium citrate mixed with probiotics. The results of this study showed that both
probiotics and the mixture of sodium citrate with probiotics improved growth, stimulated total bacteria, and reduced the number
of Vibrio in the gastrointestinal tract of M. albus.