Effect of dimethylglycine and trimethylglycine (Betaine) on the response of Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar L.) smolts to experimental Vibrio anguillarum infection

Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar L.) were fed on a control diet or experimental diets containing betaine (15 mg g -1) or dimethylglycine (DMG, I mg g -1 or 5 mg g -1). After 10 weeks of feeding, resistance to infection was assessed following inoculation with Vibrio anguillarum. Total blood and differen...

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Veröffentlicht in:Fish & shellfish immunology 1993, Vol.3 (6), p.439-449
Hauptverfasser: Muona, Marja, Virtanen, Erkki
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Zusammenfassung:Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar L.) were fed on a control diet or experimental diets containing betaine (15 mg g -1) or dimethylglycine (DMG, I mg g -1 or 5 mg g -1). After 10 weeks of feeding, resistance to infection was assessed following inoculation with Vibrio anguillarum. Total blood and differential leucocyte counts were made, and plasma lysozyme and ceruloplasmin were assayed as non-specific humoral factors. The mortality during the bacterial exposure was of the same magnitude in all feeding groups. Betaine or DMG had no effect on the 'basal' levels of plasma total protein, lysozyme or ceruloplasmin, but 3 days postinjection the lysozyme and ceruloplasmin levels were higher in the control group compared with the experimental groups. In both DMG groups, the lymphocyte response took place 1-2 weeks earlier than in the control or betaine supplemented group indicating that DMG has an immunomodulating effect on salmon.
ISSN:1050-4648
1095-9947
DOI:10.1006/fsim.1993.1043