Yasuro Iwashita
Tokai University
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Fisheries Science | 2008
Yasuro Iwashita; Takeshi Yamamoto; Hirofumi Furuita; Tsuyoshi Sugita; Nobuhiro Suzuki
To investigate the cause of morphological changes occurring in the liver and intestine of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss fed defatted soybean meal (SBM)-based non-fish meal diets, morphological observations were conducted on fish fed casein-based semipurified diets supplemented with soybean antinutritional factors (soya saponin, soya isoflavone, soya lectin, oligosaccharide, Ca-phytate and their mixture). Hepatocytes and the epithelial cells in the hepatic ducts were not atrophied in any of the treatments. Lack of microvilli and pinocytotic vacuoles, and fatty degeneration of the epithelial cells were observed in the distal intestine of fish fed diets containing soya saponin. The proliferation of connective tissue in the mucosal folds and submucosa was shown in the distal intestine of fish fed the diet containing all substances including lectin. These results suggest that both saponin and lectin are the responsible factors in SBM for the occurrence of morphological changes of the distal intestine in rainbow trout fed SBM-based diets.
Fisheries Science | 2008
Yasuro Iwashita; Nobuhiro Suzuki; Takeshi Yamamoto; Jun-ichirou Shibata; Keiichirou Isokawa; Ang H Soon; Yuto Ikehata; Hirofumi Furuita; Tsuyoshi Sugita; Takanobu Goto
The supplemental effects of cholyltaurine and soybean lecithin to a defatted soybean meal (SBM)-based fish meal-free diet on the hepatic and intestinal morphology of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss were investigated. A fish meal-based diet (FM), three fish meal-free diets supplemented either with soybean lecithin (SL), bovine gall powder (BG) or cholyltaurine (C-tau) and an unsupplemented fish meal-free diet (NFM), were given to fish (−11 g) for 10 weeks. The growth was the lowest in fish fed diet NFM, intermediate in fish fed diet SL and the highest in fish fed diet FM, BG and C-tau. Hepatocytes of fish fed diet NFM were atrophied, and the distal intestine of these fish showed abnormal features: disintegrated microvilli and fatty degeneration in epithelial cells and increased amount of connective tissue in the submucosa. Hepatic and intestinal histological features in fish fed diets SL, BG and C-tau were similar to those in fish fed diet FM. These results indicate that soybean lecithin, bovine bile salts and cholyltaurine have similar effects on normalizing the hepatic and intestinal morphologies of rainbow trout fed the SBM-based diet, although growth promotion effect was limited in the soybean lecithin.
Fisheries Science | 2008
Takeshi Yamamoto; Kazuhisa Teruya; Takashi Hara; Hiroto Hokazono; Hiroshi Hashimoto; Nobuhiro Suzuki; Yasuro Iwashita; Hiroyuki Matsunari; Hirofumi Furuita; Keiichi Mushiake
To improve the nutritional quality of live foods and dry feeds ordinarily used for the seed production of amberjack Seriola dumerili, the nutrient contents of rotifers, Artemia nauplii and commercial feeds used in two larval production stations were evaluated. For comparison of the nutrient contents, artificially produced larvae, wild-caught juveniles and wild zooplankton samples were also analyzed. The proportions of 22∶6n-3 in the polar lipid of the cultured larvae increased by feeding the dry feeds. The taurine contents of the cultured larvae reflected the contents of their foods (rotifers<dry feed<Artemia nauplii). The taurine content and the proportion of 22∶6n-3 in Acartia spp. were higher than in foods fed to the larvae. These parameters in the wild juveniles were higher than the cultured ones. The A/E ratios [(each essential amino acid/total essential amino acids)×1000] of the total amino acids of the live foods and dry feeds were similar to those of the cultured larvae, except for the lower ratios of histidine, arginine, threonine and lysine in the live foods. The mucosal folds of the intestine of the cultured larvae did not show typical signs of dietary phospholipid deficiency. These results suggest that requirements of nutrients such as 22∶6n-3 and taurine should be determined for mass production of amberjack seeds.
Fisheries Science | 2013
Koji Murashita; Atsushi Akimoto; Yasuro Iwashita; Shunji Amano; Nobuhiro Suzuki; Hiroyuki Matsunari; Hirofumi Furuita; Tsuyoshi Sugita; Takeshi Yamamoto
This study evaluated four commercially available biotechnologically processed soybean meals (SBMs) that were included as the primary protein sources in a nonfishmeal diet for juvenile rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. The processed SBMs were Afcep SBM fermented with mixed bacteria predominantly Bacillus spp., DaBomb SBM fermented with Lactobacillus acidophilus, PepSoyGen SBM fermented with Aspergillus oryzae and Bacillus subtilis, and HP300 SBM treated enzymatically. Fishmeal (FM) and common heat-treated and hulled SBM were used in the reference diets. Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) analysis revealed that the protein components of Afcep SBM appeared to have relatively small molecular sizes compared with the other SBM products. After a 10-week feeding trial, growth of fish fed the common SBM diet was depressed, and abnormal liver and distal intestinal morphologies and bile acid characteristics were observed. The Afcep SBM diet showed approximated growth performance and comparable physiological conditions relative to the FM diet, while only limited improvements were observed in fish fed the other processed SBMs. These findings suggest that Afcep SBM, with its smaller molecular mass proteins, is the most promising processed SBM in nonfishmeal diets for rainbow trout.
Aquaculture | 2010
Takeshi Yamamoto; Yasuro Iwashita; Hiroyuki Matsunari; T. Sugita; Hirofumi Furuita; A. Akimoto; K. Okamatsu; Nobuhiro Suzuki
Fisheries Science | 2009
Yasuro Iwashita; Nobuhiro Suzuki; Hiroyuki Matsunari; Tsuyoshi Sugita; Takeshi Yamamoto
Aquaculture Research | 2008
Takeshi Yamamoto; Takanobu Goto; Yuta Kine; Yuta Endo; Yuichi Kitaoka; Tsuyoshi Sugita; Hirofumi Furuita; Yasuro Iwashita; Nobuhiro Suzuki
Fisheries Science | 2012
Takeshi Yamamoto; Hiroyuki Matsunari; Tsuyoshi Sugita; Hirofumi Furuita; Toshiro Masumoto; Yasuro Iwashita; Shunji Amano; Nobuhiro Suzuki
Fisheries Science | 2012
Takeshi Yamamoto; Koji Murashita; Hiroyuki Matsunari; Tsuyoshi Sugita; Hirofumi Furuita; Yasuro Iwashita; Shunji Amano; Nobuhiro Suzuki
Fisheries Science | 2014
Takeshi Yamamoto; Hiroyuki Okamoto; Hirofumi Furuita; Koji Murashita; Hiroyuki Matsunari; Yasuro Iwashita; Shunji Amano; Nobuhiro Suzuki