Supplementation of Dietary Fungal Oil Containing Arachidonic Acid Improves Fatty Acid Composition and Promotes Ovarian Development in Giant Freshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879)

Authors

  • Saadiah Ibrahim FRI Pulau Sayak, Fisheries Department of Malaysia, 08500 Kota Kuala Muda, Kedah, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6302-8041
  • Chaiw Yee Teoh Department of Agricultural and Food Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), 31900 Kampar, Perak, Malaysia
  • Mhd Ikhwanuddin 3Institute of Tropical Aquaculture, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • Siti Norita Mohamad FRI Glami Lemi, Fisheries Department of Malaysia,71650 Titi, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
  • Wing-Keong Ng Asian Aquafeeds Services, 1727 Lavinia, Taman Sri Nibong, Penang 11900, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51200/bjomsa.v9i.4670

Keywords:

arachidonic acid, gonadonosomatic index, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, maturation diet, reproductive performance

Abstract

Arachidonic acid (ARA) has been used as a feed additive to improve ovarian development in crustaceans. Therefore, in this study, ARA was supplemented at various levels to observe the induced development of ovaries in the broodstock of Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Four experimental maturation diets were formulated with different inclusion levels of ARA (0, 1, 2, and 2.9 %), sourced from Mortierella sp., a fungal oil which contains 45% ARA. The graded inclusion level of fungal oil resulted in 0.03, 0.35, 0.70, and 1.17% ARA in the diets. The results showed that broodstock fed with 0.70 % ARA diet, exhibited the highest hepatopancreas somatic index (HSI) value compared to broodstock fed with other diets. The histological evaluation of the ovaries revealed that broodstock fed a 0.70 % ARA diet resulted in significantly bigger oocytes (P < 0.05) among all diets. Thus, higher dietary ARA resulted in higher ARA content in the tail muscle, hepatopancreas, and ovary of prawn broodstock. Therefore, a dietary level of 0.70 % ARA promoted the reproductive performance and development of ovary in prawns broodstock.

Author Biographies

Saadiah Ibrahim, FRI Pulau Sayak, Fisheries Department of Malaysia, 08500 Kota Kuala Muda, Kedah, Malaysia

Research Officer

Fisheries Department of Malaysia

Chaiw Yee Teoh, Department of Agricultural and Food Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), 31900 Kampar, Perak, Malaysia

Ts. Dr. Teoh Chaiw Yee Assistant Professor Department of Agricultural and Food Science Faculty of Science Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Jalan Universiti, Bandar Barat, 31900 Kampar Perak, Malaysia

Mhd Ikhwanuddin, 3Institute of Tropical Aquaculture, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

Ikhwanuddin, M.

Professor

Institute of Tropical Aquaculture,
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu,
21030 Kuala Terengganu,
Terengganu, Malaysia.

Siti Norita Mohamad, FRI Glami Lemi, Fisheries Department of Malaysia,71650 Titi, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

SITI NORITA MOHAMAD (PhD)

Director

Institut Penyelidikan Perikanan Glami Lemi

FRI Glami Lemi Jelebu, Negeri Sembilan,  MALAYSIA

Wing-Keong Ng, Asian Aquafeeds Services, 1727 Lavinia, Taman Sri Nibong, Penang 11900, Malaysia

Consultant

Asian Aquafeeds Services

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2025-12-31

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Ibrahim, S., Teoh, C. Y. ., Mhd Ikhwanuddin, Mohamad, S. N. ., & Ng, W.-. K. . (2025). Supplementation of Dietary Fungal Oil Containing Arachidonic Acid Improves Fatty Acid Composition and Promotes Ovarian Development in Giant Freshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879). Borneo Journal of Marine Science and Aquaculture (BJoMSA), 9, 1–35. https://doi.org/10.51200/bjomsa.v9i.4670
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