Flaxseed oil and clove leaf essential oil in Zebrafish diet (Danio rerio)

Silva, Thiberio Carvalho daSilva, MicheleCarbonera, FabianaVisentainer, Jesui VergilioUtsunomiya, Karina SayuriGasparino, ElianeRibeiro, Ricardo

Flaxseed oil is recognized as the plant source richest in α-linolenic acid, whereas clove leaf essential oil has a strong antioxidant capacity.The objective of this study was to determine the in vitro antioxidant capacity of diets containing a combination of flaxseed oil (FO) and clove leaf essential oil (CLEO), as well as to use zebrafish (Danio rerio) to assess theireffect on the animals’growth. Fifty days after hatching, a total of 420 male specimens (0.29 ± 0.04 g)weredivided into seven groups for each diet and fed for 55 daysto be used, with the diets being: control, absent FO and CLEO; 3% FO + 0.5% CLEO; 3% FO + 1% CLEO; 6% FO + 0.5% CLEO; 6% FO + 1% CLEO; 9% FO + 0.5% CLEO and 9% FO + 1% CLEO. Antioxidant activity was determined through DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) tests, showing interaction effect between factors (FO x CLEO, p 0.05), only isolated effect for FO, with the fish fed 6 and 9% diets having the best results. Final total length and specific growth rates showed interaction effect (p <0.05). As for specific growth rates, the best response was that of the diet with 6% FO and 0.5% CLEO. Final length showed increase with FO levels, even when there was association with0.5 or 1% of CLEO. Therefore, combined use of9% of FL with 0.5% of CLEO is recommended for zebrafish.

1. Antioxidant
2. Daniorerio
3. α-linolenic acid
4. DPPH