Effect of adding Lactobacillus rhamnosus to the water on egg hatching, yolk sac absorption and some growth factors of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) up to fingerling stage

So far, several studies have been conducted to increase aquatic production by affecting growth and reducing mortality through various feed additives, but studies on the effect of adding these additives directly to water are limited. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of adding Lactobacillus rhamnosus PTCC 1637 to water on hatching rate, yolk sac uptake and some growth indices during spawning to juvenile stages of rainbow trout. This study was divided into 3 parts; 1: day 1 to 7, 2: day 1 to 20 and 3: day 1 to 60, with the addition of concentrations of 106 and 107 CFU/mL into the water and also a control group. Results of the first and second parts showed that the range and duration of the hatching in all probiotic treatments were significantly different from the control and the yolk sac absorption were significantly shorter in both groups under 106 and 107 CFU/mL concentrations compare to the control (P<0.05).In the third part, the weight, length, feed conversion ratio, body weight gain percentage, specific growth rate and condition factor among probiotic treatments showed a significant difference with control (P <0.05). In all of these parameters, the best results were recorded in a treatment in which the hatched eggs were incubated from 1 to 60 days at 107 CFU/mL; The best feed conversion ratio was also recorded in the same treatment (P<0.05).Overall, increasing the duration of lactobacillus ramenosus treatment improved the performance of the hatching and growth factors in the early stages, as well as increasing the health status and growth in the later stages of fish life. Overall, the addition of bacteria to the water has improved the yield of growth and development in the early stages of life of rainbow trout and can be the easiest and most effective method.