사료내 다양한 녹차 원료 첨가에 따른 넙치 유어기의 성장, 면역성 및 세균 공격성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 녹차엑기스를 첨가한 사료를 공급한 실험구에서 어체중증가는 대조구와 유의적인 차이는 없었지만, 녹차 생잎, 건조잎 또는 부산물을 첨가한 실험구에 비하여 유의적으로 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 녹차엑기스를 첨가한 실험구에서의 사료전환효율은 대조구와 유의적인 차이는 없었지만, 녹차 생잎, 건조잎 또는 부산물을 첨가한 실험구에 비하여 유의적으로 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 녹차 건조잎과 엑기스를 첨가한 실험구에서 Iysozyme 활성은 유의적인 차이는 없었지만, 녹차 생잎과 부산물을 첨가한 실험구에 비해서는 유의적으로 높은 Iysozyme 활성이 나타났다. 3시간에서의 세균 살해능은 녹차 건조잎과 엑기스를 첨가한 실험구에서 살해능이 녹차 생잎과 부산물 또는 대조구에 비하여 유의적으로 낮게 나타났다. 또한 6시간에서의 세균 살해능은 녹차 엑기스, 건조일, 생잎, 부산물 및 대조구의 순으로 나타났으며 , 대조구에 비하여 엑기스, 건조잎 및 생일은 유의적으로 낮게 나타났다. 세균 공격실험 결과, 복강 주사 2일째부터 넙치의 폐사가 나타나기 시작하여 4일 동안 폐사는 계속되었으며 녹차 생잎과 부산물을 첨가한 실험구에서의 누적폐사율은 대조구에 비하여 높게 나타났으며 녹차 건조잎과 엑기스를 첨가한 실험구에서는 대조구에 비하여 낮은 누적폐사율을 보였으나 실험구간에 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 따라서 녹차엑기스와 건조잎의 사료내 첨가는 넙치의 면역성 향상과 세균공격성에 내성 향상 면에 있어서 아주 효과적인 것으로 판단된다.
Effect of dietary inclusion of various sources of green tea on growth, immune system and challenging test of juvenile olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus was investigated. Five experimental diets with triplicates were prepared: control, raw leaves, dry leaves, by-product and extract. Twenty five (an initial body weight of 52.5 g) were randomly distributed into 15 of 180 L flow-through tanks. Nutrient requirements of the experimental diets satisfied growth of juvenile olive flounder. The feeding trial lasted for 7 weeks. After 7-week feeding trial, blood were sampled from three randomly chosen fish for serum analysis of Iysozyme and bactericidal activity, and ten fish were infected with Edwardsiella tarda for challenging test from each tank. Weight gain (g/fish) of fish fed the diet containing extract and control diet was significantly higher than that of fish fed the other diets. Feed efficiency ratio for fish fed the diet containing extract and control diet was significantly higher than that for fish fed the diets containing raw leaves and by-product, but not significantly different from that for fish fed the diet containing dry leaves. Serum Iysozyme activity (units/ml) of fish fed the diets containing dry leaves and extract was significantly higher than that of fish fed the diets containing raw leaves and by-product, but not significantly different from that of fish fed the control diet. Serum bactericidal activity (${ imes}10^6$ bacteria/ml) of fish fed the diet containing dry leaves and extract was significantly lower than that of fish fed the diets containing raw leaves, by-product and control diet in 3 hour. However, serum bactericidal activity of fish fed the diet containing extract was significantly lower than that of fish fed the other diets in 6 hour. And serum bacterial activity was low in fish fed the diets containing dry and raw leaves, by-product, and control in 6 hour in order. Accumulative mortality (%) of fish fed the control diet was low compared to that of fish fed the diets containing raw leaves and by-product, but high compared to that of fish fed the diets containing dry leaves and extract although no significant difference was found among treatments. In considering above results, dietary inclusion of extract and dry leaves of green tea seemed to be highly effective to improve immune system and endurance against E. tarda infection of juvenile olive flounder.
