To study the effects of adding bile acids to high-fat feed on the growth, body color, and lipid metabolism of red-white koi (Cyprinus carpio var. koi), and to explore methods for improving the absorption efficiency of astaxanthin in colored feed, a 60-day feeding trial was conducted using fish initially weighing 14.81 ± 0.13 g. The control group (LB0) was fed a low-fat diet (34 % crude protein, 6 % crude fat), while the experimental groups were fed high-fat diets (34 % crude protein, 12 % crude fat) supplemented with bile acids at 0, 150, 300, and 450 mg/kg. These groups were designated as HB0, HB150, HB300, and HB450, respectively. Results showed: (1) High-fat groups had significantly higher specific growth rate and weight gain rate (SGR and WGR) than the low-fat group (P < 0.05), with maximum values observed at 150 mg/kg bile acid. (2) Scale carotenoid content initially increased and then decreased with increasing bile acid concentration, peaking in HB300. Skin carotenoid content was significantly higher in the high-fat groups than in the low-fat group (P < 0.05), with the highest value in the HB450 group. On day 60, the a* value of the body surface color was significantly higher in the HB300 group than in the other groups (P < 0.05), and b* values were also significantly higher in the HB300 and HB450 groups than in the other groups (P < 0.05). (3) AST/ALT ratios did not fiffer significantly between the HB150 and HB450 groups (P > 0.05), but decreased significantly in the HB300 group (P < 0.05). TC content was significantly lower in the HB150 and HB300 groups than in the controls (P < 0.05). HDL-C and LDL-C levels decreased progressively with increasing bile acid supplementation, reaching their lowest levels in the HB450 group. (4) Liver tissue sections showed nuclear dissolution, displacement, and increased vacuoles in hepatocytes in the HB0 group, while liver cell size slightly diminished in the HB450 group. Overall, supplementing high-fat diets (with a fat content of 12 %) with 150–300 mg/kg bile acids improves carotenoid deposition, lipid metabolism, and astaxanthin utilization in koi fish.
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