Beneficial effects of Oral Allspice,Pimenta dioicapowder supplementation on the hemato-immunological and serum biochemical responses ofOreochromis mossambicus

Abstract

The present study investigated the effects of dietary allspice powder supplementation on welfare status of Tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus assessed by hemato-immunological and serum biochemical parameters. Five diets were formulated to contain 0 (control), 5, 10, 15 or 20 g of allspice kg À1 of fish feed. Fish were fed experimental diets for 60 days. Supplementation of allspice powder at 10 g kg À1 positively influenced the serum glucose, plasma lysozyme activity and myeloperoxidase activity. Dietary allspice powder at 15 g kg À1 also positively influenced the serum biochemical parameters (total protein, albumin and globulin) and plasma lysozyme activity. However, 20 g kg À1 allspice powder group had significantly lower values of respiratory burst activity and red blood cell count than other experimental groups (P < 0.05). In conclusion, the results of the present study demonstrated that supplementation of allspice powder at 10 or 15 g kg À1 for 60 days, had beneficial effects on improvement of some immunological and serum biochemical status of O. mossambicus. These findings suggest that dietary supplementation of allspice powder might further improve the resistance to fish pathogens.

Effects of Cardamonin Enriched Diets on Growth, Intestinal Histology, Hematology, and Biochemical Parameters of Hybrid Catfish (Clarias macrocephalus × Clarias gariepinus)

“…Blood biochemical values are generally used to notice the physiological responses of fish when the growth-enhancing effects of some dietary supplements are tested (Reda et al, 2013;Hoseini et al, 2018). Increased serum total protein, albumin, and globulin levels are directly associated with the improved immune function of fish (Güllü et al, 2015). The present study observed that the diets containing cardamonin significantly increased serum albumin levels.…”

“…The present study observed that the diets containing cardamonin significantly increased serum albumin levels. These results would indicate the modulation of nonspecific defense mechanisms or protein metabolism by cardamonin in fish (Güllü et al, 2015;Sarvi Moghanloa et al, 2018). Serum cholesterol, HDL, and LDL levels are commonly used as indicators of lipid metabolism and lipid peroxidation in fish (Mutlu et al, 2015;Lim et al, 2019).…”

“…The previous study indicated that juvenile golden pompano (Trachinotus ovatus) fed the diets supplemented with dandelion extract for 8 weeks significantly exerted beneficial effects on growth, intestinal histology, antioxidant activity, and immune responses (Tan et al, 2018). Similarly, Güllü et al (2015) exhibited that tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) received the inclusion of allspice (Pimenta dioica) powder improved hematological and serum biochemical indices as well as immunological parameters in tilapia after 60 days of feeding.…”

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) powder improves growth performance and immune response but shows limited antioxidant capacity for Nile tilapia infected withAeromonas hydrophila

“…Similar impairment of high phytotherapic doses (20 g/kg, allspice powder) on respiratory burst was observed for O . mossambicus (Güllü et al, 2016). Although not significant, a similar trend can be observed for lysozyme.…”

Effects of grapeVitis viniferaseed oil supplementation on growth, survival, fatty acid profiles, antioxidant contents and blood parameters in rainbow troutOncorhynchus mykiss

“…For this reason, many recent aquaculture studies have focused on the search for organic‐based antimicrobial, antifungus, immunostimulant, anti‐inflammatory and stress‐relieving products that will provide maximum benefits (Asadi, Mirvaghefei, Nematollahi, Banaee & Ahmadi, ; Balamurugan et al., ; Hernández, Romero, Gonzalez‐Stegmaier & Dantagnan, ; Kirubakaran, Subramani & Michael, ). Generally, in these studies, microorganisms, plants and plant extracts, volatile oils, active substances or polysaccharides were investigated (Acar, Kesbiç, Yılmaz, Gültepe & Türker, ; Bilen, Ünal & Güvensoy, ; Güllü et al., ; Gültepe et al., ; Sönmez, Bilen, Alak et al., ). These products contain polypeptide, phenolic, polyphenolic, terponoid, quinone, lectin and alkaloid derivatives and have potential as an alternative to synthetic drugs for use in aquaculture (Citarasu, ).…”