Effects of dietary dandelion extract on intestinal morphology, antioxidant status, immune function and physical barrier function of juvenile golden pompano Trachinotus ovatus

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

“…Studies on intestinal histology could be used to assess nutritional physiology mechanisms of the growth-promoting properties of phytogenic feed additive in cultured fish (Fang et al, 2015;Tan et al, 2018). In this study, it was found that fish that were fed with cardamonin diets showed significant increases in villi height, villi height, absorptive area, muscular thicknesses, and goblet cell number compared with the control.…”

“…It is well established that nutrient digestive and absorptive processes principally occur in the intestine of fish (Lazo et al, 2011). Therefore, increases in villi height and absorptive area could enhance the intestinal nutrition absorption area, which directly related to an increase in nutrient assimilation and growth of fish (Sun et al, 2018;Tan et al, 2018;Munglue et al, 2019a). Significant increases in muscular layers suggest the improvement in intestinal peristalsis which would modulate mucosal movement to mix the digested food with secretions and to propel unabsorbable contents anally (Lazo et al, 2011;Wilson and Castro, 2011).…”

“…The results of this study showed a significant increase in the goblet cell number in cardamonin treatments compared with the control. It is possible that dietary supplementation with cardamonin would predominantly influence intestinal cell proliferation and differentiation, resulting in an increase in the goblet cell number as demonstrated by Villasante et al (2016) and Tan et al (2018).…”

“…It has been reported that the applications of such plant extracts as phytogenic feed additives to the diets produced the improvement in growth performance, nutrient metabolism, and immune systems in farmed fish (Reverter et al, 2014). 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.…”

The effects of nettle (Urtica dioica), spiny sowthistle (Sonchus asper) and dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) on the fish quality during storage period

“…While some synthetic antioxidant compounds such as butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) and butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) are commonly used in processed foods, it has been reported that these chemical compounds may have side effects. Only few researches available about antioxidant effects of dandelion on fish (Tan et al, 2018). On the other hand, several researchers were focused on antimicrobial and antioxidant effects of mentioned herbs on food products (Aksu and Kaya, 2004;Biel et al, 2017;El-Alim et al, 1999;Frankel et al, 1996;Gülçin et al, 2004;Ivanov, 2014;Karabacak and Bozkurt, 2008;Mavi et al, 2004;Oz, 2014;Ozyurt et al, 2007;Shah et al, 2014).…”