TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of garlic, Allium sativum, to control Aeromonas hydrophila infection in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum)
AU - Nya, E. J.
AU - Austin, B.
PY - 2009/11
Y1 - 2009/11
N2 - Garlc, Allium sativum, which was fed at 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.5 and 1.0 g per 100 g of feed for 14 days to rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), led to control of experimental infection with Aeromonas hydrophila. At doses of 0.5 and 1.0 g garlic per 100 g of feed, there was a reduction in mortalities to 4% compared with the controls (88%). Moreover, there was a significant increase in growth, feed conversion and protein efficiency. There was stimulation of the number of erythrocytes and leucocytes, a significantly higher haematocrit, enhancement of phagocytic activity, respiratory burst, lysozyme, anti-protease and bactericidal activities following feeding with garlic. © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
AB - Garlc, Allium sativum, which was fed at 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.5 and 1.0 g per 100 g of feed for 14 days to rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), led to control of experimental infection with Aeromonas hydrophila. At doses of 0.5 and 1.0 g garlic per 100 g of feed, there was a reduction in mortalities to 4% compared with the controls (88%). Moreover, there was a significant increase in growth, feed conversion and protein efficiency. There was stimulation of the number of erythrocytes and leucocytes, a significantly higher haematocrit, enhancement of phagocytic activity, respiratory burst, lysozyme, anti-protease and bactericidal activities following feeding with garlic. © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
KW - Aeromonas hydrophila
KW - Allium sativum
KW - Garlic
KW - Immunostimulant
KW - Non-specific immune response
KW - Rainbow trout
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2009.01100.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2009.01100.x
M3 - Article
SN - 0140-7775
VL - 32
SP - 963
EP - 970
JO - Journal of Fish Diseases
JF - Journal of Fish Diseases
IS - 11
ER -