Short communication: Effects of garlic (Allium sativum L) extract on growth, feed utilization and carcass composition in Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) larvae
Various extracts from herbs and spices are reported to improve animal performance by stimulating action on gut secretions or by having a direct bactericidal effect on gut micro flora. Furthermore the active principles of the herb in the diets induce the secretion of the digestive enzymes and the growth promoter in herbs induces high protein synthesis (Khalil et al., 2001; Citarasu, 2010). Garlic is an important medicinal herb extensively cultivated in many countries and has played an important dietary function as well as medicinal role for centuries. Several studies have demonstrated the positive effect of garlic inclusion in fish feed on the growth performance of various species. Different dosages of garlic in diet used to feed A. ruthensis (Lee et al., 2012), Huso huso (Ebrahim Dorche et al., 2013), Litopenaeus vannami (Javadzadeh et al., 2012) and O. niloticus (Shalaby et al., 2006) exhibited better growth. Garlic as a natural product may be useful in the diet of Mugil cephalus which is one of the commercially important culture fish in Iran because it is euryhaline, fast- growing, and disease resistant (Yousefian et al., 2009). Until now, no trial has been conducted to study the effects of dietary garlic extract on growth of grey mullet (M. cephalus) This study was therefore designed to investigate the effects of garlic on growth, feed utilization and carcass composition of M. cephalus larvae with the aim of ascertaining the importance and level of garlic supplementation in fish feeds especially in M. cephalus.
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| Format: | Journal Contribution biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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2016
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| Subjects: | Fish disease, Allium sativum L, Mugil cephalus, Garlic extract, Fish growth, Feed utilization, Carcass composition, Larvae, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/12017 |
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| Summary: | Various extracts from herbs and spices are reported to improve animal performance by stimulating action on gut secretions or by having a direct bactericidal effect on gut micro flora. Furthermore the active principles of the herb in the diets induce the secretion of the digestive enzymes and the growth promoter in herbs induces high protein synthesis (Khalil et al., 2001; Citarasu, 2010). Garlic is an important medicinal herb extensively cultivated in many countries and has played an important dietary function as well as medicinal role for centuries. Several studies have demonstrated the positive effect of garlic inclusion in fish feed on the growth performance of various species. Different dosages of garlic in diet used to feed A. ruthensis (Lee et al., 2012), Huso huso (Ebrahim Dorche et al., 2013), Litopenaeus vannami (Javadzadeh et al., 2012) and O. niloticus (Shalaby et al., 2006) exhibited better growth. Garlic as a natural product may be useful in the diet of Mugil cephalus which is one of the commercially important culture fish in Iran because it is euryhaline, fast- growing, and disease resistant (Yousefian et al., 2009). Until now, no trial has been conducted to study the effects of dietary garlic extract on growth of grey mullet (M. cephalus) This study was therefore designed to investigate the effects of garlic on growth, feed utilization and carcass composition of M. cephalus larvae with the aim of ascertaining the importance and level of garlic supplementation in fish feeds especially in M. cephalus. |
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