Effect of dietary supplementation with ginger (Zingiber officinale) extract on growth, biochemical and hemato-immunological parameters in juvenile beluga (Huso huso (original) (raw)
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Journal of entomology and zoology studies, 2018
The study was aimed at determining the effects of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) as an immunostimulants on striped catfish, Pangasianodon hypophthalmus. Experimental diets containing ginger powder at 5, 10, 15, 20 g/kg of feed were fed to the juveniles of striped catfish and the control group was fed without incorporating ginger powder in the diet. The feeding experiment was conducted for a period of 90 days. The fishes were fed @ 5% of their body weight twice a day. Growth parameters such as weight gain, SGR, FCR and percentage survival were determined. A significant difference (P< 0.05) in SGR, weight gain and FCR was observed between the treatments. Results of the study demonstrated better growth performance of striped catfish with inclusion of ginger powder at 10g/kg of feed as compared to other treatments.
Aquaculture, 2019
Please cite this article as: Z. Fazelan, Y.A. Vatnikov, E.V. Kulikov, et al., Effects of dietary ginger (Zingiber officinale) administration on growth performance and stress, immunological, and antioxidant responses of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) reared under high stocking density, aquaculture (2019),
The aim of current investigation was to evaluate the effects of graded levels (0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.5 and 1 %) of ginger (Zingiber officinale, Roscoe) as feed additive in the diets of Oreochromis niloticus on growth performance and immunological status. A total of 360 apparently healthy Oreochromis niloticus with an average body weight of 30.00 ± 1.00g were used. The fish were randomly divided into 6 equal triplicate groups (each replicate contained 20 fish). The fish were fed isonitrogenous, isocaloric diets 4 times daily at rate of 5% of body weight for 10 weeks. The results revealed that the fish fed diets contained ginger had a significant (P < 0.05) increase in total final body weight, body gain, body gain percent, specific growth rate, and also utilized their feed more efficiently (lower values of FCR) than those fed the control diets. The average daily feed intake wasn't significantly (P > 0.05) different with all groups. Lysozyme activity and immunoglobulin M (IgM) were significantly improved due to supplementation of the diets with ginger. Supplemented diets with ginger protected fish against pathogenic strain of Aeromonas hydrophila. It could be concluded that supplementation of ginger in fish diets as an alternative to antibiotics and Hassanin et al. 36 therapeutic agents, had significantly additive benefit in growth performance and immune status of fish compared with the control.
Journal of Applied Biology & Biotechnology, 2024
Growth, haematology and histopathology are important indices in evaluating the health and physiological state of fish. These metabolic and health indices were examined in Clarias gariepinus fed with Zingiber officinale (ginger) roots-powder supplemented diets in 40-litre freshwater-filled plastic tanks. 120 C. gariepinus fingerlings (weight, 2.33±0.07g) were fed with 40% crude protein diets containing three concentrations of Zingiber officinale roots-powder: GRP1-1%; GRP2-2%; GRP3-3%, and control-0% ad libitum twice daily for 12 weeks. Significant differences (p < 0.05) occurred in the growth parameters except feed conversion ratio and specific growth rate. Survival rate decreased as concentration of powder increased. Differences (p<0.05) seen in packed cell volume (PCV), Haemoglobin (Hb), and Red blood cell (RBC), thus highest in GRP3: PCV (37.00±1.16%), Hb (12.37±0.37g/dl) and RBC (3.47±0.08 x 10 6 /l) and lowest in control: PCV (22.00±0.58%), Hb (7.37±0.20g/dl) and RBC (2.07±0.06 x 10 6 /l). Liver histology of control fish was normal, while fatty degenerations were seen in the treated fish. The histology of fish kidney was normal in all treatments. The study concluded that 1% ginger root-powder dietary supplementation in cultured C. gariepinus could effectively improve the metabolic activities, health profile and survival of the fish.
Growth, haematology and histopathology are important indices in evaluating the health and physiological state of fish. These metabolic and health indices were examined in Clarias gariepinus fed with Zingiber officinale (ginger) roots-powder supplemented diets in 40-litre freshwater-filled plastic tanks. 120 C. gariepinus fingerlings (weight, 2.33±0.07g) were fed with 40% crude protein diets containing three concentrations of Zingiber officinale roots-powder: GRP1–1%; GRP2–2%; GRP3–3%, and control–0% ad libitum twice daily for 12 weeks. Significant differences (p < 0.05) occurred in the growth parameters except feed conversion ratio and specific growth rate. Survival rate decreased as concentration of powder increased. Differences (p<0.05) seen in packed cell volume (PCV), Haemoglobin (Hb), and Red blood cell (RBC), thus highest in GRP3: PCV (37.00±1.16%), Hb (12.37±0.37g/dl) and RBC (3.47±0.08 x 10 6 /l) and lowest in control: PCV (22.00±0.58%), Hb (7.37±0.20g/dl) and RBC (2.07±0.06 x 10 6 /l). Liver histology of control fish was normal, while fatty degenerations were seen in the treated fish. The histology of fish kidney was normal in all treatments. The study concluded that 1% ginger root-powder dietary supplementation in cultured C. gariepinus could effectively improve the metabolic activities, health profile and survival of the fish.
Immunostimulants are substances which stimulate the specific and/or non-specific defence systems of fish, enhancing resistance to pathogens during stressful periods. This study evaluated the immune-stimulatory effects of dietary powdered ginger rhizome (Zingiber officinale), in rainbow trout (Oncorhyncus mykiss). The fish were hand-fed with a diet containing 1% powdered ginger rhizome (Z. officinale) once a day at 9:00 a.m. for 12 weeks. At the end of the experimental period, hematological parameters including hematocrit (Htc), hemoglobin (Hb), red blood cell (RBC), white blood cell (WBC) and immunological parameters including serum lysozyme activity and respiratory burst activity were determined. The results obtained demonstrate that fishes with the supplement of powdered ginger rhizome showed significant immunostimulatory effect, increase in WBC, Hct, RBC values, respiratory burst activity and lysozyme activity when compared with the control group (p<0.05). These results indicate that dietary powdered ginger rhizome stimulates the immune system in the rainbow trout.
2018
Previous report has it that about one billion people world-wide rely on fish as their primary source of animal protein (Iheanacho et al., 2017a). The consumption and demand for fish as a cheap source of animal protein is increasing in Africa. In most countries, vast majority of the fish supply comes from the rivers as captured fisheries (FAO, 2014), and may not be able to meet the growing global demand for aquatic foods. Hence, there is a need for a viable alternative fish production system that can sufficiently meet this demand, and aquaculture is the solution (Iheanacho et al., 2017b). As aquaculture Abstract
International Journal of Chemical Studies, 2015
Medicinal plants are of great use in pharmaceutical, cosmetic, agricultural and food industry. The efficacy of some herbal products is beyond doubt. The most recent examples being Silybum marianum (Linn.), Artemisia annua Linn. (Artemesinin) and Taxus baccata Linn. (taxol). Randomized controlled trials have proved the efficacy of some established remedies, for instance Zingiber officinale Roscoe commonly known as ginger. Ginger contains natural organic materials beneficial to health and enhances resistance to infectious diseases by increasing non-specific and specific immune mechanisms. The rhizome of ginger has shown to be effective in the control of a range of bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic diseases in humans, poultry and aquaculture owing to its antimicrobial, antioxidant, growth promoter and as immunostimulant properties to health. Hence, this review focuses on the use of ginger as growth promoter, antimicrobial agent, antioxidant and as immunostimulant in aquaculture.
2012
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary thyme (Thymus vulgaris), rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) and fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum) as feed additives on growth performance, proximate composition and ammonia excretion of European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax. Four isonitrogenous (48% crude protein) and isocaloric (21 kj/g) diets were formulated to contain 0% (control) or 1% of thyme, rosemary or fenugreek. The thyme supplementation significantly increased protein efficiency ratio, fillet protein levels, protein and energy retentions (P<0.05). The medicinal herb additives did not change serum urea, uric acid, creatinine and ammonia excretion rate (P>0.05). The results indicate that dietary thyme improved the protein and energy retentions of sea bass.