Influence of Dietary Garlic (<i>Allium sativum</i>) and/or Ascorbic Acid on Performance, Feed Utilization, Body Composition and Hemato-Biochemical Parameters of Juvenile Asian Sea Bass (<i>Lates calcarifer</i>)
The current study investigated effects of garlic (<i>Allium sativum</i>) and/or ascorbic acid on growth performance, feed utilization, biochemical body composition, and hemato-biochemical parameters of juvenile Asian sea bass. A total of 600 fish (43.14 ± 0.23 g body weight) were divided...
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| author | Abdelwahab M. Abdelwahab Sabry M. El-Bahr Sami Al-Khamees |
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| description | The current study investigated effects of garlic (<i>Allium sativum</i>) and/or ascorbic acid on growth performance, feed utilization, biochemical body composition, and hemato-biochemical parameters of juvenile Asian sea bass. A total of 600 fish (43.14 ± 0.23 g body weight) were divided into four groups. Fish in the first group were fed basal diet and served as a control group. Fish in groups 2, 3 and 4 were fed a basal diet mixed with garlic (40 g/kg diet), ascorbic acid (1.5 g/kg diet), or garlic (20 g/kg diet)/ascorbic acid (0.75 g/kg diet) mixture, respectively, for 12 weeks. A significant (<i>p</i> < 0.05) increase was observed in growth performance, feed utilization, and chemical body composition in fish fed garlic alone in comparison with the control and other treated groups. All hematological indices, biochemical parameters, and survival rate were not changed significantly (<i>p</i> > 0.05) in all groups throughout the experimental period when compared with the control. Total cholesterol and feed conversion ratio were significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.05) decreased in fish fed garlic alone in comparison to the control and other treated groups. Conclusively, dietary supplementation of garlic alone (40 g/kg diet) was highly effective in improving most of the studied parameters in comparison with that of ascorbic acid alone or a mixture of garlic (20 g/kg diet) and ascorbic acid (0.75 g/kg diet). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7fb34e693c214c5ea7202cb808b12d8c2023-11-21T00:49:51ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152020-12-011012239610.3390/ani10122396Influence of Dietary Garlic (<i>Allium sativum</i>) and/or Ascorbic Acid on Performance, Feed Utilization, Body Composition and Hemato-Biochemical Parameters of Juvenile Asian Sea Bass (<i>Lates calcarifer</i>)Abdelwahab M. Abdelwahab0Sabry M. El-Bahr1Sami Al-Khamees2Department of Animal and Fish Production, College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Al-Hufof 31982, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Al-Hufof 31982, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Animal and Fish Production, College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Al-Hufof 31982, Saudi ArabiaThe current study investigated effects of garlic (<i>Allium sativum</i>) and/or ascorbic acid on growth performance, feed utilization, biochemical body composition, and hemato-biochemical parameters of juvenile Asian sea bass. A total of 600 fish (43.14 ± 0.23 g body weight) were divided into four groups. Fish in the first group were fed basal diet and served as a control group. Fish in groups 2, 3 and 4 were fed a basal diet mixed with garlic (40 g/kg diet), ascorbic acid (1.5 g/kg diet), or garlic (20 g/kg diet)/ascorbic acid (0.75 g/kg diet) mixture, respectively, for 12 weeks. A significant (<i>p</i> < 0.05) increase was observed in growth performance, feed utilization, and chemical body composition in fish fed garlic alone in comparison with the control and other treated groups. All hematological indices, biochemical parameters, and survival rate were not changed significantly (<i>p</i> > 0.05) in all groups throughout the experimental period when compared with the control. Total cholesterol and feed conversion ratio were significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.05) decreased in fish fed garlic alone in comparison to the control and other treated groups. Conclusively, dietary supplementation of garlic alone (40 g/kg diet) was highly effective in improving most of the studied parameters in comparison with that of ascorbic acid alone or a mixture of garlic (20 g/kg diet) and ascorbic acid (0.75 g/kg diet).https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/12/2396garlicascorbic acidjuvenile barramundigrowthblood |
| spellingShingle | Abdelwahab M. Abdelwahab Sabry M. El-Bahr Sami Al-Khamees Influence of Dietary Garlic (<i>Allium sativum</i>) and/or Ascorbic Acid on Performance, Feed Utilization, Body Composition and Hemato-Biochemical Parameters of Juvenile Asian Sea Bass (<i>Lates calcarifer</i>) Animals garlic ascorbic acid juvenile barramundi growth blood |
| title | Influence of Dietary Garlic (<i>Allium sativum</i>) and/or Ascorbic Acid on Performance, Feed Utilization, Body Composition and Hemato-Biochemical Parameters of Juvenile Asian Sea Bass (<i>Lates calcarifer</i>) |
| title_full | Influence of Dietary Garlic (<i>Allium sativum</i>) and/or Ascorbic Acid on Performance, Feed Utilization, Body Composition and Hemato-Biochemical Parameters of Juvenile Asian Sea Bass (<i>Lates calcarifer</i>) |
| title_fullStr | Influence of Dietary Garlic (<i>Allium sativum</i>) and/or Ascorbic Acid on Performance, Feed Utilization, Body Composition and Hemato-Biochemical Parameters of Juvenile Asian Sea Bass (<i>Lates calcarifer</i>) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Dietary Garlic (<i>Allium sativum</i>) and/or Ascorbic Acid on Performance, Feed Utilization, Body Composition and Hemato-Biochemical Parameters of Juvenile Asian Sea Bass (<i>Lates calcarifer</i>) |
| title_short | Influence of Dietary Garlic (<i>Allium sativum</i>) and/or Ascorbic Acid on Performance, Feed Utilization, Body Composition and Hemato-Biochemical Parameters of Juvenile Asian Sea Bass (<i>Lates calcarifer</i>) |
| title_sort | influence of dietary garlic i allium sativum i and or ascorbic acid on performance feed utilization body composition and hemato biochemical parameters of juvenile asian sea bass i lates calcarifer i |
| topic | garlic ascorbic acid juvenile barramundi growth blood |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/12/2396 |
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