Beneficial roles of feed additives as immunostimulants in aquaculture: a review

MAO Dawood, S Koshio, MÁ Esteban - Reviews in Aquaculture, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The use of antibiotics in the aquafeeds to mitigate infectious diseases or to boost growth
performance is commonly practiced. Recently, the prophylactic use of antibiotics and …

Vitamin C supplementation to optimize growth, health and stress resistance in aquatic animals

MAO Dawood, S Koshio - Reviews in Aquaculture, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Vitamins are organic compounds that can be synthesized from other essential nutrients;
however, they are required in trace amounts from an exogenous source for normal growth …

Effects of dietary Spirulina platensis on growth performance, humoral and mucosal immune responses and disease resistance in juvenile great sturgeon (Huso huso …

M Adel, S Yeganeh, M Dadar, M Sakai… - Fish & Shellfish …, 2016 - Elsevier
Dietary supplementation of Spirulina platensis at different levels (0% control, 2.5%, 5% and
10%) was evaluated to find out the effects on growth performance, digestive enzyme …

Mucosal immune parameters, immune and antioxidant defence related genes expression and growth performance of zebrafish (Danio rerio) fed on Gracilaria gracilis …

SH Hoseinifar, S Yousefi, G Capillo, H Paknejad… - Fish & shellfish …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the present study zebrafish (Danio rerio) has been used as model organism to establish
the effects of dietary supplementation of Gracilaria gracilis powder (GP) on mucosal and …

The influence of dietary coenzyme Q10 and vitamin C on the growth rate, immunity, oxidative-related genes, and the resistance against Streptococcus agalactiae of …

MF El Basuini, SA Shahin, II Teiba, MAA Zaki… - Aquaculture, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Dietary coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) and vitamin C (Vc) are natural immunostimulants
and antioxidants involved in improving the performances and health conditions of aquatic …

The effects of Lactobacillus acidophilus as feed supplement on skin mucosal immune parameters, intestinal microbiota, stress resistance and growth performance of …

SH Hoseinifar, Z Roosta, A Hajimoradloo… - Fish & shellfish …, 2015 - Elsevier
The present study evaluates the effects of different levels of dietary Lactobacillus acidophilus
as feed supplement on intestinal microbiota, skin mucus immune parameters and salinity …

The improving role of savory (Satureja hortensis) essential oil for Caspian roach (Rutilus caspicus) fry: growth, haematological, immunological, and antioxidant …

H Ghafarifarsani, SH Hoseinifar, M Aftabgard… - Aquaculture, 2022 - Elsevier
Essential oils (EOs) due to their bioactive compounds can be considered suitable dietary
supplements to achieve sustainable aquaculture. The present experiment was conducted to …

Modulation of innate immune response, mucosal parameters and disease resistance in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) upon synbiotic feeding

SH Hoseinifar, A Mirvaghefi, MA Amoozegar… - Fish & shellfish …, 2015 - Elsevier
The present study investigates the effects of dietary supplements of galactooligosaccharides
(GOS), Pediococcus acidilactici and P. acidilactici+ GOS on innate immune response, skin …

The protective effects of vitamin C on common carp (Cyprinus carpio) exposed to titanium oxide nanoparticles (TiO2-NPs)

S Hajirezaee, G Mohammadi, SS Naserabad - Aquaculture, 2020 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to investigate the hematological, biochemical, immunological,
oxidative and mucosal changes in common carp (Cyprinus carpio)(15.18±0.22 g) exposed …

Changes in the growth, humoral and mucosal immune responses following β-glucan and vitamin C administration in red sea bream, Pagrus major

MAO Dawood, S Koshio, M El-Sabagh, MM Billah… - Aquaculture, 2017 - Elsevier
In order to study the effects of dietary β-glucan (BG), vitamin C (VC) and their combination
(BG/VC) on growth, humoral and mucosal immune responses of red sea bream (Pagrus …