Ruhil Hayati Hamdan
Malaysia
Research Article
The Effects of Vitex trifolia, Strobilanthes crispus and Aloe vera Herbal-mixed Dietary Supplementation on Growth Performance and Disease Resistance in Red Hybrid Tilapia (Oreochromis sp.)
Author(s): Sharifah Raina Manaf ,Hassan Mohd. Daud *,Abdul Razak Alimon ,Noordin Mohamed Mustapha ,Ruhil Hayati Hamdan ,Kumari Geetha Muniandy ,Rashidah Razak ,Nur Hidayahanum Hamid ,Nora Faten Afifah Mohamed
Sharifah Raina Manaf ,Hassan Mohd. Daud *,Abdul Razak Alimon ,Noordin Mohamed Mustapha ,Ruhil Hayati Hamdan ,Kumari Geetha Muniandy ,Rashidah Razak ,Nur Hidayahanum Hamid ,Nora Faten Afifah Mohamed
Herbs and herb mixtures have been used as a growth promotant in livestock and aquaculture production. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of a dietary herbal mix comprised of Vitex trifolia (VTE), Strobilanthes crispus (SCE) and Aloe vera (AVE) on the growth performance, disease resistance and histology of Oreochromis sp. for 60 days. The fishes were divided into i) control, infected fish, fed with normal diet and infected fishes treated with different herbal-mixed supplementation diets of ii) VTE and SCE iii) SCE and AVE iv) AVE and VTE. All experimental groups were challenged using with Streptococcus agalactiae (1 × 107 cfu/mL) via intraperitoneal route on day 46. On day 46th (pre-challenge) and 60th (post-challenge), five fish were randomly chosen from each tank for each experimental and cont.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9546.1000425