Journal of Aquaculture Research & Development

Department of Biology, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia

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• Research Article   
  Effect of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) on Hematological Parameters and Resistant to Aeromonas hydrophila Infection in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus L.
  Author(s): Alazar Ergena*, P Natarajan and Zufan Bedewi
  
  Aquaculture is one of the fast growing food industries in the world. However, this industry is hampered by diseases. The present study aimed to determine the effect of ginger powder on the haematology of Oreochromis niloticus, and resistance to Aeromonas hydrophila infection. A completely randomized design was used for the experiment. A total of 300 healthy live experimental fish 20 ± 1.00 g of body weight and 11.06 ± 0.08 cm body length were randomly divided into five treatment glass aquariums. Each in triplicates, representing four treatments (3 g, 5 g, 8 g and 12 g ginger/kg diet) and one control (0.00 g/kg diet). After eight weeks of feeding trial 0.2 ml of A. hydrophila culture containing 1.0 × 107 CFU/ml (LD50) was given by Intra-peritoneal (IP) injection. Blood samples were collected before and after the bacte.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9546.23.14.755

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