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The present study was aimed at determining the effects of medicinal herbs adjuvants on growth, hematoebiochemical parameters, some non-specific immunity and disease resistance to Photobacterium damselae in Sobaity sea bream (Sparidentex hasta). The fish (mean body weight 3.08±0.31 g) were fed fishmeal diets supplemented with either 1% of Garlic (Allium sativum), 1% supplemented of Ginger (Zingiber officinale), 1% supplemented of thyme (Thymus vulgaris), a mixture of these herbs (1% Garlic + 1% Ginger + 1% thyme), and control diet without medicinal herbs, for 8 weeks. The highest weight gains (WG %) and the specific growth rate (SGR) were in fish that fed diets with the mixture of three medicinal herbs (P<0.05). The number of WBC and RBC showed a significant increase in ginger and the mixture of three medicinal herbs compared to the control (P<0.05). The highest total protein and the lowest cholesterol levels were observed in treated groups with ginger diet (P<0.05). The highest albumin and the lowest triglyceride levels were achieved in mixture of these three herbsgroup. The analysis of AST and ALT were significantly decreased in the mixture of these three herbs and ginger groups (P<0.05). The lowest ALP level were showed in mixture of these three herbs group. Furthermore, serum lysozyme activity, total immunoglobulin (Ig) and complement activity (ACH50) were significantly increased in the mixture of three medicinal herbs fed fish and ginger groups (P<0.05). After feeding experiment, fish were infected with Photobacterium damselae strain FN1 and mortalities were recorded. The results of this study demonstrated that dietary mixture of three medicinal herbs and ginger groups could be an improvement in the growth and some non-specific immunity of Sobaity sea bream fry.

Effect of &lt;i&gt;Zingiber officinale&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Allium sativum&lt;/i&gt; Powders as Natural Feed Additives Promoting Growth, Feed Utilization and Whole-Body Composition in &lt;i&gt;Clarias gariepinus&lt;/i&gt; Fry

“…The findings of the present study on growth performances and feed utilization revealed that C. gariepinus fry fed with basal diet supplemented with either garlic powder or ginger powder showed better growth and feed utilization in term of weight gain, length gain, specific growth rate, feed intake, feed conversion ratio as well as protein efficiency ratio compared to control diet. On contrary to the results obtained by Mahmoud et al [27] who found poor growth and feed utilization in term of specific growth rate and feed conversion ratio after feeding Oreochromis niloticus fingerlings for 60 days with 1.5% ginger and garlic compared to basal control diet, the results of the present study are in accordance with those obtained by Jahanjoo et al [44] who recorded better growth performance and feed utilization in Sobaity Sea Bream (Sparidentex hasta) fry fed with basal diet containing 1% of garlic and ginger respectively for 8 weeks. In addition, the highest values of growth performance and feed utilization were observed in fish fry fed the basal diet containing 1% of both ginger and garlic compared to control diet and even diet with 2% of plant material.…”

“…These results are in contradiction with those reported by Mahmoud et al [27] who found no significant difference between the growth performance and feed utilization of O. niloticus fingerlings fed on diet containing 1.5% ginger and garlic during 60 consecutive days. In addition, Jahanjoo et al [44] after feeding Sobaity Sea Bream (Sparidentex hasta) fry with basal diet containing 1% of garlic and ginger respectively reported better growth performance and feed utilization. Sahu et al [48] also showed that feed conversion ratio and specific growth rate were not significantly influenced in Labeo rohita fed on diet containing 0.5% and 1% garlic inclusion.…”

Determining the efficacy of ginger Zingiber officinale as a potential nutraceutical agent for boosting growth performance and health status of Labeo rohita reared in a semi-intensive culture system

“…Such an elevation might have resulted in causing lipid peroxidation inhibition in the ginger-fed groups, with the most prominent being observed in the GP15 group. Authors have reported high activity of SOD in sobaity sea bream Sparidentex hasta when fed with diets supplemented with 0.1 g ginger kg −1 of feed ( Jahanjoo et al, 2018 ). In another study on C. carpio , feeding of a diet supplemented with ginger extract at a dose of 2 g·kg −1 caused a significant improvement in the SOD activity ( Mohammadi et al, 2020 ).…”

Combined and Singular Effects of Ethanolic Extract of Persian Shallot (Allium hirtifolium Boiss) and Synbiotic Biomin®IMBO on Growth Performance, Serum- and Mucus-Immune Parameters and Antioxidant Defense in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

“…Jahanjoo et al [76] showed that serum lysozyme activity, total Ig, and ACH50 activity significantly increased in fish fed a mixture of three medicinal herbs and ginger. The immune system is stimulated by synbiotic Biomin ® IMBO and increases the proliferation of macrophages, growth, survival of fish, and the volume of beneficial bacteria in the gut, affecting the composition of the body [77].…”