TITLE:
Survival Rate and Biochemical Parameters in Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) Larvae Fed Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Extract
AUTHORS:
Mohammad Saeid Fereidouni, Paria Akbary, Siyavash Soltanian
KEYWORDS:
Mugil cephalus, Garlic Extract, Biochemical Indices, Digestive Enzyme Activity
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Molecular Biology,
Vol.5 No.1,
January
19,
2015
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to investigate the effect of different concentrations of garlic (Allium sativum L.) extract in fish diet on survival rate, digestive enzymes and some biochemical parameters of Mugil cephalus larvae. Three hundred and sixty fish with mean weight 0.45 g were randomly divided into equal four groups; each one contained 3 replicates. Fish was fed with diets containing 0% (control), 0.5%, 1% and 3% concentrations of garlic extract (GE) in diet. 30 days after feeding, survival rate, different biochemical (larvae extract total protein, albumin, globulin, glucose, cholesterol and triglyceride) parameters and digestive enzyme activity (lipase, protease and amylase) were evaluated. There was a significant increase in survival rate of all groups fed with GE as compared to the control diet (P