Survival Rate and Biochemical Parameters in Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) Larvae Fed Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Extract
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53344#.VL3KsCzQrzE Author(s) Mohammad Saeid Fereidouni 1 , Paria Akbary 2* , Siyavash Soltanian 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Animal Health Unit, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran . 2 Department of Marine Sciences, Fisheries Group, Chabahar Maritime University, Chabahar, Iran . 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 tot...