Ginseng® as a reproductive enhancer agent for African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822).
Fish Physiol Biochem
; 48(1): 15-32, 2022 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
Ginseng (Ge) is one of the most famous and precious consumed herbal medicines around the world. Ge plant roots have many advantages regarded as important in increasing fish production. Thus, the present study was conducted to investigate the possibility of using different levels (0.0, 100, and 200 mg/kg diet) of Ge as a reproductive enhancer agent for African catfish, Clarias gariepinus males. Results revealed that fish fed 200 mg Ge/kg diet significantly (P Ë 0.05) increased growth performance, feed efficiency, gonado-somatic index, hematological parameters, serum follicle-stimulating hormone, total antioxidant capacity, sperm quality parameters, and ultrastructure of spermatozoa, as well as led to positively improved of the histological structure of the testes tissue compared to other treatments. Based on the obtained findings, it could be concluded that the effective use of dietary Ge at a level of 200 mg/kg as a promising reproductive agent for adult African catfish males consequently led to the sustainability of aquaculture for African catfish.
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Reprodução
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Peixes-Gato
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Suplementos Nutricionais
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Dieta
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Panax
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Animals
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En
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Fish Physiol Biochem
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article
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