Dietary Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia) enhanced the growth performance, antioxidative capacity, immune response and ameliorated stress-related markers induced by hypoxia stress in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

El Basuini MF 1 , Teiba II 2 , Shahin SA 3 , Mourad MM 4 , Zaki MAA 5 , Labib EMH 6 Show all authors , Azra MN 7 , Sewilam H 8 , El-Dakroury MF 9 , Dawood MAO 10

Affiliations 

  • 1 Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, 31527, Tanta, Egypt; Faculty of Desert Agriculture, King Salman International University, South Sinai, Egypt. Electronic address: [email protected]
  • 2 Microbiology, Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, 31527, Tanta, Egypt
  • 3 Animal and Fish Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture- Saba Basha, Alexandria University, Egypt
  • 4 National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, NIOF, Cairo, Egypt
  • 5 Animal and Fish Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture - El Shatby, Alexandria University, Egypt
  • 6 Animal Production Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
  • 7 Institute for Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; Institute of Marine Biotechnology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • 8 The Center for Applied Research on the Environment and Sustainability, The American University in Cairo, 11835, Cairo, Egypt; Department of Engineering Hydrology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
  • 9 Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Matrouh University, Egypt
  • 10 The Center for Applied Research on the Environment and Sustainability, The American University in Cairo, 11835, Cairo, Egypt; Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh, 33516, Egypt. Electronic address: [email protected]
Fish Shellfish Immunol, 2022 Jan;120:337-344.
PMID: 34883256 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2021.12.002

Abstract

Nile tilapia can tolerate a wide range of farming conditions; however, fluctuations in the environmental conditions may impair their health status. The incorporation of medicinal herbs in aquafeed is suggested to overcome stressful conditions. In this study, dietary Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia) was evaluated on the growth performance, antioxidative capacity, immune response, and resistance of Nile tilapia against hypoxia stress. Fish fed five diets incorporated with Guduchi at 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 g/kg for 56 days then exposed with hypoxia stress for 72 h. The growth performance, feed intake, and feed efficiency ratio were significantly (P 

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