Structures, properties and application of alginic acid: A review

X Guo, Y Wang, Y Qin, P Shen, Q Peng - International Journal of Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Alginic acid is a natural polysaccharide, which has been widely concerned and applied due
to its excellent water solubility, film formation, biodegradability and biocompatibility. This …

The response of fish to immunostimulant diets

E Vallejos-Vidal, F Reyes-López, M Teles… - Fish & shellfish …, 2016 - Elsevier
In order to maintain fish health and to improve performance immunostimulants have been
used as dietary additives to improve weight gain, feed efficiency, and/or disease resistance …

Application of marine-derived polysaccharides as immunostimulants in aquaculture: A review of current knowledge and further perspectives

K Mohan, S Ravichandran, T Muralisankar… - Fish & shellfish …, 2019 - Elsevier
The use of antibiotics in the feeds of cultivable aquatic animals has been generally practised
to reduce infectious diseases as well as to improve the survival and growth. In recent years …

Growth performance, intestinal morphology and nonspecific immunity response of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fry cultured in biofloc systems with different …

N Mirzakhani, E Ebrahimi, SAH Jalali, J Ekasari - Aquaculture, 2019 - Elsevier
The current study was conducted to determine the effects of biofloc systems with different
carbon sources and C: N ratios on the growth performance, intestinal morphology and …

Meta‐analysis of the use of seaweeds and their extracts as immunostimulants for fish: a systematic review

V Thepot, AH Campbell, MA Rimmer… - Reviews in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Disease is an enduring threat to aquaculture, with direct costs from outbreaks of more than
US $6 billion a year. Efforts to reduce antibiotic use in aquaculture have resulted in a recent …

Application of vaccines and dietary supplements in aquaculture: possibilities and challenges

E Ringø, RE Olsen, I Jensen, J Romero… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2014 - Springer
The development of vaccines has proven essential for the development of a successful
finfish aquaculture industry by preventing the occurrence of diseases like furunculosis and …

Alginates combined with natural polymers as valuable drug delivery platforms

K Kruk, K Winnicka - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alginates (ALG) have been used in biomedical and pharmaceutical technologies for
decades. ALG are natural polymers occurring in brown algae and feature multiple …

Effect of sulfated polysaccharides extracted from marine macroalgae (Ulva intestinalis and Gracilariopsis persica) on growth performance, fatty acid profile, and immune …

SV Safavi, AA Kenari, M Tabarsa… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Springer
Supplementation of seaweed to fish diets has been widely reported to improve growth and
immunity. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of sulfated polysaccharide …

The effect of supplementation with polysaccharides, nucleotides, acidifiers and Bacillus strains in fish meal and soy bean based diets on growth performance in …

VI Fuchs, J Schmidt, MJ Slater, J Zentek, BH Buck… - Aquaculture, 2015 - Elsevier
The investigation and application of a wide range of dietary supplements, such as probiotics,
prebiotic and other additives, are increasingly popular in aquaculture research and practice …

Effects of rosemary essential oil on growth performance and hematological parameters of young great sturgeon (Huso huso)

E Ebrahimi, M Haghjou, A Nematollahi, F Goudarzian - Aquaculture, 2020 - Elsevier
This study was conducted to investigate the immunological effects of rosemary (Rosmarinus
officinalis) essential oil (RO) in young Beluga (Huso huso). Six groups (three replicates for …