Aquaculture plays an increasingly significant role in improving the sustainability of global
fish production. This sector has been intensified with the advent of new husbandry practices …

Immunostimulants are valuable for the control of fish diseases and may be useful in fish
culture. The immunostimulatory effects of glucan, chitin, lactoferrin and levamisole for fish …

The innate immune system of fish is considered to be the first line of defence against a broad
spectrum of pathogens and is more important for fish as compared with mammals. Lysozyme …

Immunostimulant effects of the dietary intake of various medicinal plant extracts on fish,
rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), were investigated. For this purpose fish were fed with …

It is well established that proper nutrition is essential for maintenance of normal growth and
health of all animals including various aquatic species. During the last two decades …

The present study investigated the immunomodulatory activity of Ergosan, an algal extract
containing alginic acid, and Macrogard, a yeast extract containing β-glucans, on innate and …

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary vitamin C on growth performance,
hematologic parameters and innate immune responses in juvenile cobia, Rachycentron …

To determine the effects of chitin (poly [1→ 4]-β-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine) on the innate
immune response of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.), fish were fed diets containing …

Beta-glucans have been studied in animal species, from earthworms to humans. They are a
heterogeneous group of glucose polymers found in fungi, plants, some bacteria, and sea …

The ontogeny of the digestive tract of marine fish larvae has been the subject of numerous
studies in the previous two decades. Beyond the scientific interest for such animal species …