Effects of dietary Jatropha gossypiifolia leaves extract on growth performance, antioxidant capacity, immune response, and disease resistance of African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) infected with Aeromonas hydrophila
| dc.contributor.author | O.V. Adeniyi | |
| dc.contributor.author | M.R. Adedayo | |
| dc.contributor.author | A.I. Afe | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-03-17T12:18:03Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-03-17T12:18:03Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-08-19 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study investigated the effects of Jatropha gossypiifolia leaf extract (JGE) on the performance and immune response of African sharptooth catfish. Fish (6.43 ± 0.26 g, n = 450, 30/repli cate) were fed diets supplemented with 0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, or 2.0 g JGE/kg in triplicate for 84 days. Thereafter, the fish were injected with Aeromonas hydrophila and observed for 14 days. Fish fed 1.0–1.5 g JGE had higher (P < 0.05) weight gain, protein effi ciency ratio, and villi absorption area, with highest performance at 1.0 g JGE. All the fish fed JGE-supplemented diets had enhanced (P < 0.05) activities of glutathione-s-transferase and glutathione peroxidase, compared to fish fed control diet, while the variations in erythrocyte and leucocyte counts were insig nificant (P > 0.05). The post-challenge fish fed JGE- supplemented diets had higher lysozyme, phagocytic, and respiratory burst activities and survival than the control treatment | |
| dc.identifier.uri | DOI: 10.1080/10454438.2024.2382431 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/4826 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Taylor and Francis | |
| dc.title | Effects of dietary Jatropha gossypiifolia leaves extract on growth performance, antioxidant capacity, immune response, and disease resistance of African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) infected with Aeromonas hydrophila | |
| dc.type | Article |