EFFECT OF DIETARY POMEGRANATE PEEL (PUNICA GRANATUM) ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, BLOOD INDICES, AND IMMUNE RESPONSES OF NILE TILAPIA FINGERLINGS | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Nutrition and Feeds | ||||
| Volume 28, Issue 2, August 2025, Page 201-211 PDF (614.35 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejnf.2025.445845 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Zeinab, M. A. Abdel-Azeem1; Doaa A. Fouda2; Marwa M. Ali3; Dena A. Abd El-Bary4 | ||||
| 1Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University | ||||
| 2Utilization By-Products Department, Animal Production Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Ministry of Agriculture. | ||||
| 3Department of Animal Production, Fish Research Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture at Moshtohor, Benha University, Benha 13736, Egypt | ||||
| 4Regional Center for Food and Feed, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The study examined the effects of dietary pomegranate peel (PP) on the growth performance, feed utilization, and immune response of Nile tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus). Four diets were formulated to include pomegranate peel at 0, 50, 70, and 90 g (PP) kg-1 diets and fed to the Nile tilapia fish (initial body weight, 9.8 ± 0.2 g/ fish) for 84 days. Compared to the control group, the average final weight, weight gain, specific growth rate, and feed utilization parameters of the fish group fed 50 g (PP) kg-1 diets were improved. Results indicated that fish fed a 90 g (PP) kg-1 diet exhibited significant improvements (P<0.05) in carcass composition, including dry matter and ether extract, there was a significant decrease in the body's crude protein content. Fish groups fed diets including PP displayed decreased (P < 0.05) in AST and ALT values. However, the treatment with 90 g (PP)/ kg diet increased total protein. The highest values of hematocrit, hemoglobin, red blood cells, and white blood cell counts were observed in fish fed a 70 g (PP) kg-1 diet. Likewise, the supplemented diet with (PP) recorded the highest levels of SOD, CAT, GSH, and GPx but the lowest MDA value. In summary, the study demonstrated that pomegranate peel at levels of 50 to 70 g (PP)/ kg diet may enhance growth performance and stimulate immunostimulatory responses of Nile tilapia | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| O. niloticus; pomegranate peel (Punica granatum); growth performance; feed utilization; carcass composition; antioxidant enzymes; and immune responses | ||||
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