Effect of β Glucan on Haematology of Common Carp (Cyprinus Carpio) Infected by Ectoparasites | ||||
| Mediterranean Aquaculture Journal | ||||
| Article 1, Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2010, Page 1-7 PDF (726.06 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/maj.2010.2669 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Aysel Şahan; Selçuk Duman | ||||
| Cukurova University, Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Aquaculture, Adana, Turkey | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| In this study, the effects of beta-glucan on haematological parameters of common carp, Cyprinus carpio, which were naturally infested with ecto-parasites were determined. In the experimental group, infested fish were fed with 0.3% beta-glucan containing pellets during thirty days. In control, infested fish were fed with fish pellets without beta-glucan. Blood samples were collected from each group after feeding. Mortality rates, haemoglobin (Hb) (g/dl), haematocrite (hct) (%), erythrocyte (RBC) (x106/mm3), leukocyte (WBC) (x103/mm3) amounts and leukocyte cell types (%) were determined. In comparison with the control group, Hct and WBC amounts were increased in the fish fed with beta glucan (P <0.05), while there was no significant difference (P >0.05) for Hb and RBC amounts. Lymphocytes were decreased, while monocytes and neutrophils were increasing among the leukocyte cell types. Survival rate values were 91.12 and 77.78% for fish fed with β-1,3/1,6 glucan and the control group, respectively. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Ecto-parasite; Common carp (Cyprinus carpio); Immunostimulant; β-1; 31; 6/Glucan; Haematology | ||||
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