Impact of Anisakis pegreffi Infection on Gonadal Health and Gonadosomatic Index of European Hake (Merluccius merluccius)

Eissa, Alaa Eldin; Korany, Reda M.; El Zlitne, Rabia A.; Magdy, Ayad; Sharaf, Mahmoud S; Abdelbaky, Awad A.; Mahmoud, Abeer E.; Abd ElMaged, Rehab .; Qorany, Rehab A.; Mohamed, Asmaa M.K.; Faisal, Doaa M.; Hussein, Ebtehal E.; Mahmoud, Hatem H.; Elgazzar, Hisham M.; El Behiri, Said; Afify, Emad; Prince, Abdelbary; Attia, Marwa M.

doi:10.21608/javs.2023.211605.1235

	Impact of Anisakis pegreffi Infection on Gonadal Health and Gonadosomatic Index of European Hake (Merluccius merluccius)
Journal of Applied Veterinary Sciences
Article 9, Volume 8, Issue 3, July 2023, Page 67-74 PDF (673.45 K)
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DOI: 10.21608/javs.2023.211605.1235
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Alaa Eldin Eissa ¹; Reda M. Korany²; Rabia A. El Zlitne³; Ayad Magdy⁴; Mahmoud S Sharaf⁵; Awad A. Abdelbaky⁵; Abeer E. Mahmoud⁶; Rehab . Abd ElMaged⁷; Rehab A. Qorany⁶; Asmaa M.K. Mohamed⁸; Doaa M. Faisal⁶; Ebtehal E. Hussein⁹; Hatem H. Mahmoud¹⁰; Hisham M. Elgazzar¹¹; Said El Behiri¹²; Emad Afify¹³; Abdelbary Prince¹⁴; Marwa M. Attia ¹⁵
¹Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine and Management Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University Giza 11221, Egypt
²Department of Pathology; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University
³Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tripoli, Libya
⁴Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tripoli, Libya
⁵Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine & Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza11221 Egypt
⁶Department of Fish Diseases, Animal Health Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Dokki, Egypt
⁷Department of Parasitology, Animal Health Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Dokki, Egypt
⁸Department of Fish Diseases & Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
⁹Poultry and Fish Nutrition Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Menufia University, Menufia
¹⁰Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt
¹¹Lake and Fish Resources Protective and Development Agency, 5th Settlement, Cairo , Egypt
¹²Dakahlia Poultry Co, El Nasr Road, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
¹³DSM Nutritional Products Ltd, Wurmisweg 576, 4303 Kaiseraugst, Switzerland
¹⁴Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, 12211, Giza, Egypt
¹⁵Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
Abstract
Parameters belonging to the physical status and gonadal size of certain fish provide crucial information for assessing both the productivity and fecundity of declining fish populations. These parameters are vulnerable to the negative impacts of disease agents such as internal or systemic parasites. Although parasitic diseases might influence these parameters, the literature investigating these pathophysiological alterations is scanty. Therefore, the current study represents one of the scarcest studies that document the possible link between parasitism, gonadal health, and the growth of European hake (Merluccius merluccius). Screening of imported European halves indicated a relatively high prevalence of Anisakis pegreffi Larvae 3 infestation, with an 80% prevalence rate, a mean intensity of 24.4, and a mean abundance of 19.5. However, the prevalence of Anisakid larvae infection in native fish was 36% with a mean intensity of 7.36 and mean abundance of 2.65.The current research revealed remarkable ovarian pathology that involved several forms of degenerative changes in ovarian tissues. Such gonadal pathologies were attributed to the damaging effect of the retrieved Anisakis pegreffi Larvae 3. Gonadosomatic index of both heavily infected imported / native hakes was relatively impacted by the progressive gonadal pathology resulting from Anisakis pegreffi L3 infection. Morphometric measurements of the gonads and body have revealed that, gonadosomatic index of both heavily infected imported / native hakes was relatively impacted by the progressive gonadal pathology resulting from Anisakis pegreffi L3 infection.
Keywords
Anisakis pegreffi; Gonadosomatic index; Gonadal pathology; Merluccius merluccius


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