Impact of Hygrophila auriculata supplementary diets on the growth, survival, biochemical and haematological parameters in fingerlings of freshwater fish Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton, 1822)

Johnsundhar Kumar; Marckasagayam Priyadharshini; M Madhavi; S Subeena Begum; A Jawahar Ali; Mohamed Saiyad Musthafa; Caterina Faggio

doi:10.1016/j.cbpa.2021.111097

Impact of Hygrophila auriculata supplementary diets on the growth, survival, biochemical and haematological parameters in fingerlings of freshwater fish Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton, 1822)

Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol. 2022 Jan:263:111097. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2021.111097. Epub 2021 Oct 21.

Authors

Johnsundhar Kumar¹, Marckasagayam Priyadharshini², M Madhavi³, S Subeena Begum⁴, A Jawahar Ali¹, Mohamed Saiyad Musthafa⁵, Caterina Faggio⁶

Affiliations

¹ Unit of Aquaculture & Aquatic Toxicology, P.G. & Research Department of Zoology, The New College (Autonomous), Affiliated to University of Madras, Chennai 600 014, Tamilnadu, India.
² Unit of Research in Radiation Biology & Environmental Radioactivity (URRBER), P.G. & Research Department of Zoology, The New College (Autonomous), Affiliated to University of Madras, Chennai 600 014, Tamilnadu, India.
³ P.G. & Research Department of Zoology, Ethiraj College for Women, Affiliated to University of Madras, Chennai 600 008, Tamil Nadu, India.
⁴ Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630 003, Tamil Nadu, India.
⁵ Unit of Research in Radiation Biology & Environmental Radioactivity (URRBER), P.G. & Research Department of Zoology, The New College (Autonomous), Affiliated to University of Madras, Chennai 600 014, Tamilnadu, India. Electronic address: saiyad_musthafa@rediffmail.com.
⁶ Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina-Viale Ferdinando Stagno d'Alcontres, 31, 98166 Messina, Italy. Electronic address: cfaggio@unime.it.

PMID: 34688885
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2021.111097

Abstract

The present study investigates the effects of Supplementary diet Hygrophila auriculata on the growth, survival, biochemical and haematological parameters of Cirrhinus mrigala. The seaweed was administered to the fish possessing an initial average weight of 14.063 ± 1.828 g. Fish were fed with supplementary diet H. auriculata exhibited significant difference (P < 0.05) in the growth performance, haematological indices such as RBC count, haematocrit volume, haemoglobin, WBC, MCV, MCH and MCHC concentration in contrast to the control after a period of 8 weeks. Also, there were significant differences in biochemical parameters (P < 0.05), between the fish supplemented with dietary H. auriculata extract and the control group. These findings suggest that the administration of H. auriculata extract has a positive effect on the immunological indices and the immune system activity in Mrigal fish.

Keywords: Biochemical and Haematology; C. mrigala; H. auriculata; Survival rate.

MeSH terms

Acanthaceae
Animal Feed*
Animals
Aquaculture
Cyprinidae / blood*
Cyprinidae / growth & development*
Cyprinidae / immunology
Diet*
Dietary Supplements
Fresh Water
Plants, Medicinal
Seaweed