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Abstract Dietary supplementation of herbal essential oils is recommended for aquatic animals due to their growth-promoting, immune, and antioxidative potential. Hence, the present study evaluated the inclusion of menthol essential… Click to show full abstract
Abstract Dietary supplementation of herbal essential oils is recommended for aquatic animals due to their growth-promoting, immune, and antioxidative potential. Hence, the present study evaluated the inclusion of menthol essential oil (MNT) at 0.1%, 0.2%, 0.3%, and 0.4% on the growth performance, digestive enzyme activity, immunity, and antioxidative responses of Nile tilapia. After eight weeks, samples were collected, and fish was exposed to acute ammonia challenge at 5 mg TA-N/L for 6 h. The results displayed that dietary MNT significantly enhanced the final body weight (FBW), weight gain, and feed conversion ratio (FCR) in a linear and quadratic manner (P
Journal Title: Aquaculture
Year Published: 2021
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