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Probiotics and <i>Spirulina platensis</i> Improved Growth Performance of Nile Tilapia ( <i>Oreochromis niloticus</i> ) by Upgrading Intestinal Morphology and Activating GH/IGF Axis
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Bangladesh Agricultural University, Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Purchase College, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, ...
Published InAquaculture Research
Year2025
Citations6
Abstract
Probiotics and spirulina are used to improve health, growth, and immunity of fish. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of water additive probiotics and dietary Spirulina platensis on growth (weight gain (WG) and specific growth rate (SGR)), hematobiochemical parameters (hemoglobin (Hb) and blood glucose (Glu)), intestinal histology, and genes (growth hormone ( gh ) in pituitary and insulin‐like growth factors: igf-1 and igf-2 in liver) expression profiles of Nile tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus ). Nile tilapia was distributed to three treatment groups: Control (no probiotics or spirulina), Probiotic (probiotics 1.0 mL/L in water), and Spirulina ( Spirulina platensis , 50 g/kg feed), each with three replicates for 42 days. Fish supplemented with probiotic and spirulina exhibited…
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