Effects of dietary Garlic extract on some blood, immunity and growth parameters of Common Carp fingerlings (Cyprinus carpio)

Abstract

This research was carried out to study the effect of dietary garlic extract on some blood, immunity and growth parameters in common carp fingerlings. One hundred thirty five fish with an average weight of 15 ± 3.4 g were cultivated in 9 aquariums of 20 liters, with a density of 15 in each. Fish were fed with two diets of 1 and 5 g kg-1 garlic extract for 8 weeks. By the end of the eighth week; growth, blood and immunity parameters were measured in fish. Mean temperature, dissolved oxygen and pH during the experiments were 17.01 ± 1.7 °C, 7.23 ± 0.41 mg L-1 and 7.51 ± 0.81, respectively.