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Potential of Medicinal Plant Extracts against Parasitic and Bacterial Infection of Freshwater Fishes of Bankura and Purulia Districts, West Bengal, India


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A 60 days feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of herbal treated diet in the infected fishes. In this study, 7 selected plant species were collected from different localities of Bankura and Purulia district. The antibacterial activity of the plant extracts were evaluated against the fish pathogen, Aeromonas hydrophila. After treating with the herbal extract diet, Hb%, RBC, PCV values were increased significantly, and WBC value was decreased significantly. Survivability and growth parameters were also increased. Products of medicinal plants have a potential application as an immunostimulant in fish culture, primarily because they can be easily obtained, act against a broad spectrum of pathogens and have minimal side effects. Therefore, herbal extracts can be used in fish culture as alternatives to vaccines, antibiotics or chemotherapeutic agents.

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Fish pathogens, Medicinal plants, Treatment of fish diseases, Bankura, Purulia.
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  • Potential of Medicinal Plant Extracts against Parasitic and Bacterial Infection of Freshwater Fishes of Bankura and Purulia Districts, West Bengal, India

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Authors

Kausik Mondal
Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia-741235, India
Sumit Nath
Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia-741235, India
Salma Haque
Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia-741235, India

Abstract


A 60 days feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of herbal treated diet in the infected fishes. In this study, 7 selected plant species were collected from different localities of Bankura and Purulia district. The antibacterial activity of the plant extracts were evaluated against the fish pathogen, Aeromonas hydrophila. After treating with the herbal extract diet, Hb%, RBC, PCV values were increased significantly, and WBC value was decreased significantly. Survivability and growth parameters were also increased. Products of medicinal plants have a potential application as an immunostimulant in fish culture, primarily because they can be easily obtained, act against a broad spectrum of pathogens and have minimal side effects. Therefore, herbal extracts can be used in fish culture as alternatives to vaccines, antibiotics or chemotherapeutic agents.

Keywords


Fish pathogens, Medicinal plants, Treatment of fish diseases, Bankura, Purulia.

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