E. A. Badrey, A., M. S. Farrag, M., M. M. Toutou, M., A. Moustafa, M., G. M. Osman, A. (2021). Modulatory effect of pomegranate peel against cold and salinity stress in the monosex Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 25(1), 909-918. doi: 10.21608/ejabf.2021.152628
Ahmed E. A. Badrey; Mahmoud M. S. Farrag; Mohamed M. M. Toutou; Mohsen A. Moustafa; Alaa G. M. Osman. "Modulatory effect of pomegranate peel against cold and salinity stress in the monosex Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus". Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 25, 1, 2021, 909-918. doi: 10.21608/ejabf.2021.152628
E. A. Badrey, A., M. S. Farrag, M., M. M. Toutou, M., A. Moustafa, M., G. M. Osman, A. (2021). 'Modulatory effect of pomegranate peel against cold and salinity stress in the monosex Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus', Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 25(1), pp. 909-918. doi: 10.21608/ejabf.2021.152628
E. A. Badrey, A., M. S. Farrag, M., M. M. Toutou, M., A. Moustafa, M., G. M. Osman, A. Modulatory effect of pomegranate peel against cold and salinity stress in the monosex Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 2021; 25(1): 909-918. doi: 10.21608/ejabf.2021.152628
Modulatory effect of pomegranate peel against cold and salinity stress in the monosex Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus
A total of 360 monosex Nile tilapia (O. niloticus) fingerlings (mean individual initial weight = 30.8 ± 2.0 g) were divided into eight equal treatments, including a control. Each treatment, including the control, consisted of three equal replicates (15 fish per replicate). The fish in the control group were fed a basal diet containing 25% protein. In the other 7 treatments, the basal diet was supplemented with pomegranate peel at a rate of 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, or 20%. For 90 days, diets were fed 3 times daily at a rate of 7 to 5% of fish body weight. Afterwords, 3 fish from each replicate of the control and treatment groups were exposed to a temperature of 4ºC. The first mortality was recorded at 47.3 seconds in the control group. While Nile tilapia fed with pomegranate peel exhibited a delay in the time of mortality compared to the control. Also, 3 fish from each replicate of the control and treatment groups were exposed to different salinities of 15, 25, and 37‰ for 6 days. A 100% mortality was recorded in the fish exposed to 25 and 37‰ salinity, while those exposed to 15‰ salinity exhibited 0% mortality. The present results showed that feeding pomegranate-enriched diets could improve the stressors resistance and delay mortality of the monosex Nile tilapia.