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Dis Aquat Organ ; 115(1): 57-66, 2015 Jun 29.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26119300

ABSTRACT

In recent years, feed additives have increasingly been adopted by the aquaculture industry. These supplements not only offer an alternative to antibiotics but have also been linked to enhanced growth performance. However, the literature is still limited and provides contradictory information on their effectiveness. This is mainly due to the wide variety of available products and their complex mechanisms of action. Phytogenic feed additives have been shown to have antimicrobial effects and can improve growth performance. In the present study, we investigated the susceptibility of several fish pathogenic bacteria to a phytogenic essential oil product in vitro. In addition, we determined the protective effect of a commercial phytogenic feed additive containing oregano, anis and citrus oils on the resistance of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss to infection by Aeromonas salmonicida. The bacterium was administered through 3 different routes: intra-peritoneal injection, immersion in a bacterial solution and cohabitation with infected fish. Mortality rates were significantly lower in infected rainbow trout that had received the feed additive: the overall mortality rate across all routes of infection was 18% in fish fed a diet containing the additive compared to 37% in fish that received unsupplemented feed. The route of infection also significantly impacted mortality, with average mortality rates of 60, 17.5 and 5% for intra-peritoneal injection, immersion and cohabitation, respectively. In general, fish were better protected against infection by immersion than infection by injection.


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Aeromonas salmonicida/drug effects , Animal Feed/analysis , Fish Diseases/prevention & control , Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/veterinary , Oncorhynchus mykiss , Animals , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Chloramphenicol/pharmacology , Diet/veterinary , Dietary Supplements , Drug Resistance, Bacterial , Fish Diseases/drug therapy , Fish Diseases/microbiology , Food Additives , Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/drug therapy , Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/microbiology , Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/prevention & control , Oils, Volatile/chemistry , Oils, Volatile/pharmacology , Oxytetracycline/pharmacology , Plant Oils/chemistry , Plant Oils/pharmacology , Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms
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