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Echinacea as immunostimulatory agent in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) via earthen pond experiment

author(s) Mesalhy, S - Mohammed, M.F - John, G
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Mesalhy, S.; Mohammed, M.F.; John, G. (2008). Echinacea as immunostimulatory agent in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) via earthen pond experiment. p. 1033-1041. In: Elghobashy, H., Fitzsimmons, K., Diab, A.S. (eds.) Proceedings of 8th International Symposium on Tilapia in Aquaculture, Cairo, Egypt, 12-14 Oct 2008. Vol. 2
Echinacea as immunostimulatory agent in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) via earthen pond experiment

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Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the effect of Echinacea on survival and growth rates of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), its immunostimulatory and disease control effects via changes in various hematological and immunological measures, and its impacts on resistance to challenge infection tests

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