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Ghafarifarsani H, Hoseinifar SH, Sheikhlar A, Raissy M, Chaharmahali FH, Maneepitaksanti W, Faheem M, Van Doan H. The Effects of Dietary Thyme Oil (Thymus vulgaris) Essential Oils for Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio): Growth Performance, Digestive Enzyme Activity, Antioxidant Defense, Tissue and Mucus Immune Parameters, and Resistance against Aeromonas hydrophila. Aquac Nutr 2022; 2022:7942506. [PMID: 36860465 PMCID: PMC9973159 DOI: 10.1155/2022/7942506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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This study evaluated the effects of dietary supplementation of thyme (Thymus vulgaris) essential oil (TVO) on growth performance, digestive enzymes, biochemical parameters, hematological indices, liver enzymes, and pathogen resistance in common carp (Cyprinus carpio). Triplicate groups of fish (15.36 ± 0.10 g) were fed daily with diets supplemented with TVO at 0, 0.5, 1, and 2 percent for 60 days then challenged with Aeromonas hydrophila. The results determined that supplementation of thyme resulted in significantly higher final body weights (FBW) and lower feed conversion ratios (FCR). Furthermore, no mortality was observed in the thyme-supplemented treatments. Regression analysis showed that fish growth parameters were polynomially related to dietary TVO levels. The optimum dietary TVO level, based upon the varied growth parameters, was 1.344 to 1.436%. Digestive enzymes activity, including amylase and protease, significantly increased in fish fed the supplemented diets. The thyme-supplemented diets also significantly increased the biochemical parameters, including total protein, albumin, and acid phosphatase (ACP), compared to the control group. We also observed significant increases in hematological indices, including red blood cells (RBC), white blood cells (WBC), hematocrit (Hct), and hemoglobin (Hb) in common carp fed diets containing thyme oil (P < 0.05). Liver enzymes activity including alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) was also reduced (P < 0.05). Immune parameters, including total protein and total immunoglobulin (total Ig) levels, alternative complement pathway hemolytic (ACH50), lysozyme, protease, and ALP in the skin mucus, and lysozyme, total Ig, and ACH50 in the intestine were higher (P < 0.05) in TVO-supplemented fish. Catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione reductase (GR), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) in the liver were also elevated (P < 0.05) in TVO administered groups. Lastly, thyme-supplementation resulted in higher survival rates after the A. hydrophila challenge compared to the control (P < 0.05). In conclusion, dietary inclusion of thyme oil (1 and 2%) effectively improved fish growth, immune systems, and resistance to A. hydrophila.
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- Hamed Ghafarifarsani
- Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran
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- Animal Science Department, Van Hall Larenstein University-Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran
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- Department of Animal and Aquatic Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Innovative Agriculture Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Animal and Aquatic Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Innovative Agriculture Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Sheikhlar A, Meng GY, Alimon R, Romano N, Ebrahimi M. Dietary Euphorbia hirta Extract Improved the Resistance of Sharptooth Catfish Clarias gariepinus to Aeromonas hydrophila. J Aquat Anim Health 2017; 29:225-235. [PMID: 28937913 DOI: 10.1080/08997659.2017.1374310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Aqueous and methanol extracts of lemon Citrus limon peel, Euphorbia hirta (aerial parts), and fenugreek Trigonella foenum-graecum seeds were tested for their in vitro antimicrobial activities against the bacterium Aeromonas hydrophila. A swab paper disk method showed that the methanol extract of E. hirta (EHE) had the largest inhibition zone and the lowest minimal inhibitory concentration compared to all other herbal extracts. Based on these results, EHE was included in the diets of Sharptooth Catfish Clarias gariepinus at 0 (control), 2, 5, or 7 g/kg of diet (experiment 1). Each treatment was conducted in triplicate, with 30 fish (mean weight ± SE = 9.4 ± 0.4 g) in each replicate. After 30 d, the growth, feed intake, hepatosomatic index (HSI), and plasma biochemical parameters were measured. With a separate batch of Sharptooth Catfish, the efficacy of the EHE diets in conferring fish resistance to A. hydrophila over 30 d was compared to that of a diet containing oxytetracycline (OTC; experiment 2). Six treatments were conducted in triplicate groups of 30 fish (mean weight ± SE = 9.0 ± 0.3 g); the Control fish were fed the control diet and were not injected with A. hydrophila, while the Control-AH and OTC-AH groups were infected with A. hydrophila and were fed either the control diet or the diet containing OTC at 1 g/199 g. The other three treatments included fish that were injected with A. hydrophila but fed diets with increasing EHE at 2, 5, or 7 g/kg. Experiment 1 showed no change to growth, feeding efficiency, HSI, or plasma biochemical parameters. In experiment 2, however, fish that were fed dietary EHE at 5 g/kg had significantly lower mortality than the Control-AH group, with further resistance observed for fish fed EHE at 7 g/kg. Dietary OTC was more effective than EHE as a prophylactic to A. hydrophila infection in Sharptooth Catfish. Nevertheless, EHE can potentially be a valuable dietary supplement to improve the resistance of Sharptooth Catfish to A. hydrophila infection. Received May 3, 2017; accepted August 24, 2017.
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- Atefeh Sheikhlar
- a Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture , Universiti Putra Malaysia , 43400 Serdang , Selangor , Malaysia
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- b Department of Veterinary Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Universiti Putra Malaysia , 43400 Serdang , Selangor , Malaysia
- c Institute of Tropical Agriculture , Universiti Putra Malaysia , 43400 Serdang , Malaysia
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- a Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture , Universiti Putra Malaysia , 43400 Serdang , Selangor , Malaysia
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- d Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture , Universiti Putra Malaysia , 43400 Serdang , Selangor , Malaysia
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- b Department of Veterinary Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Universiti Putra Malaysia , 43400 Serdang , Selangor , Malaysia
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Sheikhlar A, Fakharian A, Beik-Mohammadi H, Adhami-Mirhosseini A. Design and Implementation of Self-Adaptive PD Controller Based on Fuzzy Logic Algorithm for Omni-Directional Fast Robots in Presence of Model Uncertainties. INT J UNCERTAIN FUZZ 2016. [DOI: 10.1142/s0218488516500343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In this paper, a self-adaptive PD (SAPD) is employed for motion control of omni-directional robots. The method contains a PD controller that can be tuned online using a fuzzy logic system (FLS). Fast and accurate positioning is one of significant challenges in robot platforms. In addition, some uncertainties have adverse effects on traditional control system's performance during the robot's motion. Slow responses, low accuracy and instability are the most important drawbacks of widespread controllers in presence of uncertain dynamics. Since the fuzzy algorithm can deal with uncertainties and nonlinearities, the proposed method can tackle the mentioned problems. The controller is designed based on an uncertain model and implemented on a four wheeled omni-directional fast robot. The novelty of this article is proposing an enhanced version of well-known gain scheduling PD controller to improve positioning performance of the robot in different circumstances. Experimental results show that the method can provide a desirable performance in the presence of uncertainties.
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- A. Sheikhlar
- Department of Electrical, Biomedical and Mechatronics Engineering, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran
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- Department of Electrical, Biomedical and Mechatronics Engineering, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran
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- Faculty of Computer and Information Technology Engineering, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran
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- Control and Intelligent Processing Center of Excellence University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14395/515, Tehran, Iran
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Ghiasi G, Hashemian F, Kebriaeezadeh A, Ghiasi S, Sheikhlar A. Investigating the Knowledge of Pharmacists about Cosmetics Products in Pharmacies of Tehran (IRAN). Value Health 2014; 17:A792-A793. [PMID: 27202959 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Sheikhlar A, Alimon A, Daud H, Saad C, Fard ER. Effects of Crude Methanol Extract of Euphorbia hirta on Hematological and Biochemical Indices and Histological Changes of Liver in African Catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.3923/jfas.2011.802.808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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