
Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1)
Published: Sept. 29, 2024
Abstract The efficacy of herbal supplements in mitigating heavy metals (HMs) toxicity was investigated using a widely grown fish, the Nile tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus ). experiment conducted over two phases: during stress phase, experimental fishes were exposed to sub-lethal concentrations HMs, including lead, cadmium, zinc, and copper for 15 days; following which feeding given 70 days ameliorate their effects. Seven groups established: control negative group (CON−ve), positive (CON+ve, without any treatment), five with supplementation 1% turmeric (TUR), cinnamon (CIN), ginger (GIN), garlic (GAR), mixture (MIX), respectively. A total 315 distributed evenly tanks (15 per tank, triplicates). results revealed that exposure HMs led significant p < 0.05) alterations all tested parameters, i.e., liver damage growth reduction. supplements, especially MIX groups, ameliorated harmful effects restored fish growth, digestibility, carcass composition, health. In conclusion, study demonstrated effective reducing HMs-linked tilapia. Future studies pertaining mechanisms facilitated by various bioactive substances-linked tolerance are warranted.
Language: Английский