
Aquaculture Research, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 2025(1)
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
The growing global interest in sustainable aquaculture has led to an increased search for alternatives synthetic antibiotics and chemical feed additives. Medicinal plants have surfaced as promising ecological solutions, with research showing their potential improve fish growth, boost immunity, enhance disease resistance while decreasing the need antibiotics. Recent studies suggest that supplementing diets medicinal may survival rates. This supplementation upregulates key immune‐related gene responses, including cytokines such interleukin (IL)‐1 β tumor necrosis factor‐alpha (TNF‐ α ), well lysozyme (LYZ LZM genes) immunoglobulins (IgM, IgT, IgD). As a result, innate adaptive immune responses can be enhanced depending on species dosage. Furthermore, certain plant‐derived compounds shown antimicrobial properties similar traditional antibiotics, reducing pathogen loads by more than 50%. review examines role of aquaculture, highlighting effects activity, growth promotion. It delves into mechanisms involved, modulation cytokine expression, enhancement antioxidant defenses, regulation gut microbiota. However, challenges like variable phytochemical composition, optimal dosages, regulatory issues limit broader use. While previous reviews addressed use few thoroughly examined dual both enhancing health contributing functions improving water quality promoting climate resilience. aims fill critical knowledge gap integrating these dimensions how serve not only bioactive promoters enhancers but also tools fostering environmental sustainability systems. Incorporating could potentially reduce antibiotic up 50% 2050, aligning efforts toward eco‐friendly production. Innovations profiling, nanotechnology‐based delivery systems, next‐generation sequencing are anticipated further effectiveness standardization plant‐based aquafeeds. comprehensive framework offers new insights development resilient environmentally responsible practices, particularly face change.
Язык: Английский