Chinese herbs (Astragalus membranaceus and Lonicera japonica) and boron enhance the non-specific immune response of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and resistance against Aeromonas hydrophila

Aquaculture

Volumn 275, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 26-33

  Ardó, László ^a   Yin, Guojun ^b   Xu, Pao ^b   Váradi, László ^a   Szigeti, Gábor ^c   Jeney, Zsigmond ^a   Jeney, Galina ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b SOUTH CHINA SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^c CENTRAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Aeromonas hydrophila; Astragalus membranaceus; Boron; Disease resistance; Lonicera japonica; Non specific immunity; Oreochromis niloticus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; BORON; CICHLID; DIET; DISEASE RESISTANCE; HERB; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MORTALITY; PLASMA;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; LONICERA; LONICERA JAPONICA; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 40849100054     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.12.022     Document Type: Article

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