Fish food attributes
an imperative role in fish growth and health therefore the
immunostimulant feed additive, which has an effective impact against
Aquaculture 420–421 (2014) 71–78
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microbial pathogens and their incorporation to feed can also reduce
management costs (Talpur and Ikhwanuddin, 2013a). In this study,
considering the beneficial effects of M. piperita, it was used as a fishfeed
additive in order to investigate its effect on growth, survival and
immune response of L. calcarifer challenged via V. harveyi using applied
technique applicable to practical farm conditions for the first time.