ESSENTIAL OILS AS THERAPEUTIC AND PROPHYLACTIC AGENTS AND FEED ADDITIVES FOR AQUACULTURE (REVIEW)

Purpose. Generalization and analysis of articles concerning the use essential oils as components aquaculture feeds disinfectants to obtain information about technology their preparation well influence quality fish health.
 Materials methods. A selection systematic review scientific literature on research topic for period 2011-2021 was carried out. Keyword searches were performed in bibliographic databases select articles.
 Results. Essential can be used an effective treatment prevention infectious diseases, control parasites, improve health immunostimulants, antioxidants growth stimulants. But most studies based vitro tests or out under laboratory conditions, so results need clarified production conditions. It also needs established precisely which active substances are responsible therapeutic effect. The application is hampered by insufficient stability during feed preparation, storage passage through gastrointestinal tract fish. Microencapsulation recommended overcome this disadvantage.
 Conclusion. prophylactic agents additives a promising strategy reduce traditional synthetic drugs aquaculture. To effectively foreign Russian aquaculture, it necessary conduct replacement obtained from exotic plants with cultivated our country similarity composition.