Fermented medicinal herbs improve hematological and physiological profile of Striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus)

This study sought to determine the effect of fermented medicinal herbs (FMH), i.e. cutchery (Kaempferia galanga), turmeric (Curcuma longa) and curcuma xanthorrhiza) in combination with molasses probiotic drink (Yakult), administered orally on hematological physiological profile of striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus). A complete randomized design (CRD) experiment was used four levels treatments, namely P0 (control), P1 (FMH 100 mL/kg), P2 200 mL/kg) P3 300 feed. The fish were kept a farm cages at 75 fish/m3 fed experimental diets for 60 days. results revealed that FMH (P2) dietary administration improved profile catfish, i.e total erythrocytes 2.81 x 106 cells/mm3, hematocrit values 39.00%, hemoglobin 10.73 g/dL, leukocytes 11.41 104 blood glucose 97.33 mg/dL, serum protein 4.10 mg/dL compared controls 1.89 32.33 %, 9.67 67.33 3.10 respectively. Moreover, diet special growth rate, feed conversion ratio, efficiency survival rate catfish. improvement are considered be due content secondary metabolites FMH, curcuminoids, vitamin C, essential oils, tannins, flavonoids, which trigger immunostimulation. presence curcuminoids provide an antioxidant cell membranes reducing erythrocyte membrane damage oxidation. Similarly, flavonoids natural antioxidants, credited ability free radicals anti-free radicals.