In this study, the effect of experimental diets containing different levels of carbohydrate and niacin on growth indices, carcass composition and heamolymph biochemical parameters of juvenile whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) were investigated for 45 days. Shrimp with mean initial weight of 5±0.33 g were reared in 300 liter tanks with 8 treatments. Feeding was performed 4 times a day using...

Background and purpose: In recent years, consumption of commercial protein supplements and hormones that improve body appearance endangers the health of athletes especially in bodybuilding sport. Recently, use of plant extracts to reduce the side effects of drugs and improving physical activity has gained a lot of attention. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a supplement (m...

The application of nanotechnology in drug delivery and a variety of supplements is very impressive. In this regard, the use of this knowledge can be effective in the performance of medicinal plants in aquaculture. In the present study Aloe vera was extracted and its nanoparticles were produced. Three levels of Aloe vera nanoparticles in Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii) were evaluated for th...

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of anthocyanin from roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) supplemented diets on growth, survival and body composition of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) for 60 days. Fish were fed 0 % (control), 0.5 %, 1 %  and 2 % anthocyanin extract in complete random design.  Fifteen fish with the same initial weight (14 ± 0. 1 g) were selected and randomly distr...

This study aimed to determine the fat requirement and effect of dietary fat levels on growth and body composition indices of Bester (Huso huso ♀ × Acipenser ruthenus ♂) juveniles( 200.3 ± 2 g) in winter feeding. Fish were fed by 5 isonitrogenous diets (40% crude protein) with different fat levels including 10, 13, 16, 19 and 22%, 3 times daily according to the satiation for 50 days. The results...