BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to detect the occurrence of parasites in fish in Armand River, Chaharmahal va Bakhtyari Province regarding the importance of native fish population in the river. METHODS The occurrence of parasites was investigated in 6 native fish (Capoeta capoeta, C. damascina, C. aculeta, Barbus barbulus, B. grypus and Glyptothorax silviae) collected from the current ma...

Background: Propolis, a honeybee product, has been used empirically for centuries and was always mentioned as an immunomodulatory. OBJECTIVES: In this study, the effects of propolis on growth indices, innate immune responses and haematological parameters of Barbus barbulus were investigated. METHODS: Three hundred and sixty juvenile Barbus barbulus, weighing 102±8.2g were randomly divided int...

a survey on endo-parasitic infections on barboid fishes of south- west of iran (khouzestan province) was carried out from spring 2007 to atumn 2009. altogether 296 specimens from five different fish species were examined, they are barbus grypus heckel, 1843; barbus sharpeyi günther, 1874; barbus esocinus heckel, 1843; barbus barbulus heckel, 1849 and barbus pectoralis heckel 1843. the fishes we...

background: propolis, a honeybee product, has been used empirically for centuries and was always mentioned as an immunomodulatory. objectives: in this study, the effects of propolis on growth indices, innate immune responses and haematological parameters of barbus barbulus were investigated. methods: three hundred and sixty juvenile barbus barbulus, weighing 102±8.2g were randomly divided into ...

       The study included seven common types of fish in the Iraqi local market Salah al-Din Governorate / Tikrit, which are (Carasobarbus luteus, Alburnus mossulensis, Cyprinion kais, Chondrostoma regium, Barbus barbulus, belayewi, subquincunciatus). The cholesterol and triglycerides these showed that levels experimental were (104.55-9.56 -6.37-9.56 -14.88-51.03-15...

the native fishes of iran are imp ortant, since the stock of population are declining and the species of some fishes are in danger , because of industrialization, pollution, dryness, purposeful or accidental introduction of exotic species. the inland water species of iran are import ant, since they have not been yet completely identified. in order to conduct taxonomic revision and survey of pop...

organochlorine contaminants are highly stable and dangerous compounds, which are widespread in the environment. among these compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) are carcinogenic for humans and can also affect intellectual functions and the nervous, immune and reproductive systems. aquatic organism especially fishes are known to be main routes for e entrance of these compounds to the huma...