TRIALS OF USING ARTEMISIA CINA L. AGAINST CLEIDODISCUS ACULATUS, (MONOGENEA: ANCYROCEPHALINAE) OF CYPRINUS CARPIO WITH REFERENCE TO PERFORMANCE AND IMMUNE RESPONSE OF FISH

Ramadan A.M.;
Mohamed K. Khames and Mohamed. M. Zenhom

Central Laboratory for Aquaculture Research, Agriculture Research Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Egypt

Received 2/ 1/ 2013 Accepted 14/ 2/ 2013

Abstract

Artemisia cina was effective in the dislodgement and mortality of monogenean parasites, Cleidodiscus aculatus of juvenile Cyprinus carpio at concentrations ranging from 50 to 200 mg/l. There were positive correlations between the number of parasites dislodged/killed and the concentration of A. cina extract, as well as the duration of exposure of affected fish to the substances. Different growth parameters as well as blood parameters were estimated to evaluate the growth performance and immune response of the experimented C. carpio. Results revealed that the extract of wormseed plants; Artemisia cina L. in the rate of 3% showed significance increase in growth parameters as well as immune response parameters of the examined C. carpio . This led to the conclusion that A. cina contains substances that are effective against helminthes parasites and increase the performance of C. carpio.