Department of Zoology, Kakatiya University, Telangana, India
Review Article
Applications of probiotics in freshwater murrel fishes
Author(s): Podeti Koteshwar Rao* and K. Ganesh
Probiotic products were seen as an alternative to antibiotic use in freshwater
murrel fish farming. Probiotic microorganisms such as bacteria, yeast and fungi
provide several benefits to fish such as growth promotion, pathogen
suppression and improvement of food digestion, poor water quality and stress
tolerance agents, and reproduction enhancement. As a result, the purpose of
this review is to identify the major trends in probiotics in freshwater murrel
fishes. In probiotic research and commercial uses for freshwater murrel fishes,
strategies for including probiotic strains in fish feed or pellets to allow optimal
survival of the strains when they reach the fish Gastrointestinal Tract (GIT) are
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