A study of Immune Response in Cyprinus carpio Infected with Aeromonas hydrophila and Treated by Alhagi maoururum Powder.

Abstract

The research was conducted to estimate the immune response of cyprinuscarpio fishes which are infected with A.hydrophila and treated by Alhagi root powder, for this reason atotal number of 60 fishes were used, those fishes were allotted on 6 treatments, The 1^st treatment was given 2.5% of Alhagi root powder, The 2^nd treatment was given 3.0% , The 3^rdtreatment was given 3.5% Alhagi root powder. Mean while the 4^thtreatment was given a control diet with out any supplement but fishes in this treatment were injected by A..hydrophila vaccine, the 5^thtreatment was given a control diet and injected by the normal saline. Moreover the the 6^th treatment was considered as a control treatment and fed on the control diet. Results showed a significant surpassing (p<0.05)of total protein in fishes due to supplementing the powder of Alhagirooton other treatments. Infection with A.hydrophila induced the highest secondary immune response. The war increase of Melano Macrophage Center in the spleen tissues due to supplementing the powder 3.5% of Alhagi root powder as compared to normal spleen . Alhagi root powder was shown to be expand the immune axis when compared to control.