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Research Article: Efficiency of dietary black seed (Nigella sativa) essential oil for incisional skin wound healing in goldfish
(Carassius auratus)
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H. Khaleghi1   , A. Sattari *2 , S. Azizi3 , I. Sharifpour4 |
1- DVM Student of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
2- Division of Aquatic Animal Health and Diseases, Department of Food Hygiene and Public health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran. , amirsatari@uk.ac.ir
3- Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
4- Department of Aquatic Animal Health and Diseases, Iranian Fisheries Sciences Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Tehran, Iran. |
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Abstract: (1624 Views) |
| This study evaluated the healing effect of black seed essential oil (Nigella sativa; NS) dietary supplementation on skin wound in goldfish (Carassius auratus). Some 48 goldfish were divided into 4 groups, including the control and 3 treatment groups in three replications and kept for study period of 7 days. NS essential oil was added to the basal diet of treatment groups at the concentration of 2% for the NS2 group, 4% for the NS4 group, and 6% for the NS6 group. The control group was fed the basal diet without NS during the experimental period. The 5 mm incision made by scalpel on the right flank of all fishes below the dorsal fin above the lateral line. The fish fed three times a day with assigned diet for a week. Histological investigations approved the effects of NS essential oil on skin wound healing. Diet with 6% concentration of NS6 revealed the improved healing outcomes such as re-epithelialization, muscle regeneration and scale formation rather than NS2 and NS4 groups. |
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| Keywords: Black seed (Nigella sativa), Carassius auratus, Dietary, Healing, Skin wound |
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Type of Study: Orginal research papers |
Subject:
Biology & physiology
ePublished: 2023/02/22
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