Ameliorating deleterious effects of ammonia toxicity on Oreochromis niloticus using Yucca schidigera extract as a water supplement

The current study attempted to establish Yucca schidigera extract (YSE) modifying effects on long-term ammonia (NH3) poisoning in Nile Tilapia. Randomly, 300 Nile tilapia fish were divided into 5 equal groups, each including four replications. One group was retained as the standard control (1st) gro...

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Main Authors: Mustafa A.E. Mohamed, Adel I. Attia, Usama M. Abdel Monem, Fayiz M. Reda, Hemat K. Mahmoud, Ayman S. Salah, Mahmoud M. Azzam, Alessandro Di Cerbo, Mahmoud Alagawany, Ragaa A. Ahmed, Antonia Lestingi
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author Mustafa A.E. Mohamed
Adel I. Attia
Usama M. Abdel Monem
Fayiz M. Reda
Hemat K. Mahmoud
Ayman S. Salah
Mahmoud M. Azzam
Alessandro Di Cerbo
Mahmoud Alagawany
Ragaa A. Ahmed
Antonia Lestingi
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Adel I. Attia
Usama M. Abdel Monem
Fayiz M. Reda
Hemat K. Mahmoud
Ayman S. Salah
Mahmoud M. Azzam
Alessandro Di Cerbo
Mahmoud Alagawany
Ragaa A. Ahmed
Antonia Lestingi
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description The current study attempted to establish Yucca schidigera extract (YSE) modifying effects on long-term ammonia (NH3) poisoning in Nile Tilapia. Randomly, 300 Nile tilapia fish were divided into 5 equal groups, each including four replications. One group was retained as the standard control (1st) group, and the 2nd group was subjected to NH3 for three weeks (during the last week of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd month of the experiment), and the 3rd, 4th and 5th groups were supplemented with YSE (6, 8 and 10 mg/L water every 2 days) and subjected to NH3 for three weeks (during the last week of the 1st, 2nd and the 3rd month of the experiment), respectively. A significant improvement in water quality was recorded with YSE by increasing dissolved oxygen in the water and decreasing water pH, total ammonia nitrogen concentration, and un-ionized ammonia. Feed intake and feed conversion were improved with all groups supplemented with YSE. YSE supplementation to ammonia-polluted water of Nile tilapia significantly improved liver and kidney functions such as alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), creatinine, urea, and uric acid. YSE improved immunity and antioxidant parameters when compared to the ammonia group. Digestive enzymes were enhanced by the addition of YSE to the ammonia-polluted water of Nile tilapia. In conclusion, our investigation aimed to declare YSE modulatory effects on the quality of water, growth performance, immunological status, and antioxidant capacity in fish.
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spelling doaj-art-b818bb0499b24f2e80fe47912aa1ab1b2025-08-20T03:05:53ZengElsevierAquaculture Reports2352-51342025-04-014110267310.1016/j.aqrep.2025.102673Ameliorating deleterious effects of ammonia toxicity on Oreochromis niloticus using Yucca schidigera extract as a water supplementMustafa A.E. Mohamed0Adel I. Attia1Usama M. Abdel Monem2Fayiz M. Reda3Hemat K. Mahmoud4Ayman S. Salah5Mahmoud M. Azzam6Alessandro Di Cerbo7Mahmoud Alagawany8Ragaa A. Ahmed9Antonia Lestingi10Poultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, EgyptPoultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, EgyptDepartment of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, EgyptPoultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, EgyptDepartment of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, EgyptDepartment of Animal Nutrition and Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, New Valley University, EgyptDepartment of Animal Production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSchool of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Matelica 62024, ItalyPoultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt; Corresponding author.Aquaculture Department, Faculty of Fish and Fisheries Technology, Aswan University, Aswan, EgyptDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, S.P. per Casamassima km 3, Valenzano, BA 70010, ItalyThe current study attempted to establish Yucca schidigera extract (YSE) modifying effects on long-term ammonia (NH3) poisoning in Nile Tilapia. Randomly, 300 Nile tilapia fish were divided into 5 equal groups, each including four replications. One group was retained as the standard control (1st) group, and the 2nd group was subjected to NH3 for three weeks (during the last week of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd month of the experiment), and the 3rd, 4th and 5th groups were supplemented with YSE (6, 8 and 10 mg/L water every 2 days) and subjected to NH3 for three weeks (during the last week of the 1st, 2nd and the 3rd month of the experiment), respectively. A significant improvement in water quality was recorded with YSE by increasing dissolved oxygen in the water and decreasing water pH, total ammonia nitrogen concentration, and un-ionized ammonia. Feed intake and feed conversion were improved with all groups supplemented with YSE. YSE supplementation to ammonia-polluted water of Nile tilapia significantly improved liver and kidney functions such as alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), creatinine, urea, and uric acid. YSE improved immunity and antioxidant parameters when compared to the ammonia group. Digestive enzymes were enhanced by the addition of YSE to the ammonia-polluted water of Nile tilapia. In conclusion, our investigation aimed to declare YSE modulatory effects on the quality of water, growth performance, immunological status, and antioxidant capacity in fish.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513425000596Yucca schidigera extractAmmoniaGrowthImmunityFish
spellingShingle Mustafa A.E. Mohamed
Adel I. Attia
Usama M. Abdel Monem
Fayiz M. Reda
Hemat K. Mahmoud
Ayman S. Salah
Mahmoud M. Azzam
Alessandro Di Cerbo
Mahmoud Alagawany
Ragaa A. Ahmed
Antonia Lestingi
Ameliorating deleterious effects of ammonia toxicity on Oreochromis niloticus using Yucca schidigera extract as a water supplement
Aquaculture Reports
Yucca schidigera extract
Ammonia
Growth
Immunity
Fish
title Ameliorating deleterious effects of ammonia toxicity on Oreochromis niloticus using Yucca schidigera extract as a water supplement
title_full Ameliorating deleterious effects of ammonia toxicity on Oreochromis niloticus using Yucca schidigera extract as a water supplement
title_fullStr Ameliorating deleterious effects of ammonia toxicity on Oreochromis niloticus using Yucca schidigera extract as a water supplement
title_full_unstemmed Ameliorating deleterious effects of ammonia toxicity on Oreochromis niloticus using Yucca schidigera extract as a water supplement
title_short Ameliorating deleterious effects of ammonia toxicity on Oreochromis niloticus using Yucca schidigera extract as a water supplement
title_sort ameliorating deleterious effects of ammonia toxicity on oreochromis niloticus using yucca schidigera extract as a water supplement
topic Yucca schidigera extract
Ammonia
Growth
Immunity
Fish
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513425000596
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