Efficiency of essential oils of Ocimum basilicum and Cymbopogum flexuosus in the sedation and anaesthesia of Nile tilapia juveniles



Document title: Efficiency of essential oils of Ocimum basilicum and Cymbopogum flexuosus in the sedation and anaesthesia of Nile tilapia juveniles
Journal: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000417697
ISSN: 0001-3765
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto de Biologia, Salvador, Bahia. Brasil
Year:
Season: Dic
Volumen: 89
Number: 4
Pages: 2971-2974
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Experimental, aplicado
English abstract This study aimed to verify the sedative and anaesthetic effect of the essential oils of basil (Ocimum basilicum) (EOOB) and lemongrass (Cymbopogum flexuosus) (EOCF) in Nile tilapia juveniles. The fish were transferred to aquaria containing different concentrations of each essential oil: 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 400 and 600 μL L-1. The time of sedation ranged from 7 to 31 seconds and the recommended concentration was 10 or 25 μL L-1 for both essential oils. The best times for anaesthesia and recovery were found for the concentrations of 400 μL L-1 for EOOB (135.2 and 199.1 seconds, respectively) and 600 μL L-1 for EOCF (327.1 and 374.8 seconds, respectively). In conclusion, we recommend the use of EOOB and EOCF for the sedation and anaesthesia of Nile tilapia at concentrations of 10-25 (for both), 400 and 600 μL L-1, respectively
Disciplines: Agrociencias,
Medicina veterinaria y zootecnia
Keyword: Peces,
Zootecnia,
Angiospermas,
Cultivo de peces,
Juveniles,
Sedación,
Aceites esenciales,
Ocimum basilicum,
Cymbopogum flexuosus
Keyword: Fish,
Animal husbandry,
Angiosperms,
Fish culture,
Juveniles,
Sedation,
Essential oils,
Ocimum basilicum,
Cymbopogum flexuosus
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