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¹ Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
² ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata-700 120 West Bengal, India DOI : 10.4194/AQUAST1833 Viewed : 590 - Downloaded : 455 The study examined the impact of a diet enriched with nanosilver (AgNPs) on the specific immunity, tissue biopsy, and growth effectiveness of Labeo rohita infected with A. carviae. The fish were divided into four groups with replications, and three diets were prepared with AgNPs (0, 10, 15, and 20 μg AgNPs kg^-1 diet) added. The fish in the 15μg kg^-1 group showed improved growth rates and a 70% survival rate after being challenged with A. carviae. Antioxidant indices, as well as the non-specific immune response, provided notable variations in the inclusion values of AgNPs in the liver and gill. The supplementation of 15μgkg^-1 AgNPs most effectively improved tissue damage caused by A. caviae exposure in immunoprotective organs. T3 had higher liver TNF-α transcription than other treatments, while T4 had the highest values for IL-10. The amount of IL-10 in kidneys, gills, and muscles was also higher in T3, T2 and T3 respectively. The research suggests that AgNPs can positively influence fish growth and manage A. caviae infections by boosting antioxidant status and immunity while causing minimal harm to the immunoprotective organs. Keywords : Silver nanoparticles Aeromonas carviae Labeo rohita Gene expression