Histopathological and hematological studies on the effect of cephalosporin in treatment of nile tilapia (oreochromas niloticus)‎ infected with aeromonas hydrophila

Abstract EN

This study was conducted to investigate the curative effect of cefquinome against Aeromonas hydrophila in Nile tilapia and the effect of hematological and histopathological findings.

One hundred and thirty-five Nile tilapia fish were used and divided into 3 equal groups.

1st groups (gp) served as a negative control, 2 nd gp was positive and infected with A.

hydrophila while 3 rd gp was infected group and treated with Cefquinome.

The clinical signs improved in 3 rd gp compared to 2 nd gp and the mortality was decreased from 66.6 % in 2nd gp to 17.7 % in 3rd gp.

Cefquinome treatment showed an improvement in all hematological parameters and histopathological findings of experimently infected Nile tilapia in a time dependant manner.

It could be concluded that, cefquinome is effective in treatment Nile tilapia fish against Aeromonas hydrophila infectioin with marked improvement in the health status and histopathological as well as hematological findings.