Mohamed Moaaz Refaey

In commercial aquaculture, the cost of feed is the main problem as it constitutes up to 60% of the total cost of production1. Hence, many researchers examined the use of substitute protein and lipid sources, especially the vegetable sources to replace fish meal and fish oil (FO) that are the cheaper, leading to reduce the feed cost2,3. Lipid is considered one of the most important compon ...

INTRODUCTIONHerbal medicinal products are widely used around the world (Jordan et al., 2010). A growing interest has emerged in using herbs in animal feeds by both researchers and feed companies (Logambal and Michael, 2000). Since ancient times, garlic (Allium sativum)has been used worldwide as a seasoning, spices, and herbal remedies or folk medicine (Rivlin, 2001).Garlic has been used in ancient ...