Effects of alternative dietary oils on immune response, expression of immune‐related genes and disease resistance in juvenile Nile tilapia,Oreochromis niloticus

The expression of immune-related genes and immune responses to Aeromonas hydrophila were investigated on Oreochromis niloticus (6.07 ± 0.07 g), by feeding them six different diets for 8 weeks to apparent satiation. Diets contained fish oil (60g/kg FO), virgin coconut oil (60g/kg VCO) and corn oil (60g/kg CO) as sole lipids or blends of 30g/kg FO + 30g/kg VCO (3FVCO), 30g/kg FO + 30g/kg CO (3FCO) and 30g/kg VCO + 30g/kg CO (VO). Fish fed 3FCO...