Effects of dietary lentinula edodes extract on liver and gut histology of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum 1792)

Abstract

In this research, the effects of Lentinula edodes medicinal mushroom extract which was extracted in water was used in feed to examine the liver and the gut histology of the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). For this purpose, three fish groups were formed. Fish were fed with mushroom extract supplemented diets at 0% (control group), 1% and 2% for six weeks. Ten fish from each group were randomly selected and anesthetized by using phenoxyethanol.