Feed additive and cultured fish feed containing the additive for treating and preventing oxidative stress and toxicity of parasiticides treatments.

摘要

Feed additive and cultured fish feed containing the additive for treating and preventing oxidative stress and toxicity of parasiticides treatments.; The present invention provides the use of a feed additive for fish farming and animal feed containing the additive, which is effective in counteracting oxidative stress, and particularly toxicity for treatments with pesticides used in the removal of teleost parasites. The feed additive comprises an effective amount of N-acetylcysteine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which is able to stimulate intracellular glutathione synthesis and induce glutathione S-transferase activity in fish.