An overview of the use of the iron in aquaculture

Abstract

Iron is a trace element involved in many physiological and biochemical processes of aquatic animals and is necessary for the production and normal functioning of hemoglobin, myoglobin, cytochromes, and many other enzyme systems, maintains the structural integrity of the epithelium and thus suppresses pathogens, iron deficiency induces microcytic anemia in certain fish species, iron-free content in mucus membranes and in other tissues that are one of the first glands to protect the host against infection, iron deficiency can decrease host resistance so that iron supplementation increases host resistance disease. This report not only reviews the iron requirement in fish and crustaceans farming but also its effect on the health status.