Use of Mahua (Bassia latifolia) Oil Cake as Non-Conventional Fish Feed Ingredient | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries | ||||
| Article 26, Volume 25, Issue 5, September and October 2021, Page 433-445 PDF (1.01 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejabf.2021.202041 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Vikash Chahar et al. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The present study was conducted to explore the possibility to use mahua (Bassia latifolia) oil cake (MOC) as a non-conventional fish-fed ingredient. For this purpose, an experiment was designed using five graded levels of MOC. The experiment was conducted in 15 FRP tanks of 0.75 m3each in triplicate for a period of 42 days. The fingerlings of rohu (Labeo rohita) were fed on MOC supplemented diets (i.e. 0, 10, 20, 30, and 40 % in basal diet). The experimental fish was fed at 3 % of body weight per day. The supplementation of MOC had no significant impact on water quality as the values of selected water quality parameters remained more or less identical in different treatments. However, the weight gain, gain in percent SGR and FCR were significantly improved in treatments as compared to the control. Results revealed that the highest weight gain (5.92 gm), percent weight gain (63.65%), length increment (1.47cm), percent length increment (31.68%) SGR (1.18) and better FCR (1.98) were recorded in T2. Considering the higher growth rate, it is recommended to use MOC (20 %, 200 g/kg diet) as a non-conventional fish feed ingredient. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Fish; Feed ingredients; FCR; Growth; MOC SGR | ||||
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