| Fish meal replacement with a mixture of soybean meal and blood affects the overall performance of fingerling common carp |
| Paper ID : 1001-ICIAQUA |
| Authors |
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Dr. M. Mudassar Shahzad * University of Education Lahore |
| Abstract |
| Fish need high-quality protein in their diet for normal growth that was sourced from fish meal but it is becoming scarce because its use in livestock feeds is coupled with increase in its prices which limits its use in fish feed. In current the study, diet was prepared by using graded levels of soybean and blood meal mixture to revamp the overall performance of Cyprinus carpio. Fifteen fingerlings with average body weight were kept in each tank and fed at 4% of their wet body weight. Different levels of soybean and blood meal mixture (0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100%) were included in the diets of the treatment groups. Maximum weight gain, SGR and survival values were observed in fingerlings fed with test feed III having 40% substitution of FM. In terms of carcass composition, the highest values of CP, EE and GE were noticed in fish fed with 40% replacement of FM. Results of mineral absorption and hematology parameters showed maximum levels of RBCs, Hb, PLT, and Ht were found in fingerlings fed at 60% substitution of fish meal. The means of differences between treatments were considered significant when P<0.05. It was concluded that 40% replacement of soybean meal and blood meal mixture with fish meal resulted in increasing growth, hematological parameters, carcass composition, and nutrient digestibility. Based on current research, soybean and blood meal mixture can be used to substitute fish meal to prepare economical and environment-friendly fish feed. |
| Keywords |
| Soybean and Blood Meal, Nutrient Digestibility, Growth Performance, Hematology, common carp (Cyprinus carpio), Carcass Composition |
| Status: Abstract Accepted (Poster Presentation) |