| Preparation of economically sustainable fish feed by partially replacing fishmeal with Coconut meal for improvement of overall performance of (Catla catla) fingerlings |
| Paper ID : 1002-ICIAQUA |
| Authors |
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Dr. M. Mudassar Shahzad * University of Education Lahore |
| Abstract |
| Fishmeal's unprofitable price and diminishing supplies open the door to the quest for substitute, protein-rich plant sources. The current experiment was performed for determining the best percentage of coconut meal (CM) to use as a partial fishmeal replacement when making inexpensive fish feed and its effect on the body composition, hemato-biochemical indices, growth, mineral and nutrient digestibility of Catla catla fingerlings. Fish having average weight was fed twice (@4%) a day for 90 days. Six experimental diets (0, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50%) were prepared using CM as an alternative feed ingredient by adding 1% in-digestible marker. At the end of trial period blood and whole body samples were collected for analysis and found highest growth (SGR; 1.31, weight gain% 225%), hematological parameters (PLT; 63.72, Ht; 34.82%; RBC; 2.76 ×106mm-3, Hb; 7.84g/100ml), carcass, nutrient digestibility (CF; 69.14%; CP; 69% and GE; 67kcal/g) and mineral absorption at 10% replacement of fish meal. According to the findings, it is recommended to replace 10-20% of CM with fish meal when making economical and environment friendly fish feed. |
| Keywords |
| CM based diet, Catla catla, Hemato-biochemical indices, mineral absorption, Proximate body composition. |
| Status: Abstract Accepted (Poster Presentation) |