| Cyprinus carpio fingerlings' performance in response to a replacement diet based on blackseed meal |
| Paper ID : 1003-ICIAQUA |
| Authors |
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Dr. M. Mudassar Shahzad * University of Education Lahore |
| Abstract |
| Because of great adaptability of black seeds in diet, it is being investigated as a prospective option for commercial aquaculture feed in Asia. To check the effects of black seed meal (BSM) on common carp (Cyprinus carpio) fingerlings, a study trial was performed to investigate the effects of replacing the diet of C. carpio from soybean meal (SBM) to BSM on growth, nutritional digestibility and haematological profile. Five isonitrogenous and isocaloric meals (BSM-0%, BSM-25%, BSM-50%, BSM-75% and BSM-100%) were used in the experiment, each of which contained varying amounts of BSM in place of SBM (0%, 25%, 50%, 75%and 100%, respectively). Fingerlings were divided into three groups and fed for 70 days with BSM based diets at 4% of their body weight. The group fed diet BSM-50% acquired highest rank with respect to growth rate (final weight 25.67g, weight gain 18.52g and SGR 1.42%), hematological parameters (RBCs2.83×106mm-3, PLT68.31×106 mm-3 and Hb 8.12g/100ml) and nutrient digestibility (crude protein 70.24, crude fat 74.54), while the gross energy (74.46) was seen higher in fingerlings fed the BSM-25% diet. This study confirmed that the utilization of 50% BSM in fish diet in replacement to SBM had beneficial impact on performance of common carp fingerlings. |
| Keywords |
| Common carp (C. carpio), Black seed meal (BSM), Soybean meal (SBM), Growth rate, Nutrient digestibility, Blood profile |
| Status: Abstract Accepted (Poster Presentation) |