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- Title
Potential of Moringa oleifera Leaf Meal as Substitute of Fishmeal on Performance of Catla catla Fingerlings Reared in Earthen Ponds.
- Authors
Faisal, Muhammad; Hussain, Syed Makhdoom; Hussain, Majid; ul Hassan Arsalan, Muhammad Zubair; Yousaf, Zeeshan; Amjad, Muhammad
- Abstract
This study was carried out in a semi-intensive rearing system in order to assess the impact of Moringa oleifera leaf meal (MOLM) based diets on the overall performance of Catla catla fingerlings cultured in 6 earthen ponds. In order to formulate experimental diets, MOLM was used as test ingredient. MOLM was used to replace fish meal (FM) in the diet at varying levels of 0%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 30%, respectively. There were five experimental diets and one control diet used during the trial. Fingerlings were placed in a cemented pond for fifteen days under laboratory conditions for acclimatization. There were 15 fingerlings put into each of the six earthen ponds, for a total of 90 fingerlings. Analyses showed that fish fed with 10% MOLM-based diet had the highest growth performance when compared with other experimental and control groups. Best results for carcass composition, hematological analysis, and body mineralization were noted in fingerlings given a diet containing a 10% substitution of FM with MOLM. In the present investigation, it was determined that replacing 10% of FM in the diet with MOLM improved the growth, body composition, hematological parameters, and body mineralization of C. catla fingerlings.
- Subjects
FISH feeds; CATLA catla; MORINGA oleifera; FISH meal; PONDS; BODY composition; MEALS
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 2024, Vol 56, Issue 4, p1509
- ISSN
0030-9923
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17582/journal.pjz/20221202061259