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Subject: Zoology × Author: Sakshi × End date: 2021 × Start date: 2020 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Effect of turmeric (Curcuma longa) supplemented feed on growth performance and hematological parameters on Pangasius hypopthalmus
    (CCSHAU, Hisar, 2021-09) Sakshi; Dharambir Singh
    The use of non-specific immunostimulants and plant products is gaining attention in aquaculture all over the world, which have beneficial effects for enhancing growth performance and improve immunity to control diseases in fishes. One of such herbs is turmeric (Curcuma longa), belonging to Zingiberaceae family, commonly used as an immuno-stimulant and an important ingredient in medicine. Pangasius is relatively new and fast-growing fish species for culture fisheries and has great potential to meet the growing demand of cheap quality food. The aim of present study was to evaluate the effect of turmeric (Curcuma longa) supplemented feed on growth performance, hematological and biochemical parameters of Pangasius hypopthalmus. The experiment was conducted in College of Fisheries Science, CCS HAU, Hisar for 90 days, using 500 L capacity glass aquaria and 240 fingerlings were randomly divided into 3 treatments and a control group. Three experimental diets were prepared by supplementing turmeric @3 gm/kg (T1), 6 gm/kg (T2) and 9 gm/kg (T3) with basal diet (mustard oil cake and rice bran) and control diet without turmeric. After 90 days of feeding trial, fishes fed with 6gm/kg turmeric (T2) exhibited significant (p0.05) increase in RBC, Hb, PCV and MCHC whereas significant increase in WBC counts was recorded. MCV decreased non-significantly (p>0.05) from initial to the final day along with MCH. Biochemical parameters like AST, ALT, ALP and blood glucose level were also decreased significantly (p<0.05) in treated fishes as compared to control group. Hence, the results revealed that supplementation of turmeric can improve the growth performance, hematological and biochemical parameters of catfish.