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Subject: Animal Nutrition × Author: Sharma, Kirti × End date: 2023 × Type: Thesis ×
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    Dietary effect of ginger and turmeric powder supplementation on growth performance of common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
    (Palampur, 2022-01-07) Sharma, Kirti; Rani, Daisy
    The study was conducted with the aim to estimate the effect of ginger and turmeric supplementation on growth performance of common carp fingerlings. Total 270 fingerlings (40-45g) were divided into 6 groups including control (C). The group C was fed with basal feed and the treatment groups T5, T5B5, G2, G5, G8 were fed with turmeric powder @ 0.5%, turmeric @ 0.5% + black pepper powder @ 0.5 %, ginger powder @ 2%, 5% and 8%, respectively. Water quality parameters i.e. pH alkalinity, dissolved oxygen, temperature and TDS were measured three times a week to check and maintain the water quality. The growth parameters i.e., gain in weight, Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR), Specific Growth Rate (SGR), Relative Growth Ratio (RGR), Protein Efficiency Ratio (PER) and Feed Efficiency Ratio (FER) were recorded/calculated at monthly interval for 60 days. The measurements were taken for gain in total length (TL), Fork length (FL), standard length (SL), head length (HL) and body depth (BD) at monthly interval for 60 days. The biochemical and haematological parameters were estimated at the end of the trial. Turmeric powder supplementation @ 0.5 per cent showed significantly (p < 0.05) better growth performance. The fingerlings of T5 group showed highest gain in weight (48.7±3.120), SGR (1.35±0.043), RGR (126.36±5.828), FER (48.17±3.172), PER (1.24± 0.068), and improved FCR (2.23 ± 0.157). This group also gained significantly (p < 0.05) higher TL (3.74 ± 0.178), FL (3.98 ± 0.182), SL (3.08 ± 0.056), HL (0.81 ±0.051) and BD (1.42 ± 0.128). There was no significant difference between survival per cent and haematological parameters. T5B5 group had higher ALT (23.62±4.269) and AST (261±26.845). No significant difference in total protein and globulin contents and amongst different treatments was observed, however, the control treatment had significantly (p<0.05) higher albumin (1.008±0.0634) content. T5 fingerlings had the highest CP concentration (78.29±0.5340) and significantly (p<0.05) highest EE concentration (11.59±0.9156). Muscles of all the treatments had significantly (p<0.05) higher total mineral content as compared to that of the control group. It was concluded that Turmeric supplementation @ 0.5% in feed of common carp fingerlings significantly (p< 0.05) increased their growth performance as well as fat (57 % higher) and mineral (15 % higher) content in their meat