Assessment of antioxidant, immunostimulatory Ficus racemosa on growth and health of carp fingerlings
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2018-06
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G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand)
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The present study was conducted to study the effects of Ficus racemosa on the fingerlings of Labeo rohita, Catla catla, Cirrhinus mrigala. A total of 1500 carp fingerlings with average weight 25 g were randomly dived into four groups. After one week of acclimatization period, gullar powder incorporated in the fish diet at the rate 10% ,20% and 30 of total feed were given for a period 90 days in T1, T2 and T3 respectively. Growth parameters (Weight gain, Survival rate, SGR, FCR, FCE, CF), Serum biochemical parameters (Total serum protein, albumin, globulin, ceratinine, cholesterol, urea, Ca and P), haematological parameters (Hb, TLC, TEC, PCV,MCV, MCH, MCHC), muscle proximate composition (Total protein, fat, ash and moisture) were analyzed at regular time interval. Also the water quality parameters were analyzed during the study. All the growth parametrs(Weight gain, Survival rate, SGR, FCR, FCE, CF) increased maximum for T3 group(30%) except for the control group. Haematological parameters showed an increasing trend in contrast to the control group. Serum biochemical parameters (Total serum protein, albumin, globulin, ceratinine, cholesterol, urea, Ca and P) showed appreciable increase in all the three groups in contrast to the control group. There was appreciable increase in the muscle proximate composition, indicating that Ficus racemosa added to the feed of fish fingerlings were effective for health, survival and growth
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