ISSN 2375-091X
Advanced Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 9 (1), pp. 001-005, January, 2021. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Replacement of fishmeal with locally available ingredients in diet composition of Macrobrachium dayanum
Seema Langer*, Yahya Bakhtiyar and Rewa Lakhnotra
Department of Zoology, University of Jammu and Kashmir, 1800 06, India.
Accepted 09 November, 2020
Abstract
The effect of locally available low cost ingredients such as silk worm pupae (SWP), soyabean meal (SBM), earth worm meal (EWM) as a replacement of fish meal (FM) on growth, survival and biochemical composition, were investigated for Macrobrachium dayanum (0.50 g). A significantly higher rate of growth, survival and food conversion ratio (FCR) were recorded for prawns fed EWM, as compared to SWP, SBM, and FM. The proximate composition of flesh further revealed a higher level of proteins and lipids in prawns fed EWM thereby indicating EWM as a possible substitute of FM.
Key words: Macrobrachium dayanum, low cost ingredients, biochemical composition.