Potential of padina gymnospora, an algal based formulated feed on growth performance, nutritional and protein indices of cultivable brackishwater fish etroplus suratensis- an initiative in replacing fish meal for sustainable fish farming
International Journal of Development Research
Potential of padina gymnospora, an algal based formulated feed on growth performance, nutritional and protein indices of cultivable brackishwater fish etroplus suratensis- an initiative in replacing fish meal for sustainable fish farming
Received 11th January, 2024; Received in revised form 26th February, 2024; Accepted 03rd March, 2024; Published online 30th April, 2024
Copyright©2024, D. Yogalakshmian and Dr. Saravanan. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This analysis is to assess the potential of replacing conventional fish meal used in fish diet with Padina gymnospora supplementation under laboratory feeding conditions for 30 days on growth performance parameters, feeding indices, feed conversion efficiency and protein indices in fingerlings of Etroplus suratensis. Proximate composition, β- carotene, total carotenoids, vitamin E and C content of commercial control feed and Padina gymnospora formulation was analysed in control and experimental feed. The analysis determined better growth performance index and significant increase in nutritional indices in fishes fed on a formulated diet.
