Anne Rebecca, A (2011) GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF THE FRESHWATER PRAWN MACROBRACHIUM ROSENBERGII POST LARVAE FED WITH OCIMUM SANCTUM (TULSI) AND WITHANIA SOMNIFERA (ASHWAGANDHA) INCORPORATED FEEDS. International Journal of Biological Research and Development, 1 (1). pp. 34-53. ISSN 216577230

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Abstract

The feasibility of uses of Ocimum sanctum and Withania somnifera as herbal nutrients to promote the growth and survival of the freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii post larvae (PL) was evaluated in a sustainable manner. Feeds were formulated with fishmeal, soya bean meal, groundnut oilcake, coconut oilcake, and green gram as basal ingredients. Tapioca flour and egg albumin were used as binding agents. Cod liver oil was added as lipid sources. Vitamin B-complex and a pinch of salt were also mixed. Diets with incorporation of O. sanctum and W. somnifera separately were served as experimental feeds, and diet without herbal incorporation was served as control. These feeds were fed to the M. rosenbergii PL in a triplicate feeding trial conducted for a period of 45 days (PL15-65) under laboratory condition. The growth performance in terms of nutritional indices (weight gain, specific growth rate, condition factor and survival rate), energy utilization (feeding, absorption,
conversion and metabolism) and concentrations of biochemical constituents (total protein, amino acid, carbohydrate and lipid, and profiles of individual amino acids) were found to be significantly (P<0.05) changed in PL fed with herbal incorporated feeds when compared to that of control. Among the two herbs used, the PL fed with W. somnifera incorporated feed has showed better growth performance followed by O. sanctum. Therefore, W. somnifera incorporated feed proved to be more beneficial than O. sanctum for the overall growth and maintenance of M. rosenbergii PL.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Macrobrachium rosenbergii, Ocimum sanctum, Withania somnifera, Growth, Biochemical constituents
Divisions: PSG College of Arts and Science > Department of Zoology
Depositing User: Mr Team Mosys
Date Deposited: 01 Mar 2022 09:19
Last Modified: 01 Mar 2022 09:19
URI: http://ir.psgcas.ac.in/id/eprint/502

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