Effects of Probiotics and Spirulina on Survival and Growth of Juvenile Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio)

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dc.contributor.authorRamakrishnan, C. Muthu
dc.contributor.authorHaniffa, M.A.
dc.contributor.authorManohar, M.
dc.contributor.authorDhanaraj, M.
dc.contributor.authorArockiaraj, A. Jesu
dc.contributor.authorArunsingh, S.V.
dc.date.accessioned2012-01-19T20:22:52Z
dc.date.available2012-01-19T20:22:52Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractA 45-day feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effects of probiotics and spirulina on sur- vival, growth, feed conversion ratio (FCR), protein efficiency ratio (PER), and total heterotroph- ic microbial count in common carp (Cyprinus carpio). Two probiotic organisms (the bacteria Lactobacillus acidophilus and the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and a single cell protein (Spirulina maximus) were incorporated into diets at concentrations of 1%, 2%, or 3%. The con- trol diet contained no supplement. Spirulina maximus at 3% produced the best and statistically significant (p<0.05) survival, growth (3.69±0.10 g), specific growth rate (1.27±0.02%/d), FCR (0.71±0.08), and PER (1.96±0.03). In general, L. acidophilus produced better growth than S. cerevisiae. The highest FCR (1.93±0.05) was obtained in the control. The total heterotrophic microbial count was highest in S. cerevisiae treatments, followed by L. acidophilus and S. max- imus. The present investigation shows that incorporation of a probiotic or spirulina in diets for common carp results in increased growth rate.
dc.format.extent6 pages
dc.identifier.citationRamakrishnan, C.M., Haniffa, M.A., Manohar, M., Dhanaraj, M., Arockiaraj, A.J., & Arunsingh, S.V. (2008). Effects of Probiotics and Spirulina on Survival and Growth of Juvenile Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio). The Israeli Journal of Aquaculture - Bamidgeh, 60(2), 128-133.
dc.identifier.issn0792-156X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10524/19247
dc.publisherIsraeli Journal of Aquaculture - BAMIGDEH
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThe Israeli Journal of Aquaculture - Bamidgeh
dc.subjectprobiotics, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Spirulina maximus, total heterotrophic microbial count
dc.subject.lcshFish culture--Israel--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcshFish culture--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcshAquaculture--Israel--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcshAquaculture--Periodicals.
dc.titleEffects of Probiotics and Spirulina on Survival and Growth of Juvenile Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio)

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