Vegetable Products as Dietary Pigment Sources for Juvenile Goldfish, Carassius auratus

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorKutty Juskar Jebaraja
dc.contributor.authorV. Sivakumar
dc.contributor.authorvasagam, K.P. Kumaraguru
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-19T18:06:46Z
dc.date.available2013-02-19T18:06:46Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractAmaranthus leaf meal, moringa leaf meal, and red chili powder were chemically analyzed and evaluated as carotenoid sources in diets for juvenile goldfish, Carassius auratus. The fish readily accepted all test diets, indicating good palatability of the tested ingredients. In a 56-day growth trial, all growth performance indicators except survival significantly varied (p<0.05) between dietary treatments. The highest weight gain (1.19 g) was achieved by fish fed the diet containing krill meal (positive control diet), but this weight gain did not significantly differ from that of fish fed the diet containing red chili powder. Total carotenoids were significantly highest (p<0.05) in fish fed the diet containing red chili powder (2.07 μg/g) and very low in fish fed the diet containing no pigment supplement (negative control). Growth, skin coloration, and total carotenoids in the tissue were satisfactory in fish fed the diets containing amaranthus or moringa leaf meal.
dc.format.extent6 pages
dc.identifier.issn0792-156X
dc.identifier.otherIJA_65.2013.812
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10524/32471
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThe Israeli Journal of Aquaculture - Bamidgeh
dc.subject.lcshFish culture--Israel.
dc.subject.lcshFish culture.
dc.titleVegetable Products as Dietary Pigment Sources for Juvenile Goldfish, Carassius auratus

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
65.2013.812.Jebaraja.pdf
Size:
466.16 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download

Collections

Volume 65, 2013