@article{article_296730, title={GROWTH RESPONSE OF Cyprinus carpio FINGERLINGS FED DIETS CONTAINING HYDROTHERMALLY PROCESSED Citrullus lanatus SEED MEAL}, journal={Journal of Aquaculture Engineering and Fisheries Research}, volume={2}, pages={1–10}, year={2016}, DOI={10.3153/JAEFR16001}, author={Tiamiyu, Lateef Oloyede and Ayuba, Victoria Offuene and Okomoda, Victor Tosin and Umar, Saidu}, keywords={Watermelon seed,Proximate composition,Common carp,Unconventional feeds}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;"> <span lang="en-gb" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-gb">The
effect of incorporating hydrothermally processed watermelon whole seeds in the
diet of fish was inves­tigated on growth, feed utilization and body composi­tion
of carp ( <i>Cyprinus carpio </i>)
fingerlings. Fish diets (35% crude protein) were formulated using water melon
hydrothermally processed for 0 (DT1), 10 (DT2), 20(DT3), 30 (DT4) and 40
minutes (DT5) boiling time. Twenty fingerlings (1.50±0.00g each) were randomly
allocated in triplicate to 70 liters plas­tic bowls, for each treatments,
aeration was provided to culture bowls throughout the 12weeks feeding trial.
Result of the study reveals that fish fed DT <sub>4 </sub>(30 minutes) had the
best performance in terms of mean weight gain, feed conversion ratio, feed
conversion efficiency, protein efficiency ratio, apparent net pro­tein
utilization and specific growth rate (P>0.05). Hence, hydrothermal
processing of watermelon seeds for 30minutes is recommended for better growth
in <i>C. carpio </i>. </span> </p> <p> </p>}, number={1}, publisher={Özkan ÖZDEN}