GROWTH RESPONSE OF Cyprinus carpio FINGERLINGS FED DIETS CONTAINING HYDROTHERMALLY PROCESSED Citrullus lanatus SEED MEAL

Abstract

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 (Cyprinus carpio) 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 DT₄ (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 C. carpio.

Keywords

• Watermelon seed,Proximate composition,Common carp,Unconventional feeds

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