Effects of Dietary Supplementation of Silkworm Pupae on Growth and Survival of Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus, 1758) Fingerlings

Author: G. Monika, Rakhi Das and Deepak Kher

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Abstract

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of silkworm (Bombax mori) pupae on the growth and survival of common carp (Cyprinus carpio). One hundred twenty common carp fingerlings, weighing an initial average of 10.2±0.02 g and measuring 9.63±0.03 in body length, were divided into four distinct experimental groups. Each group had three replicates, all according to a completely randomized design. A diet consisting of around 40% crude protein from silkworm pupae meal, supplemented to variable degrees with fish meal C(0%), T1(25%), T2(50%), T3(100%) was prepared by incorporating silkworm (Bombax mori) pupae for the basal diet. The growth parameter indices were examined after the end of 60 days experiment.When fingerlings were fed mixed fishmeal diets with silkworm pupae in ratio of 50:50, their rate of growth was higher i.e., T2(50%) group and lower in those fed 100% of fish meal or silkworm pupae. No mortality was observed in all treatment groups. Weight increase, specific growth rate, average daily growth, and protein efficiency ratio all showed significant variations

Keywords

Silkworm (Bombax mori) pupae, Cyprinus carpio, weight gain, specific growth rate and protein efficiency ratio

Conclusion

Based on the investigation's findings, common carp could safely be fed a diet consisting of silkworm pupae meal, also better for growth parameter and it can be alternative source for fish meal up to 50%

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G. Monika, Rakhi Das and Deepak Kher (2024). Effects of Dietary Supplementation of Silkworm Pupae on Growth and Survival of Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus, 1758) Fingerlings. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 16(7): 33-35.