Effects of Ulva rigida on the growth feed intake and body composition of Common Carp Cyprinus carpio L    
Yazarlar (5)
Ibrahim Diler
Mediterranean Fisheries Research Production And Training Institute, Türkiye
A. Adem Tekinay
Mediterranean Fisheries Research Production And Training Institute, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Derya GÜROY Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Betül Kut Güroy
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Murat Soyutürk
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü Diğer hakemli uluslarası dergilerde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Journal of Biological Sciences
Dergi ISSN 1727-3048
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler ASFA
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 01-2007
Cilt No 7
Sayı 2
Sayfalar 305 / 308
DOI Numarası 10.3923/jbs.2007.305.308
Makale Linki http://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2007.305.308
Özet
This study is the first trial to evaluate algae meal, Ulva rigida, as an inexpensive and locally available feed ingredient in the diet of common carp, Cyprinus carpio. Five experimental diets were supplemented with Ulva meal at 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20% (C0, U5, U10, U15 and U20, respectively) to investigate the effect of replacement of wheat meal by Ulva meal for common carp, Cyprinus carpio during a 112-day growth trial. Carp fingerlings, each initially weighing 3.1 g, were stocked into 601-glass tanks and were fed to apparent satiation three times daily. Performances of fish fed the test diets were evaluated in terms of survival, final mean weight, percent weight gain, specific growth rate, feed conversion ratio, protein efficiency ratio and body composition. Poorest growth performance was recorded from fish fed the diet with 20% Ulva meal supplementation (U20) (p<0.05). Fish group fed with 5% Ulva meal inclusion (U5) achieved the best growth performance (p>0.05). Results suggested that the dietary Ulva meal inclusion of 5 to 15% replacing wheat meal in carp diets could be acceptable. © 2007 Asian Network for Scientific Information.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Algae meal | Body composition growth performance | Cyprinus carpio | Nutrient utilization | Ulva rigida