EFFICACY OF SILKWORM PUPAE AS A SUPPLEMENTARY FEED FOR FINGERLINGS OF INDIAN MAJOR CARP ROHU, Labeo rohita HAM.

S. SASMAL¹*, R.L. SHARMA², M.K. SAHU³, REKHA SINGH⁴, S. TOPPO^5
1Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, 492012, Chhattisgarh, India
²Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, 492012, Chhattisgarh, India
³Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, 492012, Chhattisgarh, India
⁴Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, 492012, Chhattisgarh, India
⁵Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, 492012, Chhattisgarh, India
* Corresponding Author : drsasmal@gmail.com

Received : 10-03-2018     Accepted : 13-03-2018     Published : 15-03-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 5       Pages : 5413 - 5414
Int J Agr Sci 10.5 (2018):5413-5414

Keywords : Silkworm pupae, Supplementary feed, Fingerling, Rohu
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, 492012, Chhattisgarh
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

Experiment was conducted to evaluate the impact of silkworm pupae in the practical diets for Labeo rohita fingerlings growth and survival. Four experimental diets using silkworm pupae with 25%, 30%, 35%, and 40% protein levels incorporate with rice bran, mustard oil cake-based control diet (25% protein) were formulated. Fish seed was feed @ 4% of the body weight of the fish. In term of specific growth rate (SGR), feed conversion (FCR), protein efficiency ratio (PER) and protein and lipid deposition in the muscle, silkworm pupae incorporated (43.75%) diet having 40% protein level showed the best performance of the fish in comparison to those with the control diet. The results indicate that silkworm pupae could be the possible low-cost animal protein rich alternative source and may be successfully used as supplementary feed for rohu fingerlings

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