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Volume 36, No. (4), 2026 (August)
EFFECTS OF LYCOPENE SUPPLEMENTATION ON GROWTH, BLOOD PROFILE, AND MINERAL DIGESTIBILITY IN Cirrhinus mrigala FED CANOLA MEAL-BASED DIETS
Tahreem Abbas, Muhammad Zubair-ul-Hassan Arsalan, Syed Makhdoom Hussain, Muhammad Asrar, A. Riaz, Shafaqat Ali, Rukhsanda Aziz, Faiza Afzal, Muhammad Amjad and Zainab Akram

T. Abbas1, M. Zubair-ul-Hassan Arsalan1, S. M. Hussain2*, M. Asrar2, A. Riaz1, S. Ali3,4*, R. Aziz5, F. Afzal6, M. Amjad2 and Z. Akram2

1Department of Life Sciences, Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan.

2Fish Nutrition Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Government College University Faisalabad, 38000 Pakistan

3Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab 38000, Pakistan

4Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan

5Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan

6Department of Zoology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab 38000, Pakistan

Published Online First: May 01, 2026
ABSTRACT

Lycopene is a lipophilic natural antioxidant that effectively neutralizes oxygen and free radicals. The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of lycopene supplemented canola meal-based diets on growth, nutrient digestibility, hematology, carcass composition, and mineral digestibility of Cirrhinus mrigala fingerlings. Six concentrations of lycopene supplementation (0%, 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, and 5%) were prepared. A feeding rate of 5% live body weight was given to the fish for three months, stocked in tanks (n=270; average weight= 5.31 ± 0.039 g). The results showed that weight gain % (288.49±9.82%), FCR (1.332±0.03), protein content (77.50±0.87%), and gross energy (75.42±0.94%) were significantly higher in the group fed 3% lycopene supplemented diets, while crude fat digestibility (77.94±1.43%) was maximum at 2% lycopene level. Furthermore, the hematological parameters were significantly improved at Test-diet IV (3% lycopene supplementation). Moreover, the body composition parameters and mineral digestibility (Ca, K, Fe, Cu, Zn, Na, and P) were substantially enhanced when C. mrigala were fed the Test-diet IV.  In conclusion, the supplementation of 3% lycopene in canola meal-based diets is recommended for C. mrigala fingerlings, enhancing growth performance, nutritional digestibility, and blood parameters.

Keywords: Lycopene, aquaculture, fishmeal, canola meal, supplementation
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