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Volume 33, No. (1), 2023 (February)
MOBILIZATION OF TAURINE FOR RESTORATIVE GROWTH, CARCASS COMPOSITION AND HEMATOLOGY IN CYPRINUS CARPIO FINGERLINGS FED ON LINSEED MEAL BASED DIET
M. M. Shahzad, F. Khalid, S. M. Hussain, M. Hussain, Z. Hussain, R. A. Rehman and M. Y. Zahoor

M. M. Shahzad, F. Khalid, S. M. Hussain, M. Hussain, Z. Hussain, R. A. Rehman and M. Y. Zahoor

1Department of Zoology, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan.

2Department of Zoology, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan.

3Institute of Zoology, University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan.

4Department of Forensic Sciences, University of Health Sciences Lahore, Pakistan

Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.

Corresponding Author: drmudassarshahzad@gmail.com
Page Number(s): 211-219
Published Online First: September 20, 2022
Publication Date: February 22, 2023
ABSTRACT

In intensive culture fish cannot digest the plant-based diets properly and negatively affects their overall performance. Addition of organic acids in plant-based diets and their salts improves the performance of C. carpio. Current research was conducted to estimate the influences of dietary Tau addition in linseed meal-based diet on growth, hematological indices and carcass composition of common carp fingerlings. C. carpio fingerlings were fed (@4% of live wet body weight) on linseed meal-based diet supplemented with graded levels (0, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 gkg-1) of dietary taurine for 60 days. The linseed meal-based diets were given to triplicate groups of fish fingerlings (6.22 g average initial body weight) twice a day. Fish fed with linseed meal supplemented with Tau at 4gkg-1 indicated maximum retention of CHO, CP as well as gross energy as compared to fish in control treatment. Growth performance of fish was significantly improved (p<0.05) by dietary Tau up to optimal level of 4gkg-1, after which a noticeable decline in fish growth was observed due to poor retention of various essential nutrients and minerals while, EE absorption was maximum at 6gkg-1 diet. Maximum weight gain (18.31) and survival (97.78) were found maximum at 4gkg-1 level based diet. Similarly, best values of various hematological indices i.e., RBCs, Hb, PCV, MCHC, MCH were also found at 4gkg-1 diet. These results indicate that the taurine supplementation at 4gkg-1 level is most suitable for highest fish performance as well as its ability to combat various pathogens.

Keywords: Cyprinus carpio, Linseed meal, Taurine, growth performance, whole body composition, hematology
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