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Volume 34, No. (4), 2024 (August)
PLANT DERIVED OILS AS SUBSTITUTE FOR FISH OIL IN DIETS FOR ROHU (LABEO ROHITA): EFFECTS ON GROWTH PARAMETERS, NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY AND WHOLE-BODY COMPOSITION
Syed Makhdoom Hussain, Abdullah Ijaz Hussain, Nisar Ahmad, Majid Hussain, Danish Riaz, Umar Rashid, Zeeshan Yousaf, Hafiza Hina Shafqat

S. M. Hussain¹*, A. I. Hussain², N. Ahmad³, M. Hussain⁴, D. Riaz⁵, U. Rashid⁶, Z. Yousaf⁷, H. H. Shafqat⁸

¹ Fish Nutrition Lab, Department of Zoology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan,
² Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan,
³ Department of Zoology, University of Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan,
⁴ Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, University of Okara, Pakistan,
⁵ Department of Zoology, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan,
⁶ Department of Zoology, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan,
⁷ Fish Nutrition Lab, Department of Zoology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan,
⁸ Fish Nutrition Lab, Department of Zoology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan,

Corresponding Author: drmakhdoomhussain@gcuf.edu.pk
Page Number(s): 1065-1072
Published Online First: July 16, 2024
Publication Date: August 25, 2024
ABSTRACT

A study was carried out on Labeo rohita fingerlings to assess the effects of various plant oils as a substitute for fish oil (FO) for 70 days. A total of 270 fingerlings (15 fish/tank) were distributed in V-shaped tanks each with three replicates. Total six experimental diets were formed. Test diet-I (control) consisted of FO, whereas test diets-II, III, IV, and V comprised of sunflower, corn, canola and palm oils, respectively, and test diet-VI composed of mixture of all four plant oils. Results of this study showed that plant oil mixture based test diet-VI fed fingerlings showed maximum specific growth rate (1.92±0.001), weight gain (19.16±0.01 g) and lowest feed conversion ratio (1.32±0.02). While test diet-IV (canola oil) showed least growth performance. The fingerlings fed with test diet-VI had maximum digestibility i.e., crude fat (CF) (82.20±0.30%), crude protein (CP) (74.79±0.14%) and gross energy (GE) (73.51±0.21%). The lowest nutrient digestibility values for CP, CF, and GE were noticed in fingerlings fed with test diet-IV. In the case of body composition, test diet-VI showed maximum CP and ash values while having the least moisture and fat values. The outcomes of this research revealed that using plant oil mixture as a substitute for FO improved all growth parameters, carcass composition, and digestibility of L. rohita.

Keywords: Plant oils, Fish oil, Feed conversion ratio, Crude protein, Body composition

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