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T1 EFFECTS OF LYCOPENE SUPPLEMENTATION ON GROWTH, BLOOD PROFILE, AND MINERAL DIGESTIBILITY IN Cirrhinus mrigala FED CANOLA MEAL-BASED DIETS
A1 Tahreem Abbas
A1 Muhammad Zubair-ul-Hassan Arsalan
A1 Syed Makhdoom Hussain
A1 Muhammad Asrar
A1 A. Riaz
A1 Shafaqat Ali
A1 Rukhsanda Aziz
A1 Faiza Afzal
A1 Muhammad Amjad
A1 Zainab Akram
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 36
IS 4
YR 2026
FD 2026
DO DOI https://doi.org/10.36899/JAPS.2026.4.0086
AB <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 149%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">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 <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Cirrhinus</span> mrigala</em> fingerlings. Six concentrations of lycopene supplementation (0%, 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, and 5%) were prepared. A feeding rate <span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: white;">of 5% live body weight was given to the fish for three months, stocked in tanks (n=270; average weight= </span>5.31 &plusmn; 0.039 g<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: white;">). The results showed that </span>weight gain % (288.49&plusmn;9.82%), FCR (1.332&plusmn;0.03), protein content (77.50&plusmn;0.87%), and gross energy (75.42&plusmn;0.94%) were significantly higher in the group fed 3% lycopene supplemented diets, </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 149%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">while crude fat digestibility (77.94&plusmn;1.43%) was maximum at 2% lycopene level. </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 149%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">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 <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">C. mrigala</em><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> were fed the </span>Test-diet IV.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>In conclusion, the supplementation of 3% lycopene in canola meal-based diets is recommended for <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">C. mrigala </em><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">fingerlings, enhancing </span>growth performance, nutritional digestibility, and blood parameters.</span></p>
K1 Lycopene, aquaculture, fishmeal, canola meal, supplementation
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2025-JAPS-998