Potential of Moringa oleifera Leaf Meal as Substitute of Fishmeal on Performance of Catla catla Fingerlings Reared in Earthen Ponds
Potential of Moringa oleifera Leaf Meal as Substitute of Fishmeal on Performance of Catla catla Fingerlings Reared in Earthen Ponds
Muhammad Faisal1, Syed Makhdoom Hussain1*, Majid Hussain2,
Muhammad Zubair ul Hassan Arsalan3, Zeeshan Yousaf1 and Muhammad Amjad1
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out in a semi-intensive rearing system in order to assess the impact of Moringa oleifera leaf meal (MOLM) based diets on the overall performance of Catla catla fingerlings cultured in 6 earthen ponds. In order to formulate experimental diets, MOLM was used as test ingredient. MOLM was used to replace fish meal (FM) in the diet at varying levels of 0%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 30%, respectively. There were five experimental diets and one control diet used during the trial. Fingerlings were placed in a cemented pond for fifteen days under laboratory conditions for acclimatization. There were 15 fingerlings put into each of the six earthen ponds, for a total of 90 fingerlings. Analyses showed that fish fed with 10% MOLM-based diet had the highest growth performance when compared with other experimental and control groups. Best results for carcass composition, hematological analysis, and body mineralization were noted in fingerlings given a diet containing a 10% substitution of FM with MOLM. In the present investigation, it was determined that replacing 10% of FM in the diet with MOLM improved the growth, body composition, hematological parameters, and body mineralization of C. catla fingerlings.
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