Incorporation of brewery waste in supplementary feed and its impact on growth in some carps.
Brewery waste (brewer's grains) was used at four different levels (10%, 20%, 30% and 40% w/w) replacing rice bran in fish diet under a semi-intensive culture system and its impact on the growth of catla, Catla catla; rohu, Labeo rohita and mrigal, Cirrhina mrigala, was studied. Growth in terms of body weight gain was maximum in C. catla and L. rohita fed on a diet containing 30% brewery waste in the feed, whereas C. mrigala, fed on a diet containing brewery waste at the above mentioned levels showed poorer growth than the control. A better growth performance was attributed to better absorption and utilization ability.
Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Punjab Agricultural University, 141004 Ludhiana, India. vikgulati@rediffmail.com
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D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D001837:Body Weights and Measures; D003530:Cyprinidae / Q000254:growth & development*; D001467:Hordeum / Q000737:chemistry*; D007194:India; D007220:Industrial Waste; D013997:Time Factors
D007220:Industrial Waste