Potential use of Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides as a feed supplement in diets on survival and growth performance of the grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to assess the effects of dietary Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides (GLPs) on the survival and growth performance of the freshwater fish, Ctenopharyngodon idella. C. idella juveniles were fed diet containing 0 (control), 0.1, 0.5 and 1.0 g kg-1 of GLPs supplemented diets for a period of 60 days. The sampling was made at 15 days interval (after 15th, 30th, 45th, and 60 days of feeding trial) to analyze the growth parameters and the results showed that the survival, weight gain, length gain, feed intake and specific growth rate were found to be significantly (P