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Effect of dietary natural carotenoid sources on colour enhancement of Koi carp, Cyprinus carpio L.

International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies · 2017 · Vol. 5(4) · pp. 340–345

Abstract

A feeding trial of 45 days was conducted to observe the effects of dietary natural source of carotenoids on growth and colour enhancement of koi carp, Cyprinus carpio fingerlings. Five diets were prepared with different natural carotenoids supplementation such as beet root powder (BP), carrot peel powder (CP), tomato peel powder (TP) and their mixture (MP) and designated as C (0% supplementation), T1 (1% BP), T2 (1% CP), T3 (1% TP) and T4 (1% MP). The growth parameters was analysed and significantly (P

Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthFish Biology and Ecology StudiesCyprinusCarotenoidCarpFood scienceCommon carpBiologyFish <Actinopterygii>ChemistryFisheryBotany
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