Abstract :
In the present study, highest SGR (Specific Growth Rate) was obtained in 20% in Lemna minor and 10% in Echhornia crassipes. The leaves of aquatic plants had considerable amount of crude protein and crude lipid, which improves the growth of fingerlings of fish upto a certain levels of inclusions, thereby reducing the feed cost. The slow growth performance might be due to absence of natural feed in the laboratory culture. The leaf meals inclusion has much advantage in growth performance of fish. However these leaf meals need processing to lower their fibre content, which to be used as fish feed.
Keywords :
Aquatic Macrophytes, Cost Effective, Eichhornia Crassipes, Fish Feed, Lemna MinorReferences :
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