Effects of adding germinated wheat green part and seed to the diet on common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.): growth performance, somatic indices, and hemato-biochemical responses

Abstract

This study was performed to evaluate the beneficial role of germinated wheat green part and seed on growth performance, survival, somatic indices, and hemato-biochemical responses of Cyprinus carpio fingerlings. Dietary supplementation at an inclusion rate of (control: no supplements, T1: 5g green part of germinated wheat, T2: 10g green part of germinated wheat, and T3: 5g whole germinated wheat seeds) were fed to the fish with average body weight 36.68g at 3% body weight, for six weeks. The final weight, weight gain, and specific growth rate (‌58.38, ‌22.1, and ‌1.14), respectively, were found ‌to be highest at the T2 (10g green part of germinated wheat), and it also ‌had the best feed conversion ratio (1.91).‌ No significant difference was observed in some biological index such as hepatic, kidney, gill, intestine weight, and length index, while the lowest condition factor (1.37) was recorded in the control group‌. The results revealed that T1 and T2 were higher significantly in each of the red blood cells, ‌ hemoglobin, and hematocrit, while a significant variant was not observed in the white blood cell count. However, supplementation of germinated wheat parts‌ had different effects on some serum biochemical and liver function parameters‌. The present study revealed that diets supplemented with germinated wheat green part and seed increased Cyprinus carpio growth and health performance.

Keywords

• blood
• health
• sprouting
• supplement
• survival