Abstract: Fishes are known as healthy food items; they are an excellent protein source that also delivers various minerals and vitamins necessary for good health. Scientists reported that societies with high fish intake have considerably lower rates of acute myocardial infarctions, other ischemic heart diseases and atherosclerosis. The present availability of protein is much below the minimum daily requirements and the livestock sector alone will not be able to meet the protein requirements of ever increasing human population. Fish is an excellent and relatively a cheaper protein source of high biological value. Therefore its use may help bridge the protein gap because of its multifarious economic advantages and nutritional significance. Fish proteins contain all the essential amino acids (not synthesized and need to be provided in the diet) in the required proportion and hence have a high nutritional value, which contribute to their high biological value. Cereal proteins are usually low in lysine and/or the sulphur-containing amino acids like methionine and cysteine, whereas fish protein is an excellent source of amino acids. In diet based mainly on serials a supplements based on fish therefore raise the biological value significantly. The chemical score or amino acid score of fish protein compares well with that of whole egg protein which is considered a standard protein source and slightly more than that of cow’s milk Similarly the protein efficiency ratio of fish proteins is 3.5 against that of egg protein (3.9), beef (2.3) and milk protein (2.5).Fish is also rich in the non-protein amino acid taurine, which has a unique role in neurotransmission. Evaluation of growth factors is the best way to judge the acceptability and suitability of artificial feed for fish hence the present investigation was carried out to study the influence of earthworm protein on freshwater fishes.
Keywords: earthworm, growth factors, and freshwater fish.
Title: INFLUENCE OF ANIMAL PROTEIN INGREDIENT ON GROWTH FACTORS OF TWO MAJOR CARPS, LABEO ROHITA AND CIRRHINUS MRIGALA
Author: Bhilave, M.P
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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