Possibility of using date pomace in feeding common carp fish

Abstract

Monadel H Ali ; Amir A .Al - Shama’ a; Ali H Salman and Enass M
Kareem Animal & Fish Rec . Center; Ministry of Science of
Teclnolgy . p.o. Box Rec aurces T 65 Al- Tuwaitha, Baghdad . Iraq.
Abstract
Two separated experiments were conducted to test the usefulness
of date pulp (0% Dp.) in the nutrition of common Carp Cyprinus
carpio L. During the first experiment, five experimental diets were
used, control diet diets 2&3 contained 15% & 20 % of date pulp
instead of barley respectively. While diets 4&5 contained 9% &18%
of the pulp instead of 50% & 100% of yellow corn respectively.
Statistical analysis showed the possibility of replacing date
pulp either to barley or yellow’s corn in fish diet. In the second
experiment, another five diet were tested control diet with 0% date
pulp. Diets 2 & 3 contained 15% of date pulp instead of all yellow
corn or 50% of the yellow corn and barley, respectively Diet4
contained 25% of date pulp instead of all the barley. Whereas, diet 5
contained 32% of date pulp instead of all the barley and yellow corn.
Diets 3&5 were enriched with methionine and lysine.
The results showed that date pulp was successfully
used instead of both barley and yellow corn, especially when diet was
supplied with some essential amino acids.