<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of the current study was to test the effect of a diet supplemented with dandelion’s (<italic>Taraxacum officinale</italic>) extract on the productive traits and blood parameters in common carp (<italic>Cyprinus carpio</italic> L.) cultivated in an recirculation aquaculture system. The carps were cultivated at a stocking density of 7.2 kg/m<sup>3</sup> in recirculation aquaculture system. The fish were split into the following two experimental groups: DF (the fish were fed with feed supplemented with dandelion’s extract) and CF (the fish were fed with feed without supplementation). Common carp fed with a diet added with dandelion’s extract at a quantity of 0.8% from daily feed ratio, did not affect the hydrochemical parameters (pH, dissolved oxygen, and electrical conductivity). The carps fed with feed supplemented with dandelion’s extract did not show better productive traits compared with these found for carp from the control variant. The carp from experimental groups had a higher survival rate, final weight, average individual weight gain and specific growth rate (SGR), respectively with 13.2%, 3.94%, 31.5% and 31.3%, compared with the average values of these parameters measured in individuals fed with the control feed, but the differences were not statistically significant (P≥0.05). Supplementation of feed with dandelion’s extract significantly decreased the plasma cholesterol (4.76%) and triglyceride (61.2%) content, promoting hypolipidemic status in fish (P≤0.05).</p></abstract>

The aim of the current study was to test the effect of a diet supplemented with dandelion’s (Taraxacum officinale) extract on the productive traits and blood parameters in common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) cultivated in an recirculation aquaculture system. The carps were cultivated at a stocking density of 7.2 kg/m3 in recirculation aquaculture system. The fish were split into the following two experimental groups: DF (the fish were fed with feed supplemented with dandelion’s extract) and CF (the fish were fed with feed without supplementation). Common carp fed with a diet added with dandelion’s extract at a quantity of 0.8% from daily feed ratio, did not affect the hydrochemical parameters (pH, dissolved oxygen, and electrical conductivity). The carps fed with feed supplemented with dandelion’s extract did not show better productive traits compared with these found for carp from the control variant. The carp from experimental groups had a higher survival rate, final weight, average individual weight gain and specific growth rate (SGR), respectively with 13.2%, 3.94%, 31.5% and 31.3%, compared with the average values of these parameters measured in individuals fed with the control feed, but the differences were not statistically significant (P≥0.05). Supplementation of feed with dandelion’s extract significantly decreased the plasma cholesterol (4.76%) and triglyceride (61.2%) content, promoting hypolipidemic status in fish (P≤0.05).

The Effect of Diet Supplemented with Dandelion’s (<italic>Taraxacum Officinale)</italic> Extract on the Productive and Blood Parameters of Common Carp (<italic>Cyprinus Carpio</italic> L.), Cultivated in the Recirculation System

Department of Biology and Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture

Macedonian Veterinary Review

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The Effect of Diet Supplemented with Dandelion’s ( Extract on the Productive and Blood Parameters of Common Carp ( L.), Cultivated in the Recirculation System

The aim of the current study was to test the effect of a diet supplemented with dandelion’s (Taraxacum officinale) extract on the productive traits and blood...

The Effect of Diet Supplemented with Dandelion’s (Taraxacum Officinale) Extract on the Productive and Blood Parameters of Common Carp (Cyprinus Carpio L.), Cultivated in the Recirculation System

Published Online: Oct 15, 2019

Page range: 131 - 139

Received: Oct 28, 2018

Accepted: May 14, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/macvetrev-2019-0017

Keywords
Dandelion’s extract, common carp, growth, blood parameters, RAS

© 2019 Ivaylo Sirakov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Effect of Diet Supplemented with Dandelion’s (Taraxacum Officinale) Extract on the Productive and Blood Parameters of Common Carp (Cyprinus Carpio L.), Cultivated in the Recirculation System

Published Online: Oct 15, 2019

Page range: 131 - 139

Received: Oct 28, 2018

Accepted: May 14, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/macvetrev-2019-0017

KeywordsDandelion’s extract, common carp, growth, blood parameters, RAS

© 2019 Ivaylo Sirakov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Dandelion’s extract, common carp, growth, blood parameters, RAS