Date Received: 01-11-2011 / Date Accepted: 02-02-2011 / Date Published: 13-06-2025
Comparative study on utilisation efficiency of inclusion of sesame meal, rice bran and maize meal in common carp feeds was conducted with fish of 60g initial body weight. Three isoproteic (31%) and isoenergetic (15.5 MJ/kg) experimental feeds (TAvừng, TAcám gạo,TAngô) were formulated. It was found that the average daily gain (ADG) ranged from 3.1 to 3.8 g/fish/day, protein efficiency ratio (PER) varied from 1.61 to 1.95 and protein retention (PR) efficiency was between 31.11 and 38.76. All the three indicators (ADG, PER, PR) were highest in fish fed the diet containing sesame meal (TAvừng), followed by fish fed TAngô and the lowest was rice bran diet (TAcám gạo). Feed conversion ratio (FCR) ranged from 1.63 to 1.92. The cost of raw materials to achieve 1 kg of fish weight gain ranged from 22.0 to 26.5 thousand VND/kg. FCR and the cost of raw material to achieve 1 kg of fish weight gain were lowest in fish fed TAvừng and highest in fish fed TAcám gạo. The results of the present study indicated that sesame meal gave the highest utilisation efficiency, followed by maize meal and then rice bran. The conclusion should have an important practical significance in the selection of raw materials for common carp feed formulation, which would help to lower production costs and improve economic profits.