Study Effect of Herbal Methionine (Methiomax) on Growth Performance in Local Fish Species (Rohu) in Fresh Water Ponds

Fish farming is one of the most growing food sector throughout world and especially in India the last decade there is enormous improvement in farming technologies. Fish protein has many beneficial effects which makes it quite popular among people who are diet conscious. With increasing demand there is also demand for cheaper sources which can help fish grow faster as well with better& lower FCR. In Poultry industry Herbal methionine is very commonly used and has shown that it can very effectively replace the synthetic methonine in the diet of broiler as well layer. There is very limited study available with herbal methionine inclusion in Fish diet. So to judge this a study was planned at Mangala Fish Farm Saharanpur where two ponds having local Carp fish (Rohu) was subject to trial with herbal methionine. For this Methiomax product from Alphafacts Health Solution BVBA a Belgium Company is used. At the end of trial it was observed that in the pond where diet was supplemented with herbal methionine there is better performance as well better FCR.