Functional red palm oil as a fish oil alternative on growth, feed utilization, and coloration in giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii
Functional red palm oil (FRPO), rich in bioactive compounds, enhances digestion, metabolism, immune function, and coloration in aquatic species. Given Malaysia’s robust palm oil industry, investigating FRPO as a sustainable, locally-sourced lipid alternative for aquaculture industry is essential. A...
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| description | Functional red palm oil (FRPO), rich in bioactive compounds, enhances digestion, metabolism, immune function, and coloration in aquatic species. Given Malaysia’s robust palm oil industry, investigating FRPO as a sustainable, locally-sourced lipid alternative for aquaculture industry is essential. A 32-day feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of substituting dietary fish oil (FO) with FRPO on growth performance, survival rate, coloration and feed utilization of giant freshwater prawn (GFP), Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Three experimental diets were formulated to contain different lipid sources: Diet 1 (100% of FO), Diet 2 (50% FO + 50% FRPO), and Diet 3 (100% of FRPO). A total of 180 prawns with average weight of 0.35 g were assigned into nine tanks and fed twice daily to satiation. Results showed that prawns fed with Diet 2 had significantly (p < 0.05) better feed conversion ratio, specific growth rate, percentage weight gain and final weight than other two groups. However, no significant (p > 0.05) difference was observed in the survival rate of the experimental prawns. All prawns showed significant differences in lightness (L*), while those fed Diet 3 showing significantly higher redness (a*) compared to the other groups. It is evident that a 50% inclusion of FRPO can enhance pellet palatability, significantly boost growth performance, feed utilization, and coloration in GFP. These findings suggest that FRPO is a viable, sustainable alternative to FO, advancing the development of aquafeeds with local ingredients. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:252912025-05-21T04:18:36Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25291/ Functional red palm oil as a fish oil alternative on growth, feed utilization, and coloration in giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii Teoh, Chaiw-Yee Johnson, Wong Xiu Yang Pit, Sze Liew Functional red palm oil (FRPO), rich in bioactive compounds, enhances digestion, metabolism, immune function, and coloration in aquatic species. Given Malaysia’s robust palm oil industry, investigating FRPO as a sustainable, locally-sourced lipid alternative for aquaculture industry is essential. A 32-day feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of substituting dietary fish oil (FO) with FRPO on growth performance, survival rate, coloration and feed utilization of giant freshwater prawn (GFP), Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Three experimental diets were formulated to contain different lipid sources: Diet 1 (100% of FO), Diet 2 (50% FO + 50% FRPO), and Diet 3 (100% of FRPO). A total of 180 prawns with average weight of 0.35 g were assigned into nine tanks and fed twice daily to satiation. Results showed that prawns fed with Diet 2 had significantly (p < 0.05) better feed conversion ratio, specific growth rate, percentage weight gain and final weight than other two groups. However, no significant (p > 0.05) difference was observed in the survival rate of the experimental prawns. All prawns showed significant differences in lightness (L*), while those fed Diet 3 showing significantly higher redness (a*) compared to the other groups. It is evident that a 50% inclusion of FRPO can enhance pellet palatability, significantly boost growth performance, feed utilization, and coloration in GFP. These findings suggest that FRPO is a viable, sustainable alternative to FO, advancing the development of aquafeeds with local ingredients. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2025 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25291/1/ST%201.pdf Teoh, Chaiw-Yee and Johnson, Wong Xiu Yang and Pit, Sze Liew (2025) Functional red palm oil as a fish oil alternative on growth, feed utilization, and coloration in giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Sains Malaysiana, 54 (2). pp. 325-332. ISSN 0126-6039 https://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol54num2_2025/contentsVol54num2_2025.html |
| spellingShingle | Teoh, Chaiw-Yee Johnson, Wong Xiu Yang Pit, Sze Liew Functional red palm oil as a fish oil alternative on growth, feed utilization, and coloration in giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii |
| title | Functional red palm oil as a fish oil alternative on growth, feed utilization, and coloration in giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii |
| title_full | Functional red palm oil as a fish oil alternative on growth, feed utilization, and coloration in giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii |
| title_fullStr | Functional red palm oil as a fish oil alternative on growth, feed utilization, and coloration in giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii |
| title_full_unstemmed | Functional red palm oil as a fish oil alternative on growth, feed utilization, and coloration in giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii |
| title_short | Functional red palm oil as a fish oil alternative on growth, feed utilization, and coloration in giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii |
| title_sort | functional red palm oil as a fish oil alternative on growth, feed utilization, and coloration in giant freshwater prawn macrobrachium rosenbergii |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25291/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25291/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25291/1/ST%201.pdf |