Table 1.
The composition of the ingredients used in the experimental diets for the fishes.
| Ingredients | Control (CON−ve / CON+ve ) | TUR (turmeric) | CIN (cinnamon) | GIN (ginger) | GAR (garlic) | MIX (mixture) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbal supplements (%) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sunflower meal | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| Wheat flour* | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Fish meal | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Rice Polish | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Chromic oxide | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Fish oil | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Mineral premix** | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ascorbic acid | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Vitamin Premix*** | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
*Wheat flour was substituted with the herbal supplements.
**Mineral premix kg−1: Fe: 9500 mg, Co: 41 mg, Cu: 590 mg, P: 136 g, Ca: 150 g, Se: 3 mg, Mn: 2100 mg, Na: 43 g, Zn: 3200 mg, Mg: 56 g, I: 42 mg.
***Vitamin (Vit.) premix kg−1: Vit. B12: 40 mg, Vit. A: 14,000,000 IU, Nicotinic acid: 61,000 mg, Vit. C: 13,000 mg, B2: 8000 mg, Vit. B6: 3500 mg, Vit. Ca pantothenate: 12,500 mg, Vit. D3: 3,000,000 IU, Folic acid: 1400 mg, Vit. K3: 7000 mg.