The Impact of Addition of Soybean Oil to Increase the Growth, EPA and HSI in Biofloc Catfish

Dzikri Ahmad Fauzy *

Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia.

Rita Rostika

Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia.

Fittrie Meyllianawaty Pratiwy

Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia.

Kiki Haetami

Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

This study aimed to determine the level of increasing of omega-3 fatty acids EPA, Hepatosomatic Index (HSI), Specific Growth Rates (SGR), and Average Daily Growth (ADG) with the addition of soybean oil to feed as supplement. This research method uses a Complete Randomized Design (CRD) consisting of 4 treatments and 4 tests. The different concentration of soybean oil in the feed were considered as treatment, A (0%); B (2%); C (4%); and D (6%). The test fish used was catfish (Clarias sp) from Bandung Regency, West Java. Feed as much as 2.5% of the biomass weight is given 2 times a day, namely at 07 a.m and 16 p.m for 30 days in a biofloc tank. The conclusion of this study was that the addition of soybean oil showed the best result is in the addition of 4% soybean oil to the feed. The dose showed that the addition of soybean oil as much as 4% to the feed was able to have the best influence on the increase in Omega-3 eicosapentaenoic acid/EPA fatty acids by 25 mg/100g with the highest Hepatosomatic Index (HSI) value of 1.52 ± 0.11, the best Specific Growth rate (SGR) value of 1.1% and Average Daily Growth (ADG) value of 0.27%.

Keywords: Soybean oil, catfish, eicosapentaenoic acid, specific growth rates, average daily growth


How to Cite

Fauzy, Dzikri Ahmad, Rita Rostika, Fittrie Meyllianawaty Pratiwy, and Kiki Haetami. 2022. “The Impact of Addition of Soybean Oil to Increase the Growth, EPA and HSI in Biofloc Catfish”. Asian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research 17 (6):33-41. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajfar/2022/v17i630422.

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