Funda Turan  , Mevlut Gurlek  , Deniz Yadliodlu  , 
    Dietary Red Clover (<I>Trifolium pratense</I>)<I> </I>on Growth Performance of Common Carp (<I>Cyprinus carpio</I>),
    Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances,
    Volume 6,Issue 12,
    2007,
    Pages 1429-1433,
    ISSN 1680-5593,
    javaa.2007.1429.1433,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2007.1429.1433)
    Abstract: The effects of dietary red clover on growth and body composition were investigated in common carp <I>Cyprinus carpio</I>. The fish (mean body weight 2.01&plusmn;0.03 g) were fed with diets supplemented with three concentrations (50, 100 and 200 mg kg<SUP>-1</SUP>) of red clover and a control diet without red clover, for 12 weeks. The fish fed with diet supplemented with 100 mg kg<SUP>-1</SUP> red clover exhibited significantly higher growth rates than fish fed with diets supplemented with 50 and 200 mg kg<SUP>-1</SUP> red clover (p&lt;0.001). The highest values of specific growth rate and food conversion ratio were 2.35&plusmn;0.07 and 1.23&plusmn;0.01, respectively at 100 mg kg<SUP>-1</SUP> red clover diet group. Protein efficiency ratio and apparent net protein utilization were significantly higher in 100 mg kg<SUP>-1</SUP> red clover group than that with other groups (p&lt;0.001). However, significant differences were not observed in carcass moisture and proximate protein, lipid and ash contents among the all diet groups (p&gt;0.05). Survival rate was higher (88%) in all dietary groups. The findings of the present study suggest that 100 mg kg<SUP>-1</SUP> red clover inclusion improves growth rate, feed utilization and survival of common carp.
    Keywords: Trifolium pratense;red clover;common carp;Cyprinus carpio;growth