@article{MAKHILLJAVA20076121657,
    title = {Dietary Red Clover (<I>Trifolium pratense</I>)<I> </I>on Growth Performance of Common Carp (<I>Cyprinus carpio</I>)},
    journal = {Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances},
    volume = {6},
    number = {12},
    pages = {1429-1433},
    year = {2007},
    issn = {1680-5593},
    doi = {javaa.2007.1429.1433},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1680-5593&doi=javaa.2007.1429.1433},
    author = {Funda Turan,Mevlut Gurlek and},
    keywords = {Trifolium pratense,red clover,common carp,Cyprinus carpio,growth},
    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.}
    }