Table 7. List of commonly used supplemetal feed ingredients in catla culture. Nutrient contents are given in % dry matter basis
Feed ingredients Nutrient composition Estimated FCR
  Moisture Crude protein Crude fat Ash Gross energy (kJ/g)  
Feeds of animal orgin            
Fishmeal 08-Oct 45-65 08-Dec 20-40 14.94 1.5-3.0
Shrimp waste Oct-15 22-34 02-Jul Oct-20    
Squilla meal Oct-14 40-46 01-Mar Dec-18 12.07-12.62  
Squid meal 08-Dec 70-75 04-Aug 03-May    
Calm meal 08-Oct 48-50 08-Nov 04-Jun    
Silkworm pupae 08-Oct 40-45 15-25 Dec-15 28.88 03-May
Deoiled silkworm pupae 08-Oct 60-70 02-May 06-Jul    
Blood meal Oct-15 85-90 01-Feb 02-Apr 83.72 1.51-1.68
Meat meal 08-Oct 50-70 04-Sep Oct-15 70.32 1.25-2.10
Liver meal 7 65 3.4 2.4    
Earthworm 5 51.7 3.4 12.5    
Feeds of plant origin            
Groundnut oilcake 07-Oct 40-43 04-Aug 08-Oct  19.21-19.75  
Soybean meal 08-Oct 50-55 01-Feb 05-Jun 19.08  
Rice bran 07-Oct Dec-16 Dec-14 05-Aug 14.45-15.00  
Rice polish 08-Dec Dec-18 Dec-14 05-Aug 19.05-19.38  
Deoiled rice bran 08-Oct 15-18 01-Feb 08-Dec 10.11  
Rapeseed cake 11-Dec 32-38 05-Jul 06-Jul    
Salseed cake 08-Oct 07-Aug 03-Apr 10-Dec    
Sesame oilcake 07-Oct 35-42 03-Jun Oct-13 19.02-20.12  
Mustard oilcake 08-Oct 25-38 06-Sep 10-Dec 18.84-20.67  
Cotton seed cake 07-Oct 32-35 06-Aug 08-Dec 19.57-19.94  
Sunflower oilcake 10-Dec 30-32 04-Aug 08-Oct 14.21  
Maize flour 10-Dec 05-Jun 03-Apr 02-Mar 13.92  
Barley grains 10-Dec 08-Oct 02-Mar 02-Mar    
Wheat bran 9.3 12.6 7.5 4.2 18.47-19.39  
Wheat flour Oct-15 08-Nov 02-Apr 01-Mar 18.79  
Tapioca flour 10-Dec 03-Jun 02-Mar 02-Mar 16.10-16.83  
Spirogyra powder 44.5 8.1 2.8 5.95 6.28  
Sorghum 10 9 2.8 0.1    
Spirulina powder 8.47 54.5 1.1 11.53 19.02-21.22  
Water hyacinth meal 3.3 19.5 2.3 9.3 16.87  
Pistia meal 4.9 19.5 1.3 25.6    
Leucaena meal 11.8 33.1 4.7 7.2    
Salvinia meal 2.6 16.2 1.1 22    
Data source: Erfanullah and Jafri (1998); Nandeesha et al. (2001); ICAR (2006); Jafri et al. (1992)