Assessment of the Haematological and Biochemical Effects of Himalayan Herb Urtica dioica Leaves Diets Fed Amur Carp, Cyprinus carpio haematopterus

The various properties of Urtica dioica (Stinging nettle) supplemented feeds were evaluated in amur carp (Cyprinus carpio haematopterus). Four iso-protein and iso-energy diets were prepared by using different dietary levels of U. dioica i.e., 0.5 g (T-1), 0.75 g (T-2), and 1.0 g/kg (T-3) respectively, and the treatment T-C (control) consist of the basal diet with 0% of U. dioica. The phytochemical analyses of U. dioica revealed the presence of flavonoids (25.39 mu g/mL), alkaloids (30.21 mu g/mL), tannin (2.97 mu g/mL), terpenoid (6.15 mu g/mL), glycosides (10.12 mu g/mL), phenolic (25.16 mu g/mL) and saponin was absent. The best result of growth parameters such as net weight gain (415 +/- 0.55 g), net length gain (4.20 +/- 0.04 cm), weight gain percent (85.65 +/- 0.40%), specific growth rate (0.30 +/- 0.01%), gross conversion efficiency (0.229 +/- 0.01%), feed conversion ratio (4.37 +/- 0.13) and condition factor (1.53 +/- 0.01) were recorded in treatment T-3 in comparison with the other treatments. No mortality was observed in all the treatments resulting in a 100% survival rate. The haematological parameters (like haemoglobin level, total erythrocyte count, total leukocyte count, etc.) and serum biochemical parameters (including total serum protein, albumin, and globulin) showed better results in treatment T-3.