Abstract

This study was performed to evaluate the beneficial role of germinated wheat green part and seed on growth performance, survival, somatic indices, and hemato-biochemical responses of Cyprinus carpio fingerlings. Dietary supplementation at an inclusion rate of (control: no supplements, T1: 5g green part of germinated wheat, T2: 10g green part of germinated wheat, and T3: 5g whole germinated wheat seeds) were fed to the fish with average body weight 36.68g at 3% body weight, for six weeks. The final weight, weight gain, and specific growth rate (‎58.38, ‎22.1, and ‎1.14), respectively, were found ‎to be highest at the T2 (10g green part of germinated wheat), and it also ‎had the best feed conversion ratio (1.91).‎ No significant difference was observed in some biological index such as hepatic, kidney, gill, intestine weight, and length index, while the lowest condition factor (1.37) was recorded in the control group‎. The results revealed that T1 and T2 were higher significantly in each of the red blood cells, ‎ hemoglobin, and hematocrit, while a significant variant was not observed in the white blood cell count. However, supplementation of germinated wheat parts‎ had different effects on some serum biochemical and liver function parameters‎. The present study revealed that diets supplemented with germinated wheat green part and seed increased Cyprinus carpio growth and health performance.