Comparison between Malaysian mahseer fingerlings fed with formulated jackfruit pulp and the control treatment.

Monday, 16 March 2020

BY : Prof Dr. Fatimah Md Yusoff

International research collaboration between Kindai University and Universiti Putra Malaysia on the use of fruit wastes for fish feeds funded by the JSPS Kakenhi Grant (2018-2019) and the Toyo Suisan Foundation Research Grant (2019-2020) evaluated  nutritional values and economic benefits of the application of various fruit wastes in the formulated diets of Malaysian mahseer (Tor tambroides). Fruit wastes and by-products are promising sources of valuable compounds which include antimicrobials, antioxidants, phytochemicals (flavonoids, carotenoids, and phenolics) and essential vitamins that contain nutritional properties and multiple biological functions. Studies showed that fruits wastes from coconut, pineapple, and jackfruit are useful to improve fish meat quality and taste, blood biochemistry, liver and intestine, and immunity in tilapia and Malaysian mahseer.    

Researchers:

1. Prof. Dr. Fatimah Md Yusoff – Project leader, UPM
2. Assoc. Prof. Dr Yukichika Kawata – Project Coordinator, Kindai University, Japan
3. Prof. Dr. Mohd Salleh Kamaruddin – Fish Nutrition Scientist, UPM
4. Assoc. Prof. Dr. S.M. Nurul Amin – Fish Biologist, UPM
5. Mr. Sulaiman M. Aliyu – Graduate Research Assistant, PhD student UPM
6. Mr. Nur Azrie Mohd Zain – Graduate Research Assistant, MSc UPM

Date of Input: 19/03/2020 | Updated: 11/04/2020 | m_fakhrulddin