Doctoral Dissertation at the University of Basrah Investigates the Extraction of Prebiotics for Sustainable Common Carp Nutrition
A doctoral dissertation at the College of Agriculture, University of Basrah, investigated the extraction of prebiotics from the by-products of selected cereal grains and examined their nutritional and physiological effects on juvenile common carp.
The dissertation, presented by researcher Zainab Shakir Salim, aimed to evaluate the efficiency of extracting prebiotics from wheat bran, barley bran, and rice bran using simple and cost-effective methods, with the objective of incorporating them into fish diets.
The findings demonstrated that prebiotics extracted from agricultural by-products represent a promising strategy for enhancing the nutritional performance and physiological health of common carp.
The study recommended expanding the utilization of agricultural by-products to produce low-cost feed additives, thereby supporting sustainability and contributing to the advancement of the aquaculture sector.
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