Sains Malaysiana 54(3)(2025): 629-640

http://doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2025-5403-02

 

Growth and Nutritional Quality in Giant Freshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii through Live Mealworm Feeding with Probiotic Enrichment

(Pertumbuhan dan Kualiti Nutrisi dalam Udang Galah, Macrobrachium rosenbergii melalui Pemakanan Ulat Hidup dengan Pengayaan Probiotik)

 

SASHWINIE MURALI1, CHAIW-YEE TEOH1,3,*, WEY-LIM WONG2,3

 

1Department of Agricultural and Food Science, Faculty of Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Barat, 31900 Kampar, Perak, Malaysia
2Department of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Barat, 31900 Kampar, Perak, Malaysia
3Centre for Agriculture and Food Research, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Barat, 31900 Kampar, Perak, Malaysia

 

Diserahkan: 24 Ogos 2024/Diterima: 26 November 2024

 

Abstract

To address the gap in sustainable aquaculture, a 17-week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate locally-sourced mealworms, with and without Bacillus subtilis probiotic enrichment, as an alternative feed material for giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii), assessing their effects on growth, feed utilization, and nutritional composition. Five experimental diets were tested: commercial prawn feed (CPF), CPF combined with live mealworm (CPF+MW), mealworm alone (MW), probiotic-enriched mealworm (PMW), and CPF combined with probiotic-enriched mealworm (CPF+PMW). Triplicate groups of 20 prawns were randomly assigned to each diet. Weight gain among the groups ranged from 421.88% to 529.34%, with no significant differences observed (P > 0.05). Prawns fed CPF exhibited a significantly higher feed conversion ratio (FCR) (3.72 ± 0.32, P < 0.05), indicating less efficient feed utilization and leading to increased production costs. While CPF (45.01%) and MW (52.44%) diets differed significantly in crude protein content, the prawns fed CPF (59.24%) and MW (60.78%) showed similar crude protein levels. These results suggest that live mealworms are a viable alternative to commercial feed for GFP, maintaining growth performance and nutritional quality. Furthermore, combining live mealworms with commercial feed proves to be an effective feeding strategy, though enrichment with B. subtilis did not provide additional benefits for prawn growth or FCR.

 

Keywords: Bacillus subtilis; probiotic enrichment; sustainable feed; Tenebrio molitor

 

Abstrak

Untuk menangani jurang dalam akuakultur mampan, suatu kajian pemakanan selama 17 minggu telah dijalankan untuk menilai ulat tempatan dengan dan tanpa pengayaan probiotik Bacillus subtilis sebagai bahan makanan alternatif untuk udang galah (Macrobrachium rosenbergii), dengan menilai kesannya terhadap pertumbuhan, penggunaan makanan dan komposisi nutrisi. Lima diet uji kaji telah diuji: makanan udang komersial (CPF), CPF digabungkan dengan ulat hidup (CPF+MW), ulat sahaja (MW), ulat yang diperkaya dengan probiotik (PMW) dan CPF digabungkan dengan ulat yang diperkaya dengan probiotik (CPF+PMW). Tiga kumpulan udang sebagai peniga sebanyak 20 ekor secara rawak diberikan bagi setiap diet. Keputusan menunjukkan peningkatan berat dalam kalangan kumpulan berbeza antara 421.88% hingga 529.34%, tanpa perbezaan yang signifikan diperhatikan (P > 0.05). Udang yang diberi makan CPF menunjukkan nisbah penukaran makanan (FCR) yang lebih tinggi secara signifikan (3.72 ± 0.32, P < 0.05), menunjukkan penggunaan makanan yang kurang cekap dan menyebabkan peningkatan kos pengeluaran. Walaupun diet CPF (45.01%) dan MW (52.44%) berbeza dengan ketara dalam kandungan protein kasar, tetapi udang yang diberi CPF (59.24%) dan MW (60.78%) menunjukkan tahap protein kasar yang serupa. Keputusan ini mencadangkan bahawa ulat hidup adalah alternatif yang sesuai untuk makanan komersial bagi GFP, mengekalkan prestasi pertumbuhan dan kualiti nutrisi. Selain itu, menggabungkan ulat hidup dengan makanan komersial terbukti sebagai strategi pemakanan yang berkesan, walaupun pengayaan B. subtilis tidak memberikan manfaat tambahan kepada pertumbuhan atau FCR udang.

 

Keywords: Bacillus subtilis; pemakanan mampan; pengayaan probiotik; Tenebrio molitor

 

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