Effects of different levels of essential oils (Satureja hortensis L.) in diet on improvement growth, blood biochemical and body composition of roach fry (Rutilus caspicus)

Increasing the efficiency of growth and survival is one of the important goals of modern aquaculture. For this purpose, with regard to the positive effects of essential oils in the diet, the effects of essential oil (Satureja hortensis L.) was investigated with the aim of improving the growth, blood biochemical and body composition indices of roach fry (Rutilus caspicus) for 60 days. In this study, 360 individuals with an average weight of 2.29±0.07 g were fed with a diet containing 100, 200 and 400 mg per kg of food and control group (without essential oil). The results showed that the highest final weight and percentage of body weight gain, lowest feed conversion rate and especial growth rate, the greatest amount of protein and lowest amount of fat were found in the diet containing 200 mg of essential oil (P