Study of Herbal Feed Supplement (Contains Zataria and Satureja Powder) on Growth Performance, Survival Rate, Biochemical Blood Characteristics and Body Composition in Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio)

The present study performed to examine effect of the herbal supplement, including Zataria multiflora and Satureja khuzistanicapowder (0(H0), 2(H1), 5(H2), 8(H3) and 13 (H4) percent per kilogram) on growth indices, survival rate, and biochemical parameters of blood in common carp. Fish were fed with experimental diets for 60 days. The result indicated that the use of different levels of the herbal supplement significantly increase survival rate compared to control group (P0.05). It can be suggested the adding 13 g of herbal supplement per kilogram of carp to improve performance growth, nutrition and biochemical indices in this fish.