Abstract
The study was conducted in special cages in the mud pond, Agricultural Research and Experiment Station, Animal Production Department, Agriculture College, Al-Muthanna University, to study the partial replacement of safflower seed powder by levels of 0, 5, 10 and 15%, in the diets, instead barley and yellow corn, and the effects on the growth and blood parameters of common carp fish. The experiment was designed as four treatments with four replicates for each treatment (five fish/ replicate). The results indicated that there was a significant increase in T1, T3 and T4 in Final Weight (FW), Weight Gain (WG) and Specific Growth Rate (SGR) compared to T2. A significant improvement in T2 was shown in Feed Conversion Efficiency (FCE) compared to T1, T3 and T4. Significant increase in Protein Production Value (PPV) in T1 and T3 compared to T2 and T4. As for the hematological characteristics, an increase in hemoglobin (Hb), Red Blood Cell (RBC) count, and White Blood Cell count (WBC) was observed in T3 and T4 compared to T1 and T2. It was concluded that 10% of raw safflower seed powder had a good role in growth and blood parameters. Keywords: safflower seed, growth, blood, common carp Cyprinus carpio L.
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