Evaluation of various parameters of consumption indices of the silkworm hybrids administered with cholesterol content during 5th instar silkworm

Abstract

The ingesta and digesta of the silkworm hybrids treated with different doses of cholesterol during 5th instar was evaluated, the maximum ingesta was recorded in FC1 X FC2 than FC4 X FC3 hybrid whereas, the digesta also showed a same trend as observed in ingesta, however the comparative evaluation of the digesta were found to be noticed always half of the ingesta. The efficiency of conversion of food ingested, efficiency of conversion of food digested and approximate digestibility enhances above the level of 50% the day1 of the 5th instar till the day of spinning FC4 X FC3 hybrid, whereas the FC1 X FC2 hybrid exhibits the magnitude of changes not more than level of 50% throughout the 5th instar larval periods. The consumption index, growth rate and co-efficient of metabolism of the silkworm hybrid treated with cholesterol during 5th instar but the ratio falls within the range of 0-2 in all the concentration of cholesterol but on 7th day, the consumption index exceeds the ratio upto 9 at 0.1M concentration of cholesterol treatment.