Effect of Synthetic Vitamin ‘C’ Supplementation on Growth and Food utilization in NB4D2 race of Silkworm Bombyx mori L.
Journal Title: Scholars Academic Journal of Biosciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Abstract: Synthetic Vitamin C is a water soluble micro-nutrient. The chemical name for vitamins C is Ascorbic acid also known as hexuronic acid and antiscorbutic acid that is susceptible to oxidation. The present study was carried out to know the effect of synthetic vitamin C on NB4D2race of silkworm Bombyx mori L. fed ad libitum mulberry leaves Morus alba at different concentrations of Synthetic vitamin C. The study was conducted from hatching to pupation at 260+20 c with 80+10% Relative Humidity. The food utilization parameters like food intake, faeces defecation, assimilation, food converted, oxidation, feeding rate, assimilation rate, conversion rate, metabolic rate, and assimilation efficiency, conversion efficiency (K1 and K2) were studied. It has been observed that the 0.5% vitamin C treated group plays a significant role with an increase in growth and better food intake compared to control group and other vitamin C treated groups. Hence it is indicated that administration of vitamin C stimulate metabolic activity which is used to increase the Growth and feeding efficiency with reference to Silkworm rearing. Keywords: Ascorbic acid, Bombyx mori L. Growth, Micronutrient, Mulberry leaves.
Authors and Affiliations
Ohila. M. S, Asiya Nuzhat. F. B
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