Effect of Incorporation of Vegetable Colour from Red Sandal (Pterocarpus santalinus) on Acceptability, Colour Development and Growth of Tilapia (Tilapia mossambica)

Abstract

Red colour extracted from red sandal wood (Pterocarpus santalinus) when incorporated n fish feed is found to increase the acceptability of the feed. It imparted a pink colour o the whole fish as well as to the fish flesh. The fishes fed with coloured feed showed ncreased feed intake and growth rate.