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Alternative protein source for fish meal production focusing on the protein contents of cockroach Tin Lay Mon Khin Thuzar Win Kalayar Win Maung Kay Lwin Tun ABSTRACT Fish meal is primarily used as a protein supplement in the production of fish feed. Cockroaches are considered a suitable ingredient from a nutritional and palatability perspective to replace fish meal and other high protein ingredients in aqua feed. In the present study, cockroach powder was produced intended to replace the fish meal in fish feed production. The experiment was conducted from August 2019 to March 2020. The wild cockroaches were collected from food stores, kitchens and restaurants. The collected cockroaches were dried and ground into powder form. The nutritional value of cockroach powder was determined and used as the insect meal to produce fish feed. Fish feed including cockroach dried-powder was formulated and treated to the catfish Pangasius hypophthalmus to examine the growth performance of fish. A total of 58.81% of the protein was used from cockroach powder for fish feed. The highest growth performance and feed utilization was calculated in terms of Weight Gain, Daily Growth Rate, Specific Growth Rate, Feed Conversion Ratio, and Percent Weight Gain. The water temperature was measured with a thermometer daily at experimental and control sites. The concentration of dissolved oxygen (DO) and pH of the water were measured using on oxygen meter and pH meter respectively. Three sets of experiment were carried out to compare cockroach meal feed and other commercial pellets. This study will focus on replacing fish meal in fish feed production and reducing the cost of fish meal. 2022-12-31 https://meral.edu.mm/records/9474