• M. Ponmurugan
• A. Karthikeyan
• M. Vinotha

Effect of egg white on the growth and cocoon parameters of the silkworm was analysed. The larvae of the mulberry silkworm bombay modi were reared with normal mulberry leaves till the completion of fourth instar in the laboratory maintained with the room temperature of 28℃ and 80% humidity. From the beginning of the fifth instar, the experimental larvae were fed with mulberry leaves smeared with egg whites in different concentrations. The data revealed that the albumen showed only insignificant (11.8%) increase in growth. But the albumen exhibited a significant increase of some cocoon parameters such as cocoon weight (40.79%), pupal weight (41.71%) and filament length (32.92%). This indicated that the albumen significantly increased the quality and quantity of the silk. Since cocoon parameters were favourably increased by the albumen, egg white can be suggested as a fortification agent after studying the mechanism in detail.

Albumen, Cocoon parameters, Fortification

"Effect of Eggwhite on Growth and Cocoon Parameters of the Mulberry Silkworm Bombay modi L.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.207-214, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905033.pdf

"Effect of Eggwhite on Growth and Cocoon Parameters of the Mulberry Silkworm Bombay modi L.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp207-214, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905033.pdf