Growth performance of Clarias gariepinus fingerlings fed cooked breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) seed meal as replacement for maize in outdoor hapas
The growth performance and nutrient utilization in Clarias gariepinus fingerlings fed cooked breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) seed meal based diet as a replacement for maize, investigated for 8 weeks. Five (5) diets of breadfruit seed meal substituted for maize at different levels of inclusion (0%; 25%; 50%; 75% and 100%) were fed to the fingerlings at 5% body weight twice daily in hapa of 1m x 1m x 1m. The hapas wee submerged in a pond and each hapa stocked with 20 fingerlings of mean weight of 5.8~c0.00g. Evaluation of growth parameters nutrient utilization of the experimental diets showed that there was no significant difference (P>0.05) in mean final weight (MFW); specific growth rate (SGR); feed conversion rate (FCR) protein efficiency ratio (PER) and apparent net protein utilization (ANPU) among the treatments. The results suggested a net advantage of replacing dietary maize with cooked breadfruit seed meal for Clarias gariepinus fingerlings at 50% and above levels of inclusion under the condition of the experiment.
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| Format: | conference_item biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Fisheries Society of Nigeria
2007
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| Subjects: | Aquaculture, Clarias gariepinus, Nigeria, Makurdi, freshwater environment, Fish culture, Feeding experiments, Growth rate, Diets, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/37779 |
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