Fisheries and Aquaculture Journal
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ISSN: 2150-3508
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2150-3508
+44 1478 350008
Jean-André T Kabré
Burkina Faso
Research Article
Growth Performance, Feed Utilization and Body Composition of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1822) Fed Marine Fish Viscera-based-diet in Earthen Ponds
Author(s): Vincent Oké, Youssouf Abou, Alphonse Adité and Jean-André T KabréVincent Oké, Youssouf Abou, Alphonse Adité and Jean-André T Kabré
A 90-days experiment was conducted to study the effect of replacement of fishmeal (FM) with marine fish viscera (MFV) meal on growth performance, body composition and production of Clarias gariepinus fingerlings (mean weight 11.3 ± 0.1 g). Diets were three isonitrogenous (43% crude protein) and isoenergetic (20 KJ/g) diets containing 0% (D0), 30% (D30) and 50% (D50) of MFV, as FM substitute. Diet D0, without MFV, acted as a control. All these diets were compared to the commercial diet coppens developed for C. gariepinus. No significantly differences were found in final weight (range: 220.94-234.1 g), weight gain (range: 1937.2-1971.7%), specific growth rate (range: 3.30-3.37%/day), protein efficiency ratio (range: 1.93-2.09) and annual production (range: 378.3-415.0 kg/are/year) of fish fed coppens diet, D0 and D30 (p>0.05). Fish fed D50 showed significantl.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2150-3508.1000183