Combined effect of dietary protein and phytase levels on growth performance, feed utilization, and nutrients digestibility of African catfish,Clarias gariepinus(B.), reared in earthen ponds

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chloe Kemigabo ◽  
Mohsen Abdel-Tawwab ◽  
Jere W. Lazaro ◽  
Daniel Sikawa ◽  
Charles Masembe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Performance ◽  
Dietary Protein ◽  
Clarias Gariepinus ◽  
Feed Utilization ◽  
Combined Effect ◽  
African Catfish ◽  
Earthen Ponds ◽  
Nutrients Digestibility

scholarly journals Growth performance and feed utilization of African catfish Clarias gariepinus fed a commercial diet and reared in the biofloc system enhanced with probiotic

F1000Research ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 1545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iskandar Putra ◽  
Rusliadi Rusliadi ◽  
Muhammad Fauzi ◽  
Usman M. Tang ◽  
Zainal A. Muchlisin
Keyword(s):  
Survival Rate ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Crude Protein ◽  
Clarias Gariepinus ◽  
Stocking Density ◽  
Feed Utilization ◽  
African Catfish ◽  
Commercial Diet ◽  
Application Frequency ◽  
Fish Tank

Background The objective of the present study was to evaluate the growth performance and feed utilization of African catfish Clarias gariepinus fed a commercial diet and reared in the biofloc system enhanced with probiotic. Methods The treatment was the frequency of probiotic application into the cultured system, namely, 5-day interval, 10-day interval, and 15-day interval for 60 days of experiment. Biofloc culture was grown in an experiment tank (vol. 2000 L) by mixing the probiotic (Bacillus sp.) 10 mL and molasses 200 mL per liter of water.  The fish was stocked into the biofloc system 7 days after cultured at stocking density of 1000 fish tank-1.  The fish was fed a commercial diet that contains 38% crude protein, twice a day at satiation. The application of probiotic was reperformed after 5 days, 10 days, and 15 days after stocking. Results The study showed that the growth performance, survival, and feed utilization of African catfish were higher in the treatment at 5-day intervals over 60 days. The ANOVA test showed that the application frequency of probiotic into biofloc system of cultured media had the significant effect on the growth performance, survival rate, and feed utilization of African catfish. Conclusion The best growth performance and feed utilization were  found at the application of probiotic into biofloc system at 5-day intervals over 60 days.

scholarly journals Effect of dietary administration of the herbal additive siamweed (Chromolaena odorata) on growth performance and haematological changes in Clarias gariepinus fingerlings

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adekunle Ayokanmi Dada ◽  
Oladoye Francis Sonibare
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Blood Cells ◽  
Leaf Extract ◽  
Control Diet ◽  
Clarias Gariepinus ◽  
White Blood Cells ◽  
Feed Utilization ◽  
African Catfish ◽  
Chromolaena Odorata

This work was conducted to study the effect of diets supplemented with different levels of aqueous extract of siamweed (Chromolaena odorata) leaf powder on growth performance, feed utilization and some blood parameters of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) fingerlings in 2014 at the Federal University of Technology, Nigeria. Fingerlings of about 6.84-6.86 g were fed diets supplemented with four concentrations (0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 g) of C. odorata leaf extract powder for eight weeks. The highest specific growth rate (0.96±1.16 % day–1) and best food conversion ratio (2.87±0.26) were obtained in fish fed 0.5 g 100 g−1 C. odorata leaf extract powder diet treatment. There were significant differences in fish carcass protein, lipid or ash content among the treatments (p<0.05). No differences occurred in white blood cells among the treatments (p>0.05) but there were greater improvement in the white blood cells of fish fed on dietary C. odorata leaf extract powder compared to the fish fed the control diet. The results suggest that dietary supplementation with C. odorata leaf extract powder improved growth rate, feed utilization, white blood cells and survival of C. gariepinus fingerlings.

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