EFFECTS OF INCORPORATING COWPEA FLOUR AND PEANUT MEAL INTO THE DIET OF CLARIAS GARIEPINUS FRY (BURCHELL, 1822)
- Universite Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis, UFR des Sciences Agronomiques, de l Aquaculture et des Technologies Alimentaires, Laboratoire des Sciences Biologiques, Agronomique, Alimentaire et Modelisation des Systemes Complexes, BP 234, Saint-Louis, Senegal.
- Unite de Recherche en Aquaculture et gestion des peches, Universite Nationale d Agriculture, Porto Novo, Republique du Benin.
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Feed represents up to 70 % of production costs in fish farming, which limits the development of aquaculture in Africa. This study evaluated the effect of incorporating cowpea meal and groundnut cake into the diet of Clarias gariepinus fingerlings. Three quasi-isoprotein diets respectively A0, A1, and A2 were tested in triplicate during 56 days on Clarias gariepinus fingerlings with an average weight of 5.73 + 0.04 g; 5.60 + 0.03 g; 5.62 + 0.08 g, at a density of 15 individuals per 67.5-liter tank. The results of the bromatological analyses of protein content showed moderate differences (32.72%, 36.71% and 35.11%) between diet A0, A1 and A2, respectively.
Saliou Wade et, al (2026); EFFECTS OF INCORPORATING COWPEA FLOUR AND PEANUT MEAL INTO THE DIET OF CLARIAS GARIEPINUS FRY (BURCHELL, 1822), Int. J. of Adv. Res., 14 (03), 856-865, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/23008
Universite Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis, UFR des Sciences Agronomiques, de l Aquaculture et des Technologies Alimentaires, Laboratoire des Sciences biologiques, Agronomique, Alimentaire et Modelisation des Systemes Complexes, BP 234, Saint-Louis, Senegal.
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