Growth performance of Clarias gariepinus fed varying dietary phosphorus levels

Authors

  • Ezike Christopher Onyemaechi Department of Animal / Fisheries Science and Management, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu
  • Chukwuka Doris Queen Department of Animal / Fisheries Science and Management, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu
  • Echor Felix Okaliwe Department of Animal / Fisheries Science and Management, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/ralf.v4i3.35100

Keywords:

Growth, Performance, Phosphorus, Clarias gariepinus

Abstract

One hundred and twenty (120) juveniles of African catfish Clarias gariepinus were obtained in May 2015 from a reputable Fish Farm in Enugu to the University Research Farm (latitude 074o North and 082o South, longitude 068o East and 076o West with annual mean temperature of 30oC). The fish were fed for 49 days from June – July 2015 with diets containing 4 different inclusion levels of phosphorus T1 [0.6% P], T2 [0.8% P], T3 [1.00% P], T4 [1.2% P] and T5 [0% P] which served as control diet, to determine optimum P requirement for fish growth at probability level of P < 0.05 between various treatments and control. Each diet was formulated to contain 40% crude protein composed of yellow maize, soybean cake, palm kernel cake and fish meal. Fish fed with graded levels of phosphorus were significantly higher (P < 0.05) than control in FW and MDWG. There was however no significant difference (P > 0.05) in FCR and PER between T1, T2, T4 and control but T3 was significantly (P < 0.05) better in FCR (0.33) than control (0.39). Similarly, T3 was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in PER than control. Fish in T3 had the best growth performance indicative that 1% P is the optimum requirement for the growth of C. gariepinus.

Res. Agric. Livest. Fish.4(3): 215-220, December 2017

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2017-12-29

How to Cite

Onyemaechi, E. C., Queen, C. D., & Okaliwe, E. F. (2017). Growth performance of Clarias gariepinus fed varying dietary phosphorus levels. Research in Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries, 4(3), 215–220. https://doi.org/10.3329/ralf.v4i3.35100

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Vol. 4 No. 3 (2017)

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Fisheries

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