%0 Journal Article
%T The effect of replacing Fish meal with 10% of Groundnut cake in the diets of H. longifilis on its Growth, Food conversion and Survival
%A SO Ovie
%A SI Ovie
%J Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
%D 2007
%I University of Port Harcourt
%X Growth, food conversion efficiency and survival of H. longifilis fed diets with varying levels of protein in which 10% of fish meal was replaced with groundnut cake were studied for 84 days. Fish fed the diet containing 44.17% crude protein showed the best weight gain, specific growth rate, food conversion ratio and efficiency. There was no significant difference (P>0.05) in all the growth parameters and the survival rate of the fish. Addition of fishmeal to fish diets increases feed efficiency and growth although it is a very expensive ingredient. In northern Nigeria 1kg of fishmeal costs about five hundred Naira while its equivalent of groundnut cake is about one hundred Naira. Cost ¨C effectiveness of diets could be improved by replacing fishmeal with more economical protein sources such as groundnut cake.
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