Dietary effects of <i>Gliricidia sepium</i> leaf meal on <i>Clarias gariepinus</i> (Burchell, 1822) fingerlings
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Keywords

Feed potentials
soybean meal
growth parameters
haematology

How to Cite

Dietary effects of Gliricidia sepium leaf meal on Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) fingerlings. (2024). Tropical Agriculture, 101(4), 487-496. https://journals.sta.uwi.edu/ojs/index.php/ta/article/view/8384

Abstract

This study investigated the feed potential of Gliricidia sepium leaf meal (GLM) for Clarias gariepinus fingerlings. Five isonitrogenous 40% crude protein diets were formulated where GLM replaced Soybean meal at 0 (control), 25, 50, 75, and 100% inclusions. Ten C. gariepinus fingerlings (6.85 ± 0.37g) were randomly stocked into each of 15 plastic aquaria with three aquaria for each diet. The fingerlings were fed twice daily at 5% of their body weight for 56 days between the hours of 8:00 – 9:00 and 16:00 – 17:00. Fish fed the control diet recorded highest values for the growth parameters and best values for haematological indices and there were significant variations (P ≤ 0.05) in the growth performance parameters and haematological indices between the control and other treatments. The inclusion of raw GLM in the diet of C. gariepinus fingerlings had adverse effects on the growth and haematology profile of the fish. Processing of the leaf meal is recommended for future study.

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