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Research Paper | Nutrition Science | Volume 4 Issue 12, December 2015 | Pages: 1194 - 1198 | Nigeria
Nutritive Potentials and Utilization of Sardine Head Meal in the Diet of African Cat Fish
Abstract: Sardine is one of the families of fish commonly found in Nigeria waters. It is highly acceptable, and cheaper. In spite of these values, sardine head are majorly regarded as waste by consumers, therefore this study was conducted to investigate the possibility of using sardine head meal as a protein source in African catfish diet.180 African catfish fingerlings (+ -22.77) were separated into four groups, 15fingerlings were stocked per tank and replicated three times. The fingerlings were fed with five iso-nitrogenous diets (40 % crude protein) formulated with four different inclusions of sardine head meal 0 % (control diets), 5 % (diets 2), 10 % (diet 3), 15 % (diet 4) for the period of 8weeks. At the end of the feeding period, the mean weight gain (MWG), percentage weight gain (PMWG), specific growth rate (SGR) increased significantly (p
Keywords: protein efficiency ratio, growth, inclusion level, sardine head meal
How to Cite?: Christianah Oludayo Olaniyi, Deborah Airebamen, "Nutritive Potentials and Utilization of Sardine Head Meal in the Diet of African Cat Fish", Volume 4 Issue 12, December 2015, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1194-1198, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=10091502, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/10091502