Four experimental diets were formulated to contain Citrullus lanatus, Moringa oleifera seed meal, Citrullus lanatus and Moringa oleifera
seed meals as partial replacement for fishmeal (Treatment 2, 3 and 4
respectively) and Treatment 1 as control, which included fishmeal and
soy bean meal as the protein sources. The fed were to one hundred and
twenty (120) African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) of mean
weight of 25±5.0 g and mean length of 14±2.0 cm in replicates for 10
weeks growth period. The results obtained showed that fish fed treatment
3 had highest mean weigh gain. More so, treatment 1 had the highest
percentage weight gain and specific growth rate. Treatment 4 had the
highest food conversion ratio and treatment 1 had the highest length
increase. The result of the economic analysis of the four treatments
showed the treatment 4 and 3 are the cheapest while treatment 1 is the
most expensive. All the treatment diets showed that growth due to the
different protein sources were not significant (p>0.05). The result
of this study therefore revealed that partial replacement of fishmeal
with Moringa oleifera seed meal can be used in the diet of Clarias gariepinus juveniles.
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