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    FISON | Minna (Nigeria)
    In:  http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/24076 | 19325 | 2018-05-12 14:04:20 | 24076 | Fisheries Society of Nigeria
    Publication Date: 2021-07-15
    Description: This study was conducted to evaluate the suitability of soaked Bauhinia monandra (Kutz) seed as alternative protein source for Clarias gariepinus and to determine cost of feed compounded. The proximate analysis of the diet and carcass composition of fish (crude protein, crude fibre, ash, moisture content and lipid were determined using AOAC (1980). Data for each parameter were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) while means of various results were compared at 5% level of significance. A preliminary study was conducted to determine the best processing method that reduced anti-nutrients to the minimum level without impairing nutrients composition. Boiled, toasted and soaked seeds were used. Bauhinia seeds soaked for 96 hours had least concentration of anti-nutrients. The experimental diets was formulated to contain soaked Bauhinia seed meal (SBSM) at levels of 25%, 50% and 75% inclusion (Diets 2, 3 and 4 respectively) with two diets acting as control (Diets 1 and 5). All diets were isonitrogenous (40% crude protein) and isocaloric (3212kcal/kg). A 12 weeks feeding trial was conducted in juveniles which were randomly distributed into 24 improvised non-recirculatory and semi-flow through indoor plastic tanks (52cm X 34cm X 33. 5cm) at a stocking rate of 10 fish per tank and three (3) replicates per treatment. The experimental design was complete randomized. The fish were fed at 5% body weight, twice daily. Diets with higher inclusion levels of SBSM (diets 3 and 4) significantly depressed growth formance of fish. The variations observed in the SGR, FCR, FER and PER were associated with the anti-nutrients present in the diets, these parameters reduced with increasing levels of SBSM in the diets of fish. Based on the relative cost of diets per unit eight gain and protein gain, diet 2 (25% SBSM) was most economical. The results suggested that SBSM can be used to substitute up to 25% levels of dietary protein in C. gariepinus juveniles without significant reduction in growth.
    Description: Includes: 4 tables;Also includes: 23 refs.
    Keywords: Ecology ; Aquaculture ; Nigeria ; Katsina State ; Growth ; Feed utilization ; i Clarias gariepinus/i ; freshwater environment ; Fish ; Feeding ; Utilization ; Diets ; Feeding experiments ; Carcasses ; Growth rate
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    Format: 66-74
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    Freshwater Biological Association | Ambleside, UK
    In:  http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/5296 | 1256 | 2011-09-29 15:07:50 | 5296 | Freshwater Biological Association
    Publication Date: 2021-07-09
    Description: Steady-state procedures, of their very nature, cannot deal with dynamic situations. Statistical models require extensive calibration, and predictions often have to be made for environmental conditions which are often outside the original calibration conditions. In addition, the calibration requirement makes them difficult to transfer to other lakes. To date, no computer programs have been developed which will successfully predict changes in species of algae. The obvious solution to these limitations is to apply our limnological knowledge to the problem and develop functional models, so reducing the requirement for such rigorous calibration. Reynolds has proposed a model, based on fundamental principles of algal response to environmental events, which has successfully recreated the maximum observed biomass, the timing of events and a fair simulation of the species succession in several lakes. A forerunner of this model was developed jointly with Welsh Water under contract to Messrs. Wallace Evans and Partners, for use in the Cardiff Bay Barrage study. In this paper the authors test a much developed form of this original model against a more complex data-set and, using a simple example, show how it can be applied as an aid in the choice of management strategy for the reduction of problems caused by eutrophication. Some further developments of the model are indicated.
    Keywords: Ecology ; Limnology ; Management ; Eutrophication ; Algal blooms ; Modelling ; Mathematical models ; Growth ; Water reservoirs ; Chlorophylls ; Dissolved organic matter ; Ecosystem management ; England ; Chew Valley Lake
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    Format: 185-196
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    Freshwater Biological Association | Ambleside, UK
    In:  http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/5294 | 1256 | 2011-09-29 15:08:11 | 5294 | Freshwater Biological Association
    Publication Date: 2021-07-09
    Description: The severe problems caused by large phytoplankton populations in the River Meuse date back to the beginning of the 1980s. However, no clear relationship can be established between an increase of algal growth and dissolved nutrient concentrations, at least in the Belgian part of the river. Most probably, plankton algae start developing in France, utilizing large inputs of phosphorus from some of the tributaries: this point will be investigated further, as well as the effect of a reduction in the releases of phosphorus. A mathematical model helps to understand the main factors which control algal growth: underwater light, temperature, discharge and grazing by zooplankton. The last is a major loss process in summer and, as shown by recent observations, may trigger a seasonal succession leading to dominance by large phytoplankton taxa. With regard to water quality, eutrophication is a major problem in drinking-water treatment (filter clogging, etc.) and large numbers of decomposing algae may adversely affect the oxygen budget of the river. On the other hand, algal photosynthesis is the most important oxygen source at periods of low discharge, and reduced algal production may result in dramatic oxygen decreases in heavily polluted stretches of the river.
    Keywords: Ecology ; Limnology ; Pollution ; River water ; Rivers ; Eutrophication ; Models ; Growth ; Algal blooms ; Biomass ; Dissolved oxygen ; Europe ; Meuse River
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    Format: 132-142
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