Publication Date:
2021-07-12
Description:
A completely randomised design with three replicates was used for an experiment conducted to study the profitability of vitamin C inclusion into the ration formulation for Heterobranchus longifilis. Six different levels 0, 50, 100, 150, 200 or 250 mg of L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C) kg-1 diet was included in a 42.5% crude protein basal diet and fed to triplicate groups of twenty fingerlings. The groups fed diets with vitamin C had statistically significant (P〈0.05) higher final weight than the group fed the control diet without vitamin C at the end of twenty weeks study, Feed consumed was significantly (P〈0.05) lower in the group fed diet without vitamin C. There was a significant (P〈0.05) difference between the groups fed 0 and 50 mg vitamin C kg-1 diets, but no significant (P〉0.05) difference between the groups fed diets with 100, 150, 200 and 250 mg vitamin C kg-1 diet on this parameter. Mortality was significantly (P〈0.05) higher in the groups fed diet without vitamin C while there was no significant difference (P〉0.05) between the fish fed the diets with respective graded levels of vitamin C. The thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) of the liver and whole body of fish was significantly (P〈0.05) higher in fish fed diet devoid of vitamin C. Cost per kilogram of fish base on feed input was significantly (P〈0.05) higher in the group fed diet without vitamin C than those enriched with vitamin C. However, within groups fed with vitamin C cost per kg of fish was significantly (P〈0.05) decreasing in the following order: diet 2〉 diet 6〉 diets 4, 5, and 3. There was no significant difference (P〉0.05) between fish fed diets 3, 4 and 5 with respect to cost per kilogram of fish. This study vividly showed that there is no alternative to the use of a complete diet with vitamin C in an intensive practical farming of H. longifilis geared towards optimum profit maximisation in terms of feed as one of the variable input.
Description:
Includes:-2 tables.;20 refs.
Keywords:
Aquaculture
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Heterobranchus longifilis
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Nigeria
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New Bussa
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freshwater environment
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Diets
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Feeding experiments
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Vitamin C
Repository Name:
AquaDocs
Type:
conference_item
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TRUE
Format:
application/pdf
Format:
application/pdf
Format:
270 - 275
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