Publication Date:
2021-06-29
Description:
Oreochromis niloticus fingerlings (mean weight 5.27~c0.29g) were fed raw and boiled Delonix regia seed meals following standard procedures. The weight gain, specific growth rate (SGR), feed conversion ratio (FCR), protein efficiency ratio (PER), net protein utilization (NPU) were determined as growth indices. Diet formulated with seed boiled for 80 minutes showed significantly (P〈0.05) high values for the growth indices. Carcass nutrients composition were significantly (P〈0.05) higher than in the control (raw) diet. Delonix regia seed meal when boiled has high potential of being utilized efficiently by O.niloticus. The implications of the respective index in fish metabolism are discussed
Keywords:
Biology
;
Aquaculture
;
Nigeria
;
animal nutrition
;
diets
;
digestibility
;
feed composition
;
feed efficiency
;
feed preparation
;
feeding experiments
;
food conversion
;
growth rate
;
seeds
;
Delonix regia
;
Oreochromis niloticus
Repository Name:
AquaDocs
Type:
conference_item
Format:
application/pdf
Format:
application/pdf
Format:
823-831
