COMPARATIVE STUDY OF LOCAL AND COMMERCIAL FISH FEEDS ON THE GROWTH OF Clarias gariepinus FINGERLINGS
1Abdulkadiri, J. O., 2Sadiku, S. O. E., 3Abiodun, A. A., & 4Hammed H. O.
1Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, University of Ilorin
2Department of water Resources, Aquaculture and Fisheries Technology, Federal University of Technology, Minna
3Department of Statistics, University of Ilorin
4Kwara State Fadama Coordinating Office, Ilorin
Email: Jimohkadir1956@gmail.com
Corresponding Author: Abdulkadiri, J. O.
ABSTRACT
A feeding trial was conducted to compare the performance of Clarias gariepinus on three commercial catfish feeds and an on-farm local (made) aqua feed. The three catfish commercial diets were Chi, Multi, Skretting and local farm made. 10 fingerlings of Clarias gariepinus (0.87 ±0.02g) were randomly distributed in a round plastic bowl of 20 litres capacity in triplicate. The feeding trial was run for 56 days. The results obtained indicated no significant difference (P>0.05) between the commercial catfish feeds and the on-farm local made aqua feed. The conclusion is that farmer can feed his fishes with appropriate formulated local on-farm feed without any detrimental effects on the growth of the fishes.
Key Words: Aquaculture feeds, Cost, Production
