Research Article, J Mar Biol Oceanogr Vol: 1 Issue: 2
A Comparative Study of the Growth Performance and Food Utilisation of the African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) Fed Unical Aqua Feed and Coppens Commercial Feed
| Albert P. Ekanem1*, Victor Oscar Eyo2, Austin I. Obiekezie1, Udeme I. Enin1 and Paul J. Udo1 |
| 1Institute of Oceanography, University of Calabar, PMB 1115, Calabar, Nigeria. |
| 2Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, University of Calabar, PMB 1115, Calabar, Nigeria |
| Corresponding author : Albert P. Ekanem Institute of Oceanography, University of Calabar, PMB 1115, Calabar, Nigeria E-mail: albertekanem@yahoo.com |
| Received: November 06, 2012 Accepted: December 05, 2012 Published: December 11, 2012 |
| Citation: Ekanem AP, Eyo VO, Obiekezie AI, Enin UI, Udo PJ (2012) A Comparative Study of the Growth Performance and Food Utilisation of the African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) Fed Unical Aqua Feed and Coppens Commercial Feed. J Mar Biol Oceanogr 1:2. doi:10.4172/2324-8661.1000101 |
Abstract
A Comparative Study of the Growth Performance and Food Utilisation of the African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) Fed Unical Aqua Feed and Coppens Commercial Feed
Growth performance of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus fed Unical Aqua feed was carried out as a comparative study with Coppens commercial feed for six months in concrete tanks. Triplicate group of 50 post fingerlings with a mean bulk weight of 0.50 ± 0.02 kg were stocked in three circular concrete tanks, area 16.63m2 labelled A1, A2, A3, B1, B2 and B3. Fish in units A1, A2 and A3 were fed Coppens feed while fish in units B1, B2 and B3 were fed Unical Aqua feed twice daily at 3% of their body weights. Growth performance indices showed that weight gain (kg), growth rate (GR), specific growth rate (SGR) and mean growth rate (MGR) of C. gariepinus fed Unical feed was significantly different (P<0.05) from fish fed Coppens feed.
