Feeding Frequency and Feeding Regime in Catfish: Effects on Nutrient Utilization, Growth, Biochemical and Haematological Parameters

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dc.contributor.authorAhaiwe, E. E.
dc.contributor.authorAderolu, A.Z.
dc.contributor.authorLawal, M.O.
dc.contributor.authorEziefula, P.N.
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-19T10:29:24Z
dc.date.available2019-11-19T10:29:24Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated growth, nutrient utilization, biochemical and haematological parameters of catfish fingerlings under varying feeding frequencies and regimes. Eight fish were put under different treatments; T (1–8) in triplicates. Fish were bulk weighed at the beginning of the experiment and on a weekly basis for 10 weeks. Significant effects (p<0.05) were recorded in mean weight gain (MWG), specific growth rate (SGR) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) across treatments. The control (T1) had the highest MWG (202.92±4.68) and SGR (4.24±0.05) while the lowest values were recorded in T4 (82.60±15.63 3.05±0.23 respectively). The best value for FCR was recorded in T6 (0.20±0.02), which differed significantly (p<0.05) from other treatments except T2. Significant differences (P<0.05) were shown in haemoglobin (Hb) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). The highest value for Hb was recorded in T6 (10.8±0.3) and the lowest value in T8 (7.6±0.3). The utmost value for ESR was recorded in T8 (43.5±2.1) while the least value was observed in T6 (19.0±4.2) and no significant differences (P>0.05) were recorded in both PCV and WBC. The blood protein, albumin, creatine, urea, cholesterol, triglyceride and high density lipoprotein did not show significant differences (P>0.05) across treatments. Aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase did not show significant differences (P>0.05) in values, while there was a reduction in values of chloride, potassium and sodium with a decrease in the number of feeding days. Results from this study confirmed that satiation feeding, two to three times daily, would enhance growth indices in C. gariepinus fingerlings.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAderolu, A.Z., Lawal, M.O., Eziefula, P.N. and Ahaiwe, E.E. (2017). Feeding Frequency and Feeding Regime in Catfish: Effects on Nutrient Utilization, Growth, Biochemical and Haematological Parameters. Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 62(4):395-410.en_US
dc.identifier.other639.371.084:597.551.4
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6921
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Agricultural Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal of Agricultural Sciences;Vol.62(4)
dc.subjectFeeding frequencyen_US
dc.subjectFeeding regimeen_US
dc.subjectCatfishen_US
dc.subjectBiochemicalen_US
dc.subjectHaematological parametersen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCESen_US
dc.titleFeeding Frequency and Feeding Regime in Catfish: Effects on Nutrient Utilization, Growth, Biochemical and Haematological Parametersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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