The growth rate and histology of Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) Juveniles fed Antibiotics (Oxytetracycline and Furasol) treated Feed.
| dc.contributor.author | Lawal, M.O. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Aderolu, A.Z. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ezenwanne, D.O. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-18T10:05:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-11-18T10:05:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.description | Staff publications | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Effects of Oxytetraxycline (OTC) and Furasol (FRS) on the growth performance and stomach wall lining of Clarias gariepinus were investigated over a period of 10 weeks. The control group (CTR) was fed with Diet 1 which contained no treatment while antibiotics were mixed with 100 g of commercial feed at the concentrations of 0.20% OTC (Diet 2), 0.4% OTC (Diet 3), 0.15% FRS (Diet 4), and 0.3% FRS (Diet 5). Fish were fed to satiation twice daily (0830 and 1600 h) while their water was changed every other day. With the exception of fish fed Diets 3 and 4, there was no significant difference (p > 0.05) in the average weight gain (AWG) and specific growth rate (SGR) in treated fish compared with CTR. At 0.20 and 0.40 % OTC, SGR of fish were 2.59±0.03 and 2.1±0.21 respectively while at 0.15 and 0.30 % FRS, SGR of fish were 1.67±0.07 and 2.57±0.06 respectively. Average feed intake (AFI) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were not significantly difference (p > 0.05) between the CTR group and other experimental fish with the exception of fish fed diet 4. The best (0.73±0.07) and least (1.35±0.10) performances for FCR were recorded in fish fed diets 4 and 1 respectively. Severe impairments were observed on the stomach lining at 0.40% OTC and 0.30% FRS compared with mild impairments that were recorded at 0.20% OTC and 0.15% FRS inclusion levels. Implications of these findings are discussed. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Lawal, M.O, Aderolu, A.Z. and Ezenwanne, D.O. (2012). The growth rate and histology of Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) Juveniles fed Antibiotics (Oxytetracycline and Furasol) treated Feed.Report and Opinion, 4(6):37 – 42. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6903 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Report and Opinion | en_US |
| dc.subject | Oxytetracycline | en_US |
| dc.subject | Furasol | en_US |
| dc.subject | Antibiotics | en_US |
| dc.subject | Growth performance | en_US |
| dc.subject | C. gariepinus | en_US |
| dc.subject | Research Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCES | en_US |
| dc.title | The growth rate and histology of Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) Juveniles fed Antibiotics (Oxytetracycline and Furasol) treated Feed. | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |