The Effect of Substituting Fishmeal Diets with Varying Quantities of Ensiled Parboiled Beniseed (Sesamum indicum) and Raw African Locust Bean (Parkia biglobosa) on the Growth Responses and Food Utilization of the Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus
Abstract:
A mixture of ensiled parboiled beniseed (Sesamum
indicum) and raw African locust bean (Parkia biglobosa) replaced
fishmeal in the diet of Oreochromis niloticus at 0, 30, 70 and
100% test materials inclusion levels. Each dietary treatment was randomly
duplicated in tanks stocked with twenty fingerlings (2.71 ± 0.003
g) and fed three times (08:00, 14:00 and 18:00 h) to satiation for 56
days. The result revealed best live weight gain and feed utilization in
the fish fed diet D4 followed by diet D1 and D3
with the least value recorded in fish fed diet D2 level. Generally,
there was significant increase (p<0.05) in the weight gain in formulated
diets (D4) and control. The result supports the suggestion
that tilapia can be fed with mixture of ensiled parboiled beniseed and
raw African locust bean which is hoped will reduce tremendously the over
dependence on fishmeal protein and human utilization of the very scarce
fish meal.
B.S. Audu, K.M. Adamu and S.A. Binga, 2008. The Effect of Substituting Fishmeal Diets with Varying Quantities of Ensiled Parboiled Beniseed (Sesamum indicum) and Raw African Locust Bean (Parkia biglobosa) on the Growth Responses and Food Utilization of the Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus. International Journal of Zoological Research, 4: 42-47.
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