Pakistan Journal of Nutrition1680-51941994-7984Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/pjn.2011.564.567Clarias gariepinus, Burchell 1822) to Dried Rumen Digesta as a Dietary Supplement]]>AgbabiakaL.A. AmadiS.A. OyinloyeG.O.M. AdedokunI.I. EkeochaC.A. 62011106The growth response of catfish (Clarias gariepinus) juveniles fed Dried Rumen Digesta (DRD) based diets was investigated for 9 weeks in hapa nets. One hundred and eighty (180) fish were randomly assigned to five diets formulated such that DRD replaced groundnut cake at 0, 10, 20, 30 and 40% represented as diets A, B, C, D and E respectively. Thirty six fish were assigned to each of the diets in hapa nets and fed at 5% body weight daily. Results showed that control diet A gave the highest weight gain followed by B and C but poor results were obtained from diets D and E. There were significant differences (p<0.05) in fish feed intake of control group and those fed DRD diets, the body weight gain followed similar trend as feed intake. There was no significant difference in feed conversion ratio (p>0.05) of fish fed diets A and B but were significantly different (p<0.05) from diets C, D and E. This experiment revealed that DRD can be tolerated by Clarias gariepinus juveniles and support growth when dietary inclusion does not exceed 20%.]]>Abara Sunday, F.U.,20072007Abdel-Hakim, N.F., M.E. Lashin, A.A. Al-Azab and H.M. Nazim,2008reochromis niloticus.]]>211991209Adeniji, A.A. and O.O. Balogun,2002293439Adeniji, C.A., K.A. Fakoya and V.R. Omamohwo,2007Amaranthus spinosus leaf meal in the diet of nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus.]]>50335338Aduku, A.O.,1993pp: 4pp: 4Aminsah, S., M.A. Oteng and J.K. Ofori,2009Clarias gariepinus fed varying levels of Leucaena leucocephala leaf meal.]]>132126AOAC.,199015th Edn.,Pages: 1298Pages: 1298Boyd, C.E.,19791st Edn.,Pages: 359Pages: 359Bressani, R.,19941994pp: 185-205pp: 185-205Dairo, F.A.S., O.O. Aina and A.R. Asafa,2005326772Esonu, B.O., U.D. Ogbonna, G.A. Anyanwu, O.O. Emenalom, M.C. Uchegbu, E.B. Etuk and A.B.I. Udedibie,2006511161118Fagbenro, O., O. Adedire, O. Fateru, I. Owolabi and O. Ogunlana et al.,2005Oreochromis niloticus, Parachanna obscura and Gymnarchus niloticus.]]>2292296Federal Ministry of Aviation,20012001Francis, G., H.P.S. Makkar and K. Becker,2001199197227Bogoro, S., E.A. Lufadeju, O.A. Adeyinka, J.S. Butswat and A.C. Kudi,1994144958Odunsi, A.A.,200325861Olukunle, O. and G.O. Agboola,2005Clarias gariepinus fingerlings fed diets with graded inclusion levels of duck weed Lemna sp.]]>9110Pusztai, A.,19891989pp: 17-29pp: 17-29Steel, R.G.D. and J.H. Torrie,19802nd Edn.,Pages: 481Pages: 481Adewolu, M.A. and A.A. Adamson,2011Amaranthus spinosus leaf meal as potential dietary protein source in the practical diets for Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) fingerlings.]]>7128137