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Nutrient quality of African catfish (Clarias Gariepinus, burchell 1822) fed Cissus Populnea root meal based diet as soybean meal replacer.
Authors: Adelakun KM, Mustapha MK, Maradun HF, Amali RP.
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Sci-Afric Journal of Scientific Issues, Research and Essays
Vol. 2 (5) Pp. 218-221, May, 2014. © Sci-Afric Journal
Research Paper
Nutrient quality of African catfish (Clarias Gariepinus, burchell 1822) fed Cissus Populnea root meal based diet as soybean meal replacer.
*1Adelakun KM, 2Mustapha MK, 3Maradun HF and 4Amali RP.
1. Federal College of Wildlife Management, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, P.M.B.268, New Bussa, Nigeria.
2. Department of Zoology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
3. Aquaculture and Biotechnology Program, National Institute of Freshwater Fisheries Research, New Bussa, Nigeria.
4. Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Lokoja, Kogi state, Nigeria.
Accepted April 14th, 2014
Abstract
Wild plants offer a convenient but cheap means of providing adequate supplies of nutrients to man and animals living within the tropics but the availability of these nutrients after ingestion depends on nutritional quality of the plant even when tested within one fish species. Considering the significance of quality data needed for the development of useful models across ingredients and species, the effect of Cissus populnea root meal fed as soybean meal replacer in the diet of catfish (Clarias gariepinus) was evaluated through proximate analysis of the experimental plants and animal. The proximate composition of crude protein level in the Cissus populnea root were 32.45% while that of soyabean is 46.22%.
The ash content of cissus populnea (5.34%) which indicate presence of mineral elements is close to that of soyabean seed (6.89%) while fat (1.45%), Fibre (3.30%), Moisture (6.50%) and carbohydrate (50.93%) contents were recorded for Cissus populnea and 46.22%, 3.01%, 5.89%, 6.89%, 19.91% and 21.09% were recorded for Soyabean in the same order. The proximate composition of the experimental fish carcass revealed the diets to be isonitrogenous as there was no significant difference (P > 0.05) in the nutrient contents of the carcass except for the % crude fibre in the total replacement of soyabean meal (100% CpRM inclusion) despite the varying % crude protein content in the diets.
Therefore, inclusions of Cissus populnea root meal as replacer for Soyabean meal in diets of Clarias gariepinus does not have effect on the nutritional composition of the animal.
Keywords: Carcass, composition, inclusion, Nutrients, Wild plant.