TY  - JOUR
T1  - Potential of Some Locally Available Feedstuffs for the Rearing of African Catfish
<i>Clarias gariepinus</i> Fingerlings in Cote d&#146;Ivoire: Effects on Growth,
Feed Utilization and Fish Carcass Composition
AU - Koumi, A.R. AU - Tano, K. AU - N`Gbaramou, E.M-A. AU - Atse, B.C. 
JO  - Journal of Aquaculture Feed Science and Nutrition
VL  - 11
IS  - 2
SP  - 6
EP  - 14
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 2070-1667
DO  - joafsnu.2019.6.14
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=joafsnu.2019.6.14
KW  - growth
KW  -utilization
KW  -locally available feedstuff
KW  -Clarias gariepinus
KW  -fingerlings
KW  -feeds
AB  - African catfish <i>Clarias gariepinus</i> culture remains undeveloped in Cote d&#146;Ivoire due to the lack of
locally quality feed, fingerlings and the high cost of imported feeds. Because of the importance of feed in the
aquaculture development, three different isoproteiques 40% feeds SG1, SG2 and G were formulated with locally
available feedstuffs in three fish farming agroecological area for <i>Clarias gariepinus</i> fingerlings growth.
<i>C. gariepinus</i> fingerlings average weight 6.76&plusmn;0.23 g were fed with these three feeds in three replicate groups,
three times a day (09:00, 13:00 and 17:00 h) at 10% of total biomass during 60 day in outdoor hapas in earthen
ponds. During the trial, water quality parameters recorded in the ponds were within suitable range for Clarias
gariepinus culture. At the end of feeding trial, average daily growth (0.25-0.36 g/d), specific growth rate
(1.89-2.39%/d) and survival rate (96.84-98.73%) values recorded show the good quality of the simple three
composed 40% protein feeds formulated for <i>C. gariepinus</i> fingerlings. However, feed G formulated with the
accessible feedstuffs for Guinean area recorded the best response of growth, feed utilization and survival.
Protein content of the carcass of the three groups of fish fed ranged between 17.12&plusmn;1.73 (SG2) and 18.34&plusmn;0.04%
(SG1) and did not differ significantly. Highest significantly values of fish carcass crude lipid level were recorded
from fish fed feed SG1 (4.83&plusmn;0.05%) and SG2 (4.71&plusmn;0.56%) when fish fed feed G presented the lowest value
(3.91&plusmn;0.19%). The availability of feedstuffs used in feed production, the affordable prices of these three feeds
produced, their good nutritional quality and the good growth and survival recorded with them could promote
their use to improve <i>Clarias gariepinus</i> fingerlings culture in Cote d&#146;Ivoire.
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