Development of least cost formulated feed for Tilapia rendalli in tank based grow- out culture system
Abstract
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An experiment was conducted at Bunda fish farm from
November 2009 to February 2010. Juveniles of Tillapia rendalli
of average weight 9.5 ± SD 0.5g were stocked in outdoor
concrete tanks and fed on diets of different plant protein sources
formulated at different crude protein (CP) levels. The results
indicated that fish treatments had significant effect on growth
and survival. Fish fed on Diet 1 had an average final weight
25.64±0.79g, Diet 2 had final average weight of 23.31±0.71g,
Diet 3 had final average weight of 21.71 ±0.80g and Diet 4 had
an average final weight of 23.00±1.12g and differed significantly
among treatments. Survival of the fish was highest in
Treatments 2 and 3 which were 85.5% and 85.6%, respectively.
Treatments 1 and 4 had low survival rates of 77.8 and 60%,
respectively. This study established a potential of using a
combination of local plant protein sources which was relatively
cheap, readily available and easily accessible to make least
cost feed for tilapia species in tank based grow out system.
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