Chemical Composition of Varying Inclusion Levels of Air-Dried Cassava Leaf Meal on the Growth Performance of African Catfish as Additive

The effect of processed Cassava (Manihot esculenta) leaf as feed supplement was investigated on the growth performance of Clarias gariepinus (mean body weight, 268.20g). Five isonitrogenous diets (35% CP) were formulated containing varying levels of cassava leaf meal (CLM). T1 (0g CLM), T2 (0.02g CLM), T3 (0.04g CLM), T4 (0.06g CLM) and T5 (0.08g CLM). One hundred and Five (105) matured juvenile African catfish were procured from a reputable source in Ogbomoso and were divided into five groups of treatments. The fish were stocked at the rate of seven per tank (120 litres) and replicated three times. The fish were fed to satiation (ad libitum) twice daily (8:00 hours and 16:00 hours) for twelve (12) weeks and the growth were monitored and recorded every two weeks. At the end of the feeding trials, Data collected on weight changes and feed-intake were subjected to one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) using Completely Randomized Design (CRD). The result of this study found that including 0.08g of cassava leaf meal (CLM) in catfish diets resulted in the best growth performance result.

Cassava leaf meal, Growth response, Feed intake, Proximate, Clarias gariepinus

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