| dc.contributor.author | Oyoo-Okoth, E. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ngugi, C.C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mugo-Bundi, J. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-02-04T11:52:35Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-02-04T11:52:35Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-08 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2319-7064 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://karuspace.karu.ac.ke/handle/20.500.12092/1931 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Suitability of using cynaophyceae (Arthrospira fusiformis) to replace fishmeal (Caridina nilotica) as a main protein source in the diet of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) was investigated at a ratios of: 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%. The five dietary treatments were tested in triplicate in static earthen ponds for 160 days. Growth, Food conversion ratio (FCR), and nutrient utilization in fish fed at 25% and 50% A. fusiformis were better than those fed 75% and 100% A. fusiformis but not significantly different (P > 0.05) from those
fed with C. nilotica diets alone. Growth reduction, increased FCR and reduced nutrient utilization occurred with increasing A. fusiformis in the diet beyond 50% inclusion levels. Survival was however better at higher levels of A. fusiformis inclusion. Thus it is possible to replace up to 50% of C. nilotica with A. fusiformis in the diets of O. niloticus. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Oreochromis niloticus, Arthrospira fusiformis, Caridina nilotica, growth, FCR, nutrient utilization | en_US |
| dc.title | Growth, Survival and Nutrient Utilization of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) using Cyanophyceae (Arthrospira fusiformis) as Replacement of Fishmeal Based Diets | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |