Influence of Candle Bush (Senna alata) on the Growth Metrics of African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus)

  • C.O Olaniyi Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo state, Nigeria
  • O.O Fawole Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo state, Nigeria
  • O.M Abiodun-Adeyanju Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo state, Nigeria
  • A.O. Opanike Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo state, Nigeria
  • M.O. Awotunde Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo state, Nigeria
  • M. S. Agbaje Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo state, Nigeria
Keywords: Senna alata, Feed intake, Weight gain, Satiation, Feed conversion ratio

Abstract

The effect of candle bush leaf meal (senna alata) was investigated on the growth performance of Clarias gariepinus, (mean body weight, 119.8g). Five diets with crude protein of 35% were formulated with varying inclusion levels of candle bush leaf meal. T1 (control) has 0 g of CBLM, while T2, T3, T4 and T5 has 0.02, 0.03, 0.04 and 0.05g/100g of the diets. A total of 105 juveniles of C. gariepinus were randomly distributed into 120-liter tank replicating twice at stocking density of 7 fish per tank and constant water level was maintained in the experimental tanks. The tank contained pond o water (pH ≈ 7.1, oxygen≈ 4.2 mg/l, temperature≈ 26. 2 C). The fish were fed to satiation twice daily between 8.00hrs and 17hrs for a period of 84 days. Records of feed intake and weight gain were taken 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 0.03g of candle bush leaf meal (CBLM) in catfish diets resulted in the best growth performance result.

Published
2025-04-25
Issue
Vol 20 No 1 (2025): VOL 20
Section
Articles