: A study was carried out to evaluate the effect of substituting Amaranthus hybridus leavesfor maize bran as feed on growth of juvenile Coptodon rendalli. Fresh chopped Amaranthus hybridus (100%) and dried milled maize bran (100%) and mixture of fresh chopped Amaranthus hybridus and maize bran (50:50) were given as different dietary treatments. The three diets were fed to triplicate groups of fish fingerlings (9.68±0.16 g) stocked in 100m2 ponds and fed at 5% of body weight for 84 days. The diets of Amaranthus hybridus, maize bran and combination of Amaranthus hybridus and maize bran produced insignificantly differences (P>0.05) in final weight gain, where with Amaranthus hybridus producing average weights of 33.57 ± 1.15 g, Maize bran with average weights of 31.01 ± 1.05 g and a combination producing average weight of 34.42 ± 1.15g. The Apparent feed conversion ratios and Specific growth rates (SGR) didn’t significantly differ (P>0.05) among the treatments. There were also no significant differences (P>0.05) in total lengths at termination of (84 days) and it ranged from 120.72±0.14 mm to 124.83±0.10 mm whose stocking mean length ranged from 81.55±0.31 mm to 82.87±0.21 mm. Survival rates ranged from 98.70% to 99.96% and didn’t differ significantly (P>0.05) among treatments. These results indicate that the feeding of Coptodon rendalli with only Amaranthus hybridus or Maize bran or a combination of Amaranthus hybridus andMaize bran produce a similar result. The present study demonstrates that in the event that maize bran is unavailable, Amaranthus hybridus can substitute it as fish feed or its combination would produce similar results.
Kikamba, E., & Kang'ombe, J. (2022). Growth performance of red breasted tilapia (coptodon rendalli) fed maize bran and Amaranthus hybridus leaves under pond culture. Mediterranean Aquaculture Journal, 9(1), 38-45. doi: 10.21608/maj.2022.135806.1011
MLA
Edwin Kikamba; Jeremiah Kang'ombe. "Growth performance of red breasted tilapia (coptodon rendalli) fed maize bran and Amaranthus hybridus leaves under pond culture". Mediterranean Aquaculture Journal, 9, 1, 2022, 38-45. doi: 10.21608/maj.2022.135806.1011
HARVARD
Kikamba, E., Kang'ombe, J. (2022). 'Growth performance of red breasted tilapia (coptodon rendalli) fed maize bran and Amaranthus hybridus leaves under pond culture', Mediterranean Aquaculture Journal, 9(1), pp. 38-45. doi: 10.21608/maj.2022.135806.1011
VANCOUVER
Kikamba, E., Kang'ombe, J. Growth performance of red breasted tilapia (coptodon rendalli) fed maize bran and Amaranthus hybridus leaves under pond culture. Mediterranean Aquaculture Journal, 2022; 9(1): 38-45. doi: 10.21608/maj.2022.135806.1011
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