Abstract
The study was conducted to assess the effect of bean cake on the growth of Clarias gariepinus. The feed was formulated and fed to Clarias gariepinus for a period of 8 weeks while using Coppens and Multifeed as the controls. Fishes were fed twice daily at 4% body weight/day. There were 12 fishes per experimental tank. The result obtained from the study indicated that the highest growth rate occurred in the fishes fed with coppens and multifeed and the lowest being Bean cake. The analysis of the result done using ANOVA however showed that there was no significant difference (p>0.05) in the mean weight, mean length, food conversion efficiency (FCE) and the survival rates (SR), but showed a significant difference (p<0.05) in the weight gain, length gain, specific growth rate (SGR) and mean growth rate (MGR). Bean cake could be used for the sustenance of Clarias gariepinus but not for optimum growth.
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