THE YIELDS AND PROFITABILITY OF CATFISH JUVENILES FED DIETS FROM NON-CONVENTIONAL FEEDSTUFFS.

Abstract

Three diets were formulated and produced with Dried Broiler manure (DBM), Maize Offal (MO), Cassava flour meal (CF), Thrashed tilapia Fish (TTF)b and pork-lard (PL). They were compared with conventional feed ingredients for growth, survival, nutrients utilization and cost evaluation indices in 150 days. The biological data obtained from the fish fed at 5% biomass did not revealed any significant differences (P>0.05) between the test diets and the reference. The cost evaluation of feeds and fish revealed significant differences (P<0.05) in feed cost and profit index with higher values in non-conventional diets