Abstract/Overview
A 12-week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of replacing fishmeal with black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) meal on growth performance and carcass composition of African catfish fingerlings. Five isonitrogenous (40% CP) diets of 0 (Control), 25, 50, 75 and 100% fishmeal with BSFL were used in triplicate. A randomized complete block design was used, and 600 fingerlings (0.46±0.02g) were randomly selected and stocked at a rate of 40 fingerlings in 15 plastic tanks respectively. Results showed that the treatment diets significantly (P0.05) affected by the diets. Decreased concentration of crude protein, ash, nitrogen free extracts in carcass composition of fingerlings with corresponding increase in dietary BSFL meal inclusion was observed. Increasing inclusion levels of BSFL meal and decreasing levels of fishmeal increased the concentration of ether extracts and fibre contents of the body composition. Therefore, BSFL meal protein can be used to partially replace fish meal up to 25% to improve growth performance and feed utilization.
Beven, M (2024). Growth Performance and Carcass Composition of African Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus Burchell, 1822) Fed on Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia Illucens Linnaeus, 1758) Larvae Based Diets. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/growth-performance-and-carcass-composition-of-african-catfish-clarias-gariepinus-burchell-1822-fed-on-black-soldier-fly-hermetia-illucens-linnaeus-1758-larvae-based-diets
Beven, Mundida "Growth Performance and Carcass Composition of African Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus Burchell, 1822) Fed on Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia Illucens Linnaeus, 1758) Larvae Based Diets" Afribary. Afribary, 16 Jul. 2024, https://afribary.com/works/growth-performance-and-carcass-composition-of-african-catfish-clarias-gariepinus-burchell-1822-fed-on-black-soldier-fly-hermetia-illucens-linnaeus-1758-larvae-based-diets. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
Beven, Mundida . "Growth Performance and Carcass Composition of African Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus Burchell, 1822) Fed on Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia Illucens Linnaeus, 1758) Larvae Based Diets". Afribary, Afribary, 16 Jul. 2024. Web. 21 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/growth-performance-and-carcass-composition-of-african-catfish-clarias-gariepinus-burchell-1822-fed-on-black-soldier-fly-hermetia-illucens-linnaeus-1758-larvae-based-diets >.
Beven, Mundida . "Growth Performance and Carcass Composition of African Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus Burchell, 1822) Fed on Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia Illucens Linnaeus, 1758) Larvae Based Diets" Afribary (2024). Accessed November 21, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/growth-performance-and-carcass-composition-of-african-catfish-clarias-gariepinus-burchell-1822-fed-on-black-soldier-fly-hermetia-illucens-linnaeus-1758-larvae-based-diets