INVESTIGATION OF PROCESSED PAULETIA MONANDRA (KURZ) SEED-MEAL ON THE GROWTH AND COST VIABILITY OF CLARIS GARIEPINUS FINGERLINGS (TEUGELS) FED VARYING LEVEL OF INCLUSION IN SUSTAINABLE FISH PRODUCTION IN FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, TECHNICAL BICHI, NIGERIA

Abstract

Pauletia monandra meal was experimented for its ability and inclusion to partially replace 
fishmeal in the diet of Claria gareipinus fingerlings under out-doors culture system. The study 
was conducted in Biological garden, fisheries unites department of Biology Education, 
Federal college of Education (tech) Bichi. Kano State, Nigeria (8-9 0E and12-130N) Five Feeds 
were formulated to meet the crude protein value of the control diet which is top feeds at 
49.19%. The diets were fed to fish at 5% body weight thrice per day (8-9 am, 1-2pm and 4-5 
pm). The experiment was conducted for 54 days, measured among other parameters are feed 
conversion ratio (FCR), specific growth rate (SGR)   stander length (S) percentage survival 
rate of 88% was achieved. There was no significant difference (P>0.05) in the growth 
parameters and the control diet in the fish samples. Although P. monandra supported the 
growth performance and feed utilization was favored by low inclusion. Diet l was the most 
economical in terms of its relative cost of feed per unit weight gain of fish with only N7.09 diet 
per gram of weight gain, diet 5 (topfeeds) was the most expensive (NI70.00 kg).The 
combination of P. monadra seeds meals formed a cheaper and better balanced diet for 
fingerlings of C gariepinus  the use of processed P. monandra seeds meals to supplement 
artificial feed in catfish production is cost effective and has high potential.