Open AccessUsage of Moringa olifera seed cake as food for Oreochromis niloticus fingerlings.
Author(s) -
Abdel Raheam H. A. El-Bassir
Publication year - 2018
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1858-6007
DOI - 10.52981/jfst.vi5.360
Subject(s) - moringa , oreochromis , nile tilapia , bran , biology , tilapia , food science , body weight , fish <actinopterygii> , microbiology and biotechnology , fishery , ecology , raw material , endocrinology
The study was conducted to determine the suitability of Moringa olifera seed cake as a protein source for Oreochromis niloticus fry. It is concluded that Moringa olifera seed cake can be used as a dietary protein in Nile tilapia fry without significant reduction in growth performance. The body weight gain ranged from 50.91 to 85.17 gm within three weeks. Fry fed a mixture of Moringa olifera seed cake and wheat bran (1:1) had better growth performance than those on wheat bran only.