EFFECTS OF INCORPORATING COWPEA FLOUR AND PEANUT MEAL INTO THE DIET OF CLARIAS GARIEPINUS FRY (BURCHELL, 1822)

Feed represents up to 70 % of production costs in fish farming, which limits the development of aquaculture in Africa. This study evaluated the effect of incorporating cowpea meal and groundnut cake into the diet of Clarias gariepinus fingerlings. Three quasi-isoprotein diets respectively A0, A1, and A2 were tested in triplicate during 56 days on Clarias gariepinus fingerlings with an average weight of 5.73 + 0.04 g; 5.60 + 0.03 g; 5.62 + 0.08 g, at a density of 15 individuals per 67.5-liter tank. The results of the bromatological analyses of protein content showed moderate differences (32.72%, 36.71% and 35.11%) between diet A0, A1 and A2, respectively.