ABSTRACT
This project details the results of a research work carried out to develop fish feed compounded from locally available materials in the institute of oceanography fish farm and analyzed its nutritional values, in the biochemistry department all in the University of Calabar. On the basis of the feed production, it is recommended that the feeding regime of the animal (fish) for intended culture is known, a dry diet formulation of two distinct feed lines was produced (fingerlings and adult), and that the diet was produced in the fish farm. Results shows that experimental feeds required crude protein content for sample A is 44.63±0.01 and that of sample B 35.1±0.1 details of the formulations are fully described.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Certification - - - - - - i
Dedication - - - - - - ii
Acknowledgement - - - - - iii
Abstract - - - - - - - vi
List of tables - - - - - - vii
List of figures - - - - - viii
List of plates - - - - - - ix
Table of contents - - - - x
Chapter One
1.0 Introduction - - - - - - 1
1.1 Importance of study - - - - 8
1.2 Aims and objective - - - - 8
1.3 Scope and limitation - - - - 8
Chapter Two
2.0 Literature review - - - - - 9
Chapter Three
3.0 Materials and methods - - - - 14
3.1 Study area - - - - - - 14
3.2 Materials - - - - - - 14
3.3 Methodology - - - - - - 15
3.3.1 Preparation of feed ingredient - - - 15
3.3.2 Preparation of fish feed - - - - 16
3.4 Proximate analysis - - - - 19
3.5 Estimation of mineral Analysis - - - 19
Chapter Four 4.0 Result - - - - - - - 21
Chapter Five
pg. 12 5.0 Discussion - - - - - - 25
Chapter Six
6.0 Summary and Conclusion - - - - 27
6.1 Recommendation - - - - - 28
Reference - - - - - - - 29
Appendices - - - - - - 32
LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Dietary requirement of selected fish species. - - - - - - - - 12 Table 2: Nutrient levels of commonly used feedstuffs in fish feed production. - - - - 13 Table 3: Proximate composition of sample A & B (g / 100g dry matter). - - - - - 23
Table 4: Results of elemental composition of samples A & B (mg / 100g dry matter). - - - 24
pg. 8 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1: Pearson’s Square - - - - 35
pg. 9 LIST OF PLATES PLATES 1: Fish Feed - - - - - 18
