M. U. Effiong

Haematological Studies of Clarias gariepinus Exposed to Ethanolic Stem Bark Extracts of Ackee, Blighia sapida

M. U. Effiong, E. A. Sunday & F. A. Ella · Asian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research · 2020

The study evaluated effects of sub-lethal concentrations (0.00, 1.6, 3.2, 6.4, 12.8 g/l) of ethanolic stem bark extracts of ackee, Blighia sapida on haematological profile of Clarias gariepinus (mean weight, 6.95± 1.02 g; total length 11.7±1.32 cm). Each concentration was treated...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajfar/2020/v6i130088

Determination of Biochemical Responses of Genetically-male Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) after Replacing Fish Oil with Plant-based Oils in Their Diets

M. U. Effiong, A. W. Akpan & I. K. Esenowo · Asian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research · 2020

This study evaluated biochemical responses of genetically male tilapia after replacing fish oil with plant-based oils in their diets. The sources of oils were coconut, olive, crude palm, sunflower and sesame seed. These oils were incorporated at 7% level and were used to formulat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajfar/2019/v5i430080

Effects of Varying Protein Levels on Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) Growth, Protein Utilization and Yield in Hapa System

M. U. Effiong & I. K. Esenowo · Asian Journal of Biology · 2018

The study evaluated effects of varying dietary protein levels on growth, protein utilization, survival and yield of the African catfish, Clarias gariepinus using floating net-hapa (1 m x 1 m x 1 m) system. A total of 300 catfish fingerlings (4.50± 0.01 g) were randomly stocked at...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJOB/2018/35557