A study on the effect of different doses of Ovulin hormone suspended in saline on the breeding performance of Clarias anguillaris and Clarias gariepinus was carried out. The experiment was conducted in a 2x5 factorial experiment in a Completely Randomized Design at the Hatchery U...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2019/v3i430042
The study was carried out to determine the effect of different inclusion levels of pawpaw seeds powder (PSP) on the proximate composition, growth and histological structure of Nile tilapia gonads. Nile tilapia were treated with pawpaw seeds powder at four levels at 0 g, 4 g, 8 g...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2019/v3i430041
This research aims to determine the growth of lettuce and water spinach plants used as biofilter in koi fish (Cyprinus carpio) aquaponic system. Research was carried out at the Laboratory of Fisheries, Ciparanje, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran f...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2019/v3i430039
Aim: The present study aims to determine the condition factor incomplete of Tilapia guineensis and Sarotherodon melanotheron in Sombreiro River across Buguma, Abonnema and Degema communities in Rivers State. Study Design: This study employs fieldwork, laboratory experimental desi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2019/v3i430040
The important economical traits like body growth, resistance to diseases, meat quality, etc. highly influence the profitability of food animals including fishes. The main target of every selective breeding programme is to produce improved traits offspring’s. However, improvement...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2019/v3i430038
The paper aims to study the best immersion period and concentration of the plant extracts under study (water-leaf and Aloe vera gel) that can efficiently remove egg adhesiveness of Clarias gariepinus. Data generated were subjected to Multivariate Analysis of Variance Test, Tukey...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2019/v3i330037
The silver catfish Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus is of economic importance in sub-sahara Africa. In Ogbese town, and its environs, it constitutes a means of income and food for fisherfolks and community members. Hence, this study was undertaken to assess health status of Chrysichth...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2019/v3i330036
The aim of this study was to search for a cheap source for the mass production of Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas, 1766 which is a good substitute for artemia in the culture of C. gariepinus hatchlings. Poultry manure (1.25 g/L), soya bean (1.25 g/L), groundnut cake (1.25 g/L) and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2019/v3i330035
Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) parameters and antioxidant enzyme activities in heart of Clarias gariepinus weighing (15 ± 1.7 g) in toxic exposure to mercury concentrations, 0.1 mg/ L group B, group C 10 mg/L ammonium chloride and group D 0.1 mg/L mercury and 10 mg/L ammonium chlo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2019/v3i330034
Kampon Thaiso, Bundit Yuangsoi, Sutee Wongmaneeprateep, Pornthep Niamphithak, Pattama Wiriyapattanasub, Siriporn Tola & Siripavee Charoenwattanasak·Asian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research·2019
This research was aimed to study on biological aspects of giant snakehead fish (Channa micropeltes) in Huai Suea Ten wetland site, Nam Phong District, Khon Kaen Province in Thailand between April, 2017 and March, 2018. Thirty-six fish species belonging to 17 families were observe...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2019/v3i330033