PERFORMANCE AND HAEMATOLOGICAL INDICES OF Clarias gariepinus FED GRADED LEVEL OF CRUDE ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF Gmelina arborea LEAF MEAL DIET.

Authors

  • B. O. Fatokun Federal College of Wildlife Management, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, P.M.B.268,New Bussa, Niger State Nigeria.
  • P. O. Osaguona Federal College of Wildlife Management, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, P.M.B.268,New Bussa, Niger State Nigeria.
  • O. S. Zaccheaus Federal College of Wildlife Management, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, P.M.B.268,New Bussa, Niger State Nigeria.
  • E. B. Omole Federal College of Wildlife Management, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, P.M.B.268,New Bussa, Niger State Nigeria.
  • S. O. Odua

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.7686

Abstract

A twelve week trial was conducted to investigate the performance and haematological indices of juvenile Clarias gariepinus fed graded level of crude ethanolic extract of Gmelina arborea leaf. The proximate analysis of the experimental diets were determined using A.O.A.C (2000) method and the data for each parameter were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) while the means of various results were compared at 5% level of significance. The ethanolic extract of the leaf was added to the experimental diet at 0%, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% ratio respectively and were labelled T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5. The result shows
that fishes fed 15% ethanolic extract of Gmelina arborea Leaf meal (GALM) had the highest Red Blood Cell (RBC) count, Packed Cell Volume (PCV),Haemoglobin Concentration(Hb),White Blood Cell (WBC) count, globulin concentration Albumin concentration, Total protein and Total lipid concentration. This result indicated that inclusion of 15% ethanolic extract of Gmelina arborea leaf in the diets of fish can improve the growth performance and haematological indices of Clarias gariepinus without any adverse effect on their physiological status.

Author Biographies

B. O. Fatokun, Federal College of Wildlife Management, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, P.M.B.268,New Bussa, Niger State Nigeria.

Department of Animal Production and Health Technology

P. O. Osaguona, Federal College of Wildlife Management, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, P.M.B.268,New Bussa, Niger State Nigeria.

Department of Wild life and Ecotourism

O. S. Zaccheaus, Federal College of Wildlife Management, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, P.M.B.268,New Bussa, Niger State Nigeria.

Department of Basic Science

E. B. Omole, Federal College of Wildlife Management, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, P.M.B.268,New Bussa, Niger State Nigeria.

Department of Basic Science

S. O. Odua

Department of Wild life and Ecotourism

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Published

2024-07-20

How to Cite

Fatokun, B. O. ., Osaguona, P. O. ., Zaccheaus, O. S. ., Omole, E. B. ., & Odua, S. O. . (2024). PERFORMANCE AND HAEMATOLOGICAL INDICES OF Clarias gariepinus FED GRADED LEVEL OF CRUDE ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF Gmelina arborea LEAF MEAL DIET. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 31–35. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.7686

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2019: NSAP 2019 Proceedings

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