Journal of Aquaculture and Fish Health
Vol. 10 No. 2 (2021): JAFH Vol. 10 No. 2 June 2021

Feeding Level and Frequency Effects in Captive Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Fry

Ibrahim elkhalil Behmene (Laboratory of Sciences and Technics of Animal Production (LSTAP), Abdelhamid Ibn Badis University, Mostaganem, Algeria)
Benabdallah Bachir Bouiadjra (Laboratory of Sciences and Technics of Animal Production (LSTAP), Abdelhamid Ibn Badis University, Mostaganem, Algeria)
Sifi Mustapha (Laboratory of Sciences and Technics of Animal Production (LSTAP), Abdelhamid Ibn Badis University, Mostaganem, Algeria)
Mohamed Daoudi (Laboratory of Sciences and Technics of Animal Production (LSTAP), Abdelhamid Ibn Badis University, Mostaganem, Algeria)
Abdelkader Homrani (Laboratory of Sciences and Technics of Animal Production (LSTAP), Abdelhamid Ibn Badis University, Mostaganem, Algeria)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 May 2021

Abstract

Hence, the interest in variations in feeding frequencies in captive Nile tilapia fry. Two hundred forty mixed-sex fries, intended to test the feeding frequency, with an initial average weight of 0.03 0.04g; corresponding to an average size of 1.4 cm, randomly distributed in (12) boxes each containing 4 fry/L. Fry are fed with Naturalleva import pellets for 30 days. A single photoperiod is studied for long days (18L: 6D) and to maintain an intensity of 2500 lux. The Statistics data are analyzed using software (R) and tested for normality and homogeneity of variance before being subjected to variance analysis (ANOVA; p≤0.05) and Duncan’s method. A multiple range test was used to compare the mean differences. A feed frequency of 4 times and six (06) times a day shows more efficient use of food than once, twice, and three times a day of food intake. The overall growth parameters for larval tilapia rearing are satisfactory, with the feeding regime set at 35% of the biomass of captive residents for two weeks of rearing, and 17.5% for the remaining two weeks. These results represent standards for the launch of captive breeding of the Nile tilapia strain, which will allow freeing themselves from the often expensive and foreign currency imports of fry for the country.

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JAFH

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Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry

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The Journal of Aquaculture And Fish Health (JAFH) has an objective to publish and provide high-quality scientific contributions to the field of fisheries. These contributions came from innovative researches that encourage science and technology development in the field of fisheries and marine ...