REPLACEMENT VALUE OF NEEM (AZADIRACHTA INDICA) SEED CAKE FOR SOYA BEAN MEAL IN THE DIET OF AFRICAN CATFISH CLARIAS GARIEPINUS FINGERLINGS

📄 Project Abstract

With global population expansion, the demand for high quality animal protein is rising dramatically (Yisa et al., 2006). Increased aquaculture production is clearly needed to meet this demand, because capture fisheries are showing serious declines due to over fishing, aquatic habitat destruction and pollution (FAO, 2004). World capture fisheries have been in a stable state throughout much of the past decades, and it has been estimated that maximum capture fisheries potential from global waters has been reached (in 2007 as many as 50 percent of stocks were labeled as fully exploited (FAO, 2008). Fish farming is increasing in Nigeria today, if this development is sustained, then aquaculture will create a great impact on the economy and provide proteinous food for its population (Alatise et al., 2006). Catfish is one of the major aquaculture fish in Nigeria and commands high commercial value (Ogwuba, 2003). It is very hardy and has accessory breathing organs which enable it to tolerate lo...