Use of the Greater Duckweed as feed for the Tilapia fish

Authors

  • Bindu Pokharel Bhattarai Department of Botany, Post Graduate Campus, Tribhuvan University, Biratnagar, Nepal
  • Bhabindra Niroula Department of Botany, Post Graduate Campus, Tribhuvan University, Biratnagar, Nepal
  • Sasinath Jha Department of Botany, Post Graduate Campus, Tribhuvan University, Biratnagar, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/njbs.v7i1.41799

Keywords:

Nutrients, Oreochromis niloticus, Spirodela polyrhiza

Abstract

The fresh weight gain of the Nile tilapia individuals reared on different feeds for 21 days occurred in the order: conventional feed (65%) > conventional feed and duckweed powder in equal proportion (37%) > duckweed powder (09%). The conventional feed and duckweed powder were insignificantly different from each other in protein and phosphorus, but significantly different (P<0.05) in fat, total ash and calcium contents. The tilapia individuals reared on the mixture of the conventional feed and duckweed powder had significantly (P<0.05) highest concentration of proteins (50.3%) than those reared on either conventional feed (45.34%) or duckweed powder (45.79%) alone.

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Published

2017-06-01

How to Cite

Pokharel Bhattarai, B., Niroula, B., & Jha, S. (2017). Use of the Greater Duckweed as feed for the Tilapia fish. Nepalese Journal of Biosciences, 7(1), 117–119. https://doi.org/10.3126/njbs.v7i1.41799

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2017)

Section

Articles