GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF Oreochromis niloticus FINGERLINGS FED Moringa oleifera LEAF AS REPLACEMENT FOR SOYBEAN MEAL

Abstract

This study seeks to determine the nutritive potential of Moringa oleifera Leaf (MOL) meal as replacement for soybean meal in the diet of Oreochromis niloticus fin­gerlings. Five diets of 25 % crude protein were formu­lated with MOL meal substituting soybeans (14.68 level of inclusion) at 25 %, 50 %, 75 %, 100% and con­trol diet had no inclusion of MOL. Twenty fingerlings were randomly allocated in replicate for each treat­ment in outdoor hapas and fed 5 % body weight for a of 56 days, weighing was done weekly and feed ad­justed appropriately. Results obtained revealed that 50 % substitution of MOL meal for soybean meal gave the best growth and nutrient utilization, beyond this, growth significantly reduced, hence for better perfor­mance of O. niloticus, MOL should not be included more than 7.34 %.

Keywords

• Unconventional feedstuff,Nile Tilapia,Nutrient utilization

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