ABSTRACT

This project details the results of a research work carried out to develop fish feed compounded from locally available materials in the institute of oceanography fish farm and analyzed its nutritional values, in the biochemistry department all in the University of Calabar. On the basis of the feed production, it is recommended that the feeding regime of the animal (fish) for intended culture is known, a dry diet formulation of two distinct feed lines was produced (fingerlings and adult), and that the diet was produced in the fish farm. Results shows that experimental feeds required crude protein content for sample A is 44.63±0.01 and that of sample B 35.1±0.1 details of the formulations are fully described.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Certification - - - - - - i

Dedication - - - - - - ii

Acknowledgement - - - - - iii

Abstract - - - - - - - vi

List of tables        - - - - - -        vii

List of figures - - - - - viii

List of plates - - - - - - ix

Table of contents - - - - x

Chapter One

Introduction - - - - - - 1

1.1 Importance of study - - - - 8

1.2 Aims and objective - - - - 8

1.3 Scope and limitation - - - - 8

Chapter Two

Literature review - - - - - 9

Chapter Three

Materials and methods - - - - 14

Study area - - - - - - 14

Materials - - - - - - 14

Methodology - - - - - - 15

3.3.1 Preparation of feed ingredient - - - 15

3.3.2 Preparation of fish feed - - - - 16

3.4 Proximate analysis - - - - 19

3.5 Estimation of mineral Analysis - - - 19

Chapter Four

4.0 Result - - - - - - - 21

Chapter Five

 Discussion - - - - - - 25

Chapter Six

 Summary and Conclusion - - - - 27

6.1 Recommendation - - - - - 28

Reference - - - - - - - 29

Appendices - - - - - - 32