Performance of Oreochromis niloticus and Oreochromis andersonii in controlled laboratory conditions in Zambia

In the present study, two hatchery strains of Oreochromis niloticus and two of O. andersonii sourced from different hatcheries in Zambia were subjected to the same feeding and management regimes in a controlled indoor tank environment. All strains were stocked at a mean weight of 2.1 ± 0.01 g and ha...

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Autores principales: Komugisha, Basiita Rose, Trinh, Trong, Sakala, Masautso, Chungu, Patience, Malambo, Tom, Hampuwo, Buumba, Mwema, Catherine, Benzie, John
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Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126744
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author Komugisha, Basiita Rose
Trinh, Trong
Sakala, Masautso
Chungu, Patience
Malambo, Tom
Hampuwo, Buumba
Mwema, Catherine
Benzie, John
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Chungu, Patience
Hampuwo, Buumba
Komugisha, Basiita Rose
Malambo, Tom
Mwema, Catherine
Sakala, Masautso
Trinh, Trong
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Trinh, Trong
Sakala, Masautso
Chungu, Patience
Malambo, Tom
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description In the present study, two hatchery strains of Oreochromis niloticus and two of O. andersonii sourced from different hatcheries in Zambia were subjected to the same feeding and management regimes in a controlled indoor tank environment. All strains were stocked at a mean weight of 2.1 ± 0.01 g and harvested after 175 days. Mean final body weight at harvest for the two O. andersonii groups was 65.2 ± 31.5 g and 73.8 ± 38.5 g, which was significantly (P < 0.05) lower than those for the two O. niloticus groups at 178.5 ± 74.7 g and 187.8 ± 73.6 g. There was no significant difference in body weight at harvest between hatchery strains within either species. The mean specific growth rate (SGR) and the daily growth coefficients (DGC) had similar patterns with the O. niloticus strains DGC values more than one and half times those of O. andersonii. The high survival values within all groups (range 86–96 %), their good condition factor index values (range 3.2–3.5) and lack of significant differences between species indicated the experimental conditions were suitable for both species and provided a valid test of their relative growth. Food conversion ratios (FCRs) for O. niloticus of 1.22 ± 0.11 and 1.07 ± 0.05 were significantly (P < 0.05) better than for O. andersonii of 1.81 ± 0.10 and 1.84 ± 0.18. The experiment provided rare well-controlled data comparing the growth performance of these species and different hatchery strains in Zambia, as a contribution to better informing investment decisions for the aquaculture industry there and in Southern Africa.
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spelling CGSpace1267442025-10-26T12:52:25Z Performance of Oreochromis niloticus and Oreochromis andersonii in controlled laboratory conditions in Zambia Komugisha, Basiita Rose Trinh, Trong Sakala, Masautso Chungu, Patience Malambo, Tom Hampuwo, Buumba Mwema, Catherine Benzie, John aquaculture feeds zambia tilapia fish relative growth In the present study, two hatchery strains of Oreochromis niloticus and two of O. andersonii sourced from different hatcheries in Zambia were subjected to the same feeding and management regimes in a controlled indoor tank environment. All strains were stocked at a mean weight of 2.1 ± 0.01 g and harvested after 175 days. Mean final body weight at harvest for the two O. andersonii groups was 65.2 ± 31.5 g and 73.8 ± 38.5 g, which was significantly (P < 0.05) lower than those for the two O. niloticus groups at 178.5 ± 74.7 g and 187.8 ± 73.6 g. There was no significant difference in body weight at harvest between hatchery strains within either species. The mean specific growth rate (SGR) and the daily growth coefficients (DGC) had similar patterns with the O. niloticus strains DGC values more than one and half times those of O. andersonii. The high survival values within all groups (range 86–96 %), their good condition factor index values (range 3.2–3.5) and lack of significant differences between species indicated the experimental conditions were suitable for both species and provided a valid test of their relative growth. Food conversion ratios (FCRs) for O. niloticus of 1.22 ± 0.11 and 1.07 ± 0.05 were significantly (P < 0.05) better than for O. andersonii of 1.81 ± 0.10 and 1.84 ± 0.18. The experiment provided rare well-controlled data comparing the growth performance of these species and different hatchery strains in Zambia, as a contribution to better informing investment decisions for the aquaculture industry there and in Southern Africa. 2022-12 2023-01-10T13:32:22Z 2023-01-10T13:32:22Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126744 en Open Access application/pdf Elsevier Basiita Rose Komugisha, Trong Trinh, Masautso Sakala, Patience Chungu, Tom Malambo, Buumba Hampuwo, Catherine Mwema, John Benzie. (1/12/2022). Performance of Oreochromis niloticus and Oreochromis andersonii in controlled laboratory conditions in Zambia. Aquaculture Reports, 27.
spellingShingle aquaculture
feeds
zambia
tilapia
fish
relative growth
Komugisha, Basiita Rose
Trinh, Trong
Sakala, Masautso
Chungu, Patience
Malambo, Tom
Hampuwo, Buumba
Mwema, Catherine
Benzie, John
Performance of Oreochromis niloticus and Oreochromis andersonii in controlled laboratory conditions in Zambia
title Performance of Oreochromis niloticus and Oreochromis andersonii in controlled laboratory conditions in Zambia
title_full Performance of Oreochromis niloticus and Oreochromis andersonii in controlled laboratory conditions in Zambia
title_fullStr Performance of Oreochromis niloticus and Oreochromis andersonii in controlled laboratory conditions in Zambia
title_full_unstemmed Performance of Oreochromis niloticus and Oreochromis andersonii in controlled laboratory conditions in Zambia
title_short Performance of Oreochromis niloticus and Oreochromis andersonii in controlled laboratory conditions in Zambia
title_sort performance of oreochromis niloticus and oreochromis andersonii in controlled laboratory conditions in zambia
topic aquaculture
feeds
zambia
tilapia
fish
relative growth
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126744
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