The nutritive potential of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) seedmeal as dietary protein
source in the diet of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) were evaluated in a 56 day feeding trial
using histological changes in the liver as an index of assessment. 150 Oreochromis niloticus
fingerlings (6.12±0.05g) were acclimatized for a week, weighed and allotted into five dietary
treatments; containing 0, 15, 30, 45 and 60% Citrullus lanatus seedmeal replacement levels for
soybean meal respectively. The diets were isonitrogenous and isolipidic. Each treatment was
replicated three times with ten fish per replicate. Fish were fed 5% body weight on two equal
proportions per day. The result from the study indicated that there was marked vacuolation
of hepatocytes of the liver of the fish exposed to different dietary treatments
after the experiment which is not dietary treatment related
PAPER TITLE :HISTOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE LIVER OF NILE TILAPIA (OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS) FED WATERMELON (CITRULLUS
JOURNAL Of SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY | VOLUME 6 NUMBER 1 2015
Paper Details
- Author(s) : JIMOH, W.A.1*; SHITTU, M.O.1; AYELOJA, A.A.1; OKEMAKIN, F.Y.2; ABDULSALAMI, S.A.4; ADEKUNLE, O.F.3 a
- Abstract:
