Effect of dietary carbohydrate sources on the growth of Oreochromis Niloticus L: A case of Kaaka fish farm, Namutumba district, Eastern Uganda

Abstract/Overview

A 16-week field experiment was carried out at Kaaka fish farm in Namutumba district to investigate the effect of dietary carbohydrate sources on the growth performance of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus L Fish fry of an initial mean standard length (SL) of 2.4cm were randomly introduced into experimental 12 pond units. They were subjected to three different test feeds possessing different sources of dietary carbohydrate namely maize bran (MB), cassava peels (CP) and sweet potato peels (PP). Growth rate was dete4mined by Standard Length (SL) measurements. Results revealed a significant difference among the treatment Means (p