Applied Sciences (Dec 2022)

Performance Evaluation of Available Strains of Nile Tilapia (<i>Oreochromis niloticus</i>) Fed Commercial and Locally-Made Feeds in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • Rodrigue Yossa,
  • Rose Komugisha Basiita,
  • Janvier Mushagalusa Namegabe,
  • Trong Quoc Trinh,
  • Doline Matempa,
  • Priscile Manzwanzi,
  • Léon Bwamayama,
  • Steven M. Cole,
  • Paul Matungulu,
  • Paul Martin Dontsop Nguezet,
  • Bernard Vanlauwe,
  • Malu Ndavi,
  • John A. H. Benzie

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/app13010424
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
p. 424

Abstract

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The performance of two strains of Nile tilapia (the Nyakabera and Lake Kivu) fed a commercial feed or either a fishmeal-based or a fishmeal-free feed formulated using local ingredients was evaluated for 99 days in Bukavu, eastern highlands of the DR Congo (Experiment 1). Strain × feed interaction was significant (p p p > 0.05) in FBW and CF, but both performed better than the Tihange. FBW of the female GIFT-Congo Futur was significantly higher than that of the other two strains, while CF was not significantly (p > 0.05) different among strains in females.

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