The study was carried out to determine the effect of different inclusion levels of pawpaw seeds powder (PSP) on the proximate composition, growth and histological structure of Nile tilapia gonads. Nile tilapia were treated with pawpaw seeds powder at four levels at 0 g, 4 g, 8 g...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2019/v3i430041
This research aims to determine the growth of lettuce and water spinach plants used as biofilter in koi fish (Cyprinus carpio) aquaponic system. Research was carried out at the Laboratory of Fisheries, Ciparanje, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran f...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2019/v3i430039
Aim: The present study aims to determine the condition factor incomplete of Tilapia guineensis and Sarotherodon melanotheron in Sombreiro River across Buguma, Abonnema and Degema communities in Rivers State. Study Design: This study employs fieldwork, laboratory experimental desi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2019/v3i430040
The important economical traits like body growth, resistance to diseases, meat quality, etc. highly influence the profitability of food animals including fishes. The main target of every selective breeding programme is to produce improved traits offspring’s. However, improvement...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2019/v3i430038
The paper aims to study the best immersion period and concentration of the plant extracts under study (water-leaf and Aloe vera gel) that can efficiently remove egg adhesiveness of Clarias gariepinus. Data generated were subjected to Multivariate Analysis of Variance Test, Tukey...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2019/v3i330037
The silver catfish Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus is of economic importance in sub-sahara Africa. In Ogbese town, and its environs, it constitutes a means of income and food for fisherfolks and community members. Hence, this study was undertaken to assess health status of Chrysichth...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2019/v3i330036
The aim of this study was to search for a cheap source for the mass production of Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas, 1766 which is a good substitute for artemia in the culture of C. gariepinus hatchlings. Poultry manure (1.25 g/L), soya bean (1.25 g/L), groundnut cake (1.25 g/L) and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2019/v3i330035
Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) parameters and antioxidant enzyme activities in heart of Clarias gariepinus weighing (15 ± 1.7 g) in toxic exposure to mercury concentrations, 0.1 mg/ L group B, group C 10 mg/L ammonium chloride and group D 0.1 mg/L mercury and 10 mg/L ammonium chlo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2019/v3i330034
Kampon Thaiso, Bundit Yuangsoi, Sutee Wongmaneeprateep, Pornthep Niamphithak, Pattama Wiriyapattanasub, Siriporn Tola & Siripavee Charoenwattanasak·Asian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research·2019
This research was aimed to study on biological aspects of giant snakehead fish (Channa micropeltes) in Huai Suea Ten wetland site, Nam Phong District, Khon Kaen Province in Thailand between April, 2017 and March, 2018. Thirty-six fish species belonging to 17 families were observe...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2019/v3i330033
The textile industry is one of the significant industries which produces large amount of wastewater effluents all year. The kind of these effluents has the features of higher rate of BOD, COD, complex structure, color, great emission and hard degradation. If being directly discha...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2019/v3i230032
Aims: This study analyses the economic performance and gender distribution of the small-scale aquaculture of Ghana using Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Cash flow as well as gender distribution of the small-scale aquaculture of Ghana. Study Design: This s...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2019/v3i230031
This study evaluated the proximate, mineral elements, and vitamins composition of oven-dried Schilbe mystus, Bagrus bayad, Oreochromis niloticus, Clarias anguillaris and Petrocephalus bane bane from Tiga Reservoir. The fishes were obtained from landing site of Tiga reservoir at R...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2019/v3i230030
Aim: Morphometry of Thais spp found in the Niger Delta Mangrove vegetation of Bakana, Calabar and Nembe were examined and compared. Study Design: The study is a cross-sectional observational study Place and Duration of Study: The study ws carried out in Bakana, Calabar and Nembe...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2019/v3i230029
Background and Objective: Phenanthrene (PHE) is a constituent of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), considered as one of the most abundant marine pollutants. It is mainly derived from pyrogenic and petrogenic sources. The aim of this study was to investigate the histological...
In the present study, the water quality variables of the Idundu River were assessed by evaluating the Plankton community. Three sampling stations: Station 1 (minimal fishing), station 2 (artisanal fishing area/ cluster of human settlements) and station 3 (fisheries landing area,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2019/v3i130027