Studies were carried out to determine relationships between morphometric and dimorphic variables of freshwater crab, Potamon ebonyicum. Parameter measurements were taken from side to side (left and right); and from tip to the extremity of characteristic features, to ensure that v...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2018/v2i226130
The present study was conducted to know the present status of use of commercial aqua drugs and chemicals and their impact on fish health management in Jamalpur sadar upazila (sub-district). A questionnaire survey was conducted for a period of seven months from December 2013 to Ju...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2018/v2i226126
The bioaccumulation of heavy metals (Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn, Pb, Cd, Co, and Ni) were assessed in tissues (gills, liver, and muscles) of the thinlip mullet (Liza ramada) collected from three aquatic habitats varying in salinity in Egypt (freshwater, brackish, and offshore sites). In the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2018/v2i226124
This research was conducted in May-June 2017 in Hatchery Indoor Maksudi, Astanaanyar, Bandung. This research aims to find out the optimal BIOM-S probiotic on culture media of Nile tilapia, and the influence to survival rate and growth rate of Nile tilapia. This research was condu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2018/v2i226120
Aims: Improve production of Clarias gariepinus fry through the use of local materials. Place and Duration of the Study: From 1st April to 09th May 2016 at the Akak Essatolo Fish Farm in Ebolowa, South Region Cameroon. Study Design: 10 broodstock of C. gariepinus, were used for th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2018/v2i126119
The current study was performed to monitor in situ condition and spatio-temporal modelling of the present status of water quality parameters of different spawning grounds and sanctuaries of Hilsha. The study was conducted in nine sites in lower Padma River (Maowa) to lower Meghna...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2018/v2i126116
The objective of this study was to describe a standard universally accepted artificial culture protocol for zebrafish. Also, developmental stages of embryogenesis were also described. Because Zebrafish are considered as a model organism and are widely used in biomedical research...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2018/v2i126115
Biodiversity in realism is a measure of the adherents of species that characterize a biological community and thought to be one of the extremely imperative aspects of community establishment and structure. The study regarding the fish biodiversity is very much needed as it is dir...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2018/v2i126112
Macrobenthic fauna communities are important constituents of soft bottom marine ecosystems which inhabit the bottom environments playing a key factor in controlling structure and functioning of the aquatic environment. Lagos lagoon is the most exposed lagoon to anthropogenic infl...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2018/v2i126111
The study was carried out in Eagle Island River, located in Mgbuosimini community, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. In this study, the concentration of Nickel (Ni) in sediments and periwinkles (Tympanotonos fuscatus) were determined from 25 sampling stations in Eagle Island River. The por...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2018/v1i426106
The objective of this study was to evaluate the floating and stability of fish feed pellets formulated with different concentration of Baobab (Adansonia digitata) leaf meal (BLM). Five isonitrogenous fish feed (35% CP) with varying inclusion levels of Baobab leaf meal (0% BLM, 4%...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2018/v1i4348
Feeding trial was conducted in 18 plastic tanks (60 x 45 x 30 cm) to assess the performance of Clarias gariepinus fingerlings fed diets containing fermented Mucuna pruriens leaf meal as an alternative protein source to soya bean meal. Five isonitrogenous (crude protein-40%) diets...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2018/v1i4345
In the present study, water and sediment samples were collected from Navigation Canal and from Industrial Zone South Port Said to assess heavy metals contamination. It was shown that, the highest mean concentration of heavy metals in water samples was observed in summer, and the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2018/v1i4327
The food and mineral contents of flesh of the two bivalve species (Egeria radiata and Crassostrea rhizophorea) of Cross river, Nigeria were investigated. The study revealed that the moisture content of E. radiata and C. rhizophorea was 52.46% and 54.01%, crude protein was 24.37%...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2018/v1i4340
This study examined the replacement of soyabean meal (SBM) with Lablab bean meal (LBM) in the practical diets of Clariid catfish (Heteroclarias). Five Iso-nitrogenous diets of 40%CP containing varying levels of LBM were incorporated as a non-conventional feedstuff at D1(10% LBM);...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2018/v1i3326