Zootechnical Performance and Body Composition of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) Fingerlings Fed Local Feeds Enriched with Azomite
Abstract
The study was conducted to assess the impact of azomite, a natural mineral derived from volcanic ash, on the zootechnical performance of Clarias gariepinus fingerlings fed with formulated diets based on local by-products. The study lasted 28 days. A total of four diets (T0, 0%; T1, 1%; T2, 2%; T3, 3% azomite) were tested on fingerlings of 1.06± 0.01 g mean initial weight distributed in tanks of 1 m3 each. The rationing rate was 12%. Zootechnical performance varied significantly between treatments (P < 0.05). Specific growth rate varied from 4.21 ± 0.25%/day to 5.73 ± 0.23%/day, and survival rate from 85.33 ± 2.31% to 89.33 ± 9.24%. T2 diets (2% azomite) produced the best growth and feed efficiencies. We can therefore conclude that the best rate of azomite supplementation for good zootechnical performance of C. gariepinus fingerlings is 2%.
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BibTeX
@article{djissou2026zootechnical,
title = {{Zootechnical Performance and Body Composition of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) Fingerlings Fed Local Feeds Enriched with Azomite}},
author = {Arnauld S.M. Djissou and Théophile Godome and Daouda Konate and Osny Zocli and N. Darius Tossavi and Mamadou Alpha Balde and Diane N.S. Kpogue Gangbazo},
journal = {Pakistan Journal of Zoology},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.17582/journal.pjz/20250708133855},
url = {https://univ-brest.hal.science/hal-05805493v1},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Zootechnical Performance and Body Composition of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) Fingerlings Fed Local Feeds Enriched with Azomite
AU - Arnauld S.M. Djissou
AU - Théophile Godome
AU - Daouda Konate
AU - Osny Zocli
AU - N. Darius Tossavi
AU - Mamadou Alpha Balde
AU - Diane N.S. Kpogue Gangbazo
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/19
JO - Pakistan Journal of Zoology
DO - 10.17582/journal.pjz/20250708133855
UR - https://univ-brest.hal.science/hal-05805493v1
AB - The study was conducted to assess the impact of azomite, a natural mineral derived from volcanic ash, on the zootechnical performance of Clarias gariepinus fingerlings fed with formulated diets based on local by-products. The study lasted 28 days. A total of four diets (T0, 0%; T1, 1%; T2, 2%; T3, 3% azomite) were tested on fingerlings of 1.06± 0.01 g mean initial weight distributed in tanks of 1 m3 each. The rationing rate was 12%. Zootechnical performance varied significantly between treatments (P < 0.05). Specific growth rate varied from 4.21 ± 0.25%/day to 5.73 ± 0.23%/day, and survival rate from 85.33 ± 2.31% to 89.33 ± 9.24%. T2 diets (2% azomite) produced the best growth and feed efficiencies. We can therefore conclude that the best rate of azomite supplementation for good zootechnical performance of C. gariepinus fingerlings is 2%.
SN - 0030-9923
ER -