Use of palm oil in the diet of the African mudfish, Clarias gariepinus

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of the substitution of fish oil with palm oil in the diet of Clarias gariepinus fingerlings over a 49 day period. Four diets were prepared with fish oil substituted with palm oil at 0% (control Diet 1), 25% (Diet 2), 50% (Diet 3) and 100% (Diet-4), using a completely randomised block design. Mortality was observed in all the treatments, while fish fed with 100% palm oil were most sluggish in accepting their feeds. Average weight gained, specific growth rate and feed conversion efficiency were not significantly affected by diet. It was concluded that palm oil can be substituted for fish oil in the diet of C. gariepinus.

Ameliorative Effects of Elaeis guineensis Oil on Water Quality, Hematological and Biochemical Parameters of Clarias gariepinus under Transport Condition

“…Triacylglycerols (TAG) are the main component of palm oil, while carotenoids, tocopherols, tocotrienols, phytosterols, phospholipids, glycolipids, terpenic and aliphatic hydrocarbons make up around 1% of the crude palm oil's minor components (Ng et al, 2007). In addition to preserving the stability and quality of palm oil, some minor components, particularly the carotenoids, tocopherols, and tocotrienols, also have important biological properties, such as antioxidation, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, atherosclerosiscontrolling, and cholesterol-lowering effects (Olurin et al, 2004;Ochang et al, 2007).…”