Effectiveness of varied sources of plant protein on the growth performance of Hypopthalmichthys nobilis Richardson, 1845 (bighead carp) / Christian L. Funes, Lenard V. Santiago

Experimental Research Methodology

Thesis BSF University of Rizal System. Cardona 2017

The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of varied sources of plant protein on the growth performance of H. Nobilis (Bighead carp). The experimental treatment evaluation were: Treatment I fishmeal + rice bran, Treatment II fishmeal + rice bran + azolla, treatment III fishmeal + rice bran + water lettuce and treatment IV fishmeal + rice bran + water hyacinth. The study was conducted for a duration of 60 days. Result showed that H. Nobilis in treatment I obtained the highest weight gain of 3.16 g. H. Nobilis in treatment III obtained the lowest weight gain of 2.21 g. In general, all treatment had good effects on the growth of bighead carp. Analysis of variance revealed that there was a significant difference in weight gained among treatments. The highest length gain was attained by H. Nobilis in treatment I obtained the highest length gain of 54.73 mm. The lowest recorded length gain of H. Nobilis was in treatment III with a lowest length gain of 48.20 mm. Analysis of variance revealed there was a significant difference in length gained among treatments. The highest survival rate was recorded in treatment II with 80% while treatment IV with 63.33% lower survival rate. The computed F-value of the mean weight and length gain of bighead carp was less than the tabular value of 4.06. Result shows that the null hypothesis stating that there was a significant difference on the growth performance of bighead carp fed with varied source of plant protein in all treatments after 60 day's culture period was rejected.

Funes, C. L. and Santiago, L. V. (2017). Effectiveness of varied sources of plant protein on the growth performance of Hypopthalmichthys nobilis Richardson, 1845 (bighead carp). Cardona: University of Rizal System.