The study assessed biosecurity measures in fish farms in the Udu Local Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria. A purposive sampling technique was used to select four communities (Uwian, Orhuwhorun, Ugbisi and Kotokoto) in the study area, while cluster sampling was used to select one hundred and sixty-eight (168) fish farmers from Udu Local Government Area of Delta... Continue here
Egg disinfection is considered the most important routine work in hatcheries to avoid bacterial infection of fish eggs. This study assessed the use of sodium chloride (common salt) in the treatment of fish pathogens isolated from the eggs of Clarias gariepinus. Nine brood stocks of Clarias gariepinus were used. Their eggs were collected and taken to the... Continue here
This study was carried out to isolate and identify the bacteria species that are found in wild Clarias gariepinus. Identification of bacterial organisms from catfish provides updated information on emerging and existing organisms thereby enriching the gene bank on fish disease. Catfish broodstock was collected from fishermen of Ogun River located in the heart of... Continue here
The study was conducted to analyze the factors that determine the sales performance and the constraints that producer-marketers encounter in producing and marketing cultured fish in Benue State, Nigeria. Respondents for the study were selected using a multi-stage sampling technique. Three hundred (300) fish producer-marketers were used for the study, and a... Continue here
This study evaluated the effects of the fermented and cooked blood meal-bovine rumen digesta diets fed to the fish juveniles on the histopathology and haematological properties of Clarias gariepinus juveniles. Five iso-nitogenous experimental diets containing 40% CP were formulated based on the proximate composition of used feedstuffs. Two sets of the experimental... Continue here