Browsing by Author "Olaniyi Afolabi Opasola, Solomon.O Adewoye and Olatunde.O Fawole"

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    Growth Performance and Survival Rate of Clarias gariepinus Fed Lactobacillus acidophilus supplemented diets
    (IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science (IOSR-JAVS), 2013-08-30) Olaniyi Afolabi Opasola, Solomon.O Adewoye and Olatunde.O Fawole
    The aim of this work was to evaluate the usefulness of Lactobacillus acidophilus as a potential probiotic in fish farming using C. gariepinus as biological model. The experimental fish were divided into four groups, the first group was fed on diet supplemented with 0.5ml of L. acidophilusand designated as Group A ,the second group was fed on diet supplemented with 1 ml of L. acidophilusand designated as Group B the third group was fed on diet supplemented with 1.5ml of L. acidophilusand designated as Group C and the fourth group was served as control fed on L. acidophilus-free diet. The final weight of the groups that received L. acidophilus were not statistically different with the following mean values 390g, 395g and 400g for Group A ,B and C respectively but the mean weight of the control that does not receive L. acidophilus was 350g which is statistically different from the groups that received L. acidophilus. The result obtained revealed that percentage of fish that survived in the groups fed with L. acidophilus were 84%, 88% and 88% for Group A ,B and C respectively and 72% for the control that was not fed with L. acidophilus the corresponding percentage mortality was calculated to be 16%, 12%,12% and 20 % respectively. The result indicated that percentage mortality was very high in the control group that was not fed with L. acidophilus.This study was able to establish that L. acidophilus could be a good probiotic candidate in fish production because of its ability to enhance growth of C. gariepinus.