Haematology

This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of replacing roasted Bambara bean with soybean in the catfish diet. One hundred and sixty-eight Clarias gariepinus juveniles (8.69±0.28 g) were allocated to four treatments in replicates. Experimental diets were formulated at 40% crude protein with three inclusion levels of Bambara meal diet BMD (15%, 30% and 45%), respectively, and a soybean control diet, fed twice daily at 3 % body weight for 8 weeks, in a completely randomized experiment.

The uncontrolled release of diclofenac (DCF) effluents from the factories into the water bodies can cause physiological disorders in aquatic animals, especially fish. This study examined the haematological and growth responses of Heteroclarias exposed to six definitive concentrations (0.0. 4.0, 8.0, 12.0, 16.0 & 20.0 mg/l) of DCF for 96 h and evaluated the ameliorative potentials of Azadirachta indica (Neem leaf) through different percentage (0, 1, 2, 3, and 4%) inclusion in the fish diet for a period of 30 d.