@article{Onomu:301854,
      recid = {301854},
      author = {Onomu, Abigail John },
      title = {Growth and Haematological Response of Clarias gariepinus  to Garlic (Allium sativum) Supplemented Diet},
      journal = {Sustainable Agriculture Research},
      address = {2019},
      number = {526-2020-508},
      year = {2019},
      abstract = {This study investigated the growth and haematological  response of Clarias gariepinus to different concentration  of garlic supplemented diet for a period of 12 weeks. This  study was carried out in 2011 in the premises of Fisheries  Department, Delta State University, Asaba, Nigeria. The  experimental diet was formulated to contain 0% (control),  0.5%, 1% and 3% garlic. Fish were sorted into four groups  based on the diet and were fed 3% live body weight. Diets  which contain garlic did not show a significant effect (P =  0.06) on the weight of C. gariepinus. However, fish fed  diets containing garlic had a higher (P <0.001) total  length compared to the control. Nevertheless, fingerlings  fed 0.5% concentration of garlic in diet exhibited greater  growth in terms of weight and length compared to  fingerlings in all other treatment groups and the control.  At the end of the experiment, the total red blood cell  count (RBC), white blood cell count (WBC), haemoglobin (Hb)  and packed cell volume (PCV) of fish in the garlic  supplemented groups were greater (P <0.05) compared to the  values prior to the commencement of the experiment and to  the control. However, catfish fed 0.5% garlic diet were  observed to have a higher value of RBC, PCV and Hb than the  other concentrations. Increment in plasma protein was noted  in catfish fed garlic supplemented diet than the control.  This study demonstrates that garlic supplemented feed  stimulates increment in both total length and  haematological indices of fish. Supplementation of fish  feed with garlic is therefore of high benefit in  aquaculture as it boosts the ability of C. gariepinus to  resist diseases. },
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/301854},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.301854},
}