Volume 59, Issue 328, April 2023

Assessment of the nutritional compositions of selected commercial fish feeds in Nigeria

Jibrin Mohammed^1♦, Jibrin Isah¹, Kabiru SM², Ahmed AO³, Usman A¹

¹Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural & Applied Sciences, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria
²Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Natural & Applied Sciences, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria
³Department of chemical sciences, Faculty of Natural & Applied Sciences, Federal University Kashere, Gombe State, Nigeria

^♦Corresponding author
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural & Applied Sciences, Nasarawa State University, Keffi Nigeria

ABSTRACT

Manufactured feeds are an important part of modern commercial fish farming which provide the balanced nutrition needed by the fish. However, this study assessed the proximate and mineral compositions of three different selected commercial fish feeds (Top, Aqua boom and Sirsigwe feeds). Proximate analysis was carried out using standard analytical procedures. The mineral compositions were determined using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) and Flame Photometer. Results for the proximate analysis revealed that Aqua boom feed recorded highest percent moisture (9.52%), crude protein (23.78%) and fiber contents (1.076%) among the feed samples while Sirsigwe feed sample was found to be highest in ash (5.67%) and crude fat contents (6.35%). The results for the mineral compositions showed that Sirsigwe feed recorded the highest content of essential minerals such as K (1.62 mg/kg), Mg (1.02 mg/kg) and Ca (5.11 mg/kg) while concentration of Na (1.91 mg/kg) was highest in Aqua boom feed among the feed samples. From the results obtained, the feed samples could as serve good sources of nutrients for fishes and therefore suitable for commercial fish farming.

Keywords: Commercial, fish feeds, fish farming, minerals, proximate

Discovery, 2023, 59, e42d1044

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Published: April 2023