EFFECTS OF SUBSTITUTING FISH MEAL WITH GROUNDNUT CAKE AND INCORPORATING ADANSONIADIGITATA (BAOBAB) AND MORINGAOLIFERALEAVES IN THE FEED OF TILAPIA (OREOCHROMISNILOTICUS L.) DURING THE REARING PHASE IN SENEGAL

The strong growth of aquaculture in Senegal has led to a significant use fishmeal, which is becoming rarified and expensive. In order make the feed accessible small-scale producers, it became necessary find substitute for fish meal mainly used feeds, due its high content balanced proteins. Therefore, three feeds were formulated rearing comparison an industrial feed. study was conducted 45 days involved 4 g fry species Oreochromisniloticus. They fed twice day with iso-protein diets containing 40% PB/MS. Fishmeal substituted by groundnut at doses 0%, 25%, 50% respectively different tested noted R1 R2 R3. Other ingredients added such as maize meal, Moringaoliferaleaf Andansoniadigitata(baobab) leaf. performance animals on these measured compared control (imported R4). average final weights obtained R1, R2, R3 R4 (5.32±0.63g, 6.84±1.20g, 8.81±2.10g, 7.41±1.47g). Fish diet had lowest growth. best specific rate 1.96 ± 0.35 conversion ratio (FCR) 1.28 0.53, (SGR) 1.75 0.44 1.53 0.34 R4. latter comparable weight almost equivalent