Control of reproduction in Oreochromis niloticus using pawpaw seed meal as reproduction inhibitor
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Date
2009
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Pawpaw (Carica papaya) seed meal (PSM) was added to a basal diet (350g crude protein and 18.5MJ gross energy lkg diet) at 0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 or 2.0 g/kg diets and fed to mixed-sex Oreochromis niloticus for 60 days to evaluate the effects on growth, feed conversion ratio, reproduction traits, and histology of gonads. There were no variations (P>0.05) in growth parameters and feed conversion ratio. Indices of reproduction traits decreased with increasing dietary PSM levels. Fish fed with the basal diet had higher and better indices of reproduction traits (P<0.05) than the fish fed with PSM diets. Fish fed O.0g PSMlkg diet showed normal testicular and ovarian tissues, and no lesions were observed. Fish fed O.5g PSMlkg diet showed slight increase in interstitial cells in testes. Fish fed 1.0g PSMlkg diet showed swollen spermatids nuclei, increased interstitial cells and focal necrosis in testes; and hydropic degeneration, ruptured follicles, granulomatous inflammation in the insterstitium and necrosis in ovaries. Fish fed 1.5g PSMlkg diet exhibited atrophy of seminiferous tubules in testes. Fish fed 2.0g PSMlkg diet, there was disintegration of spermatids and necrosis in testes and severe atretic follicles in ovaries. Reproduction traits and histological observations of gonads in O. niloticus fed high dietary PSM levels revealed that pawpaw seeds may be effective as a reproduction inhibitor in O. niloticus.Page Range
162-167Publisher or University
FISONConference Name
24th Annual Conference of the Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON)Conference Location
Akure, NigeriaConference Date
25-28 Oct 2009Collections