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Aquaculture Studies 2023, Vol 23, Num, 6     (Pages: AQUAST1038)
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Growth Performance and Proximate Composition of African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) Cultured in Cages and Pens in Northern Benin Water Reservoirs Exposed to Cotton-field Effluents

Rodrigue Orobiyi Edéya Pèlèbè 1-2 ,Issa Nahoua Ouattara 3 ,Prudencio Tachégnon Agbohessi 2 ,Eloi Yatchégnon Attakpa 4 ,Precious Agbeko Dzorgbe Mattah 1 ,Elizabeth Effah1, Jean Fall 5 ,Denis Worlanyo Aheto 1 ,Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe 6 ,Ibrahim Imorou Toko 2 ,Elie Montchowui 7 ,Célestin Melecony Ble 8

1 World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR), Centre for Coastal Management, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
2 Research Laboratory in Aquaculture and Aquatic Ecotoxicology (LaRAEAq), Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, Parakou, Benin
3 Pedagogical and Research Unit in Hydrobiology and Water Ecotechnology, Biosciences Training and Research Unit, Félix HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY University, Cocody, Côte d’Ivoire
4 Laboratory of Ecology, Health and Production of Animal (LESPA), Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, Parakou, Benin
5 University Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture (IUPA), University Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal
6 Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
7 School of Aquaculture, National University of Agriculture, Adjohoun, Benin
8 Aquaculture Department, Oceanology Research Centre, Treichville, Côte d’Ivoire DOI : 10.4194/AQUAST1038 Viewed : 1455 - Downloaded : 2087 The potential use of water reservoirs exposed to cotton-fields effluents in northern Benin was explored for African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) production. A 120-day experiment was conducted to evaluate the rearing performance of C. gariepinus in two culture systems (cage and pen) tested each in two water reservoirs, one located within the cotton basin (Batran) and the other outside (Songhaï). Measured water physico-chemical parameters were within the tolerable limits for C. gariepinus. Survival rates were similar among treatments and above 92%. Water reservoir, culture system and their interaction influenced significantly the final mean body weight (g), specific growth rate (%/day), and condition factor (%). The highest values of these parameters were observed in fish from cages at Batran (701.09±38.82 g, 2.88±0.05, and 0.84±0.00), while the same culture system displayed the lowest values (296.83±19.95 g, 2.16±0.06, and 0.67±0.02), statistically similar to those obtained in pens at Songhaï. Feed utilization parameters were similar between the culture systems. Fish with high mean final body weight contained less water and more ash and gross energy (p<0.05). We recommend cage culture for improved rearing of African Catfish in northern Benin water reservoirs. Keywords : African catfish Benin Farming technique Performance Water reservoirs