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794 F.R. Falayi, A.S. Ogunlowo and M.O. Alatise
Table 2: ANOVA of Fish Developments in the 6 th Week after Stocking
Source of Variation SS df MS F P-value F crit
Between Groups 353.6875 3 117.8958 0.429721 0.73546 3.4903
Within Groups 3292.25 12 274.3542
Total 3645.938 15
Table 3: ANOVA of Fish Development 24 Weeks after Stocking
Source of Variation SS df MS F P-value F crit
Between Groups 789956.4 3 263318.8 6.280948 0.000633 2.703594
Within Groups 3856954 92 41923.42
Total 4646911 95
3.2. Development of the Birds
The birds recorded an increasing weight gain throughout the period of the study. The average weight
during stocking to the end of the study varied from 0.7kg to about 9kg. There was no significant
difference at 5% level in the average weight of the birds in the various cages as shown in Fig.6 and this
implied that the development of birds in the cages was equal throughout the period of the study. Zero
mortality was recorded throughout the period of study and this confirmed that the environmental
conditions of the housing unit were suitable for poultry production
Figure 6: Relationship between the average weight of birds in different cages and weeks after Stocking
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Conclusions
A relatively new technology of vertical integration of poultry and fishery system is been developed.
The system has been tested and confirmed that a five weeks old broiler can produce droppings capable
of feeding twenty juvenile clarias gueripinus to about six months to an average weight of about 0.75
Kg. Although, the average weight of fish fed with concentrates at the same period was about 1 Kg but
the comparative cost of raising fish with concentrates which is expensive and raising fish with poultry
waste justified the study.