| Table 5b. Proximate composition and apparent digestibility coefficient (ADC) (%) of various oil seed cakes and fishmeal by Clarias gariepinus | ||||||
| Feed ingredient | Protein | Lipid | Fibre | Gross energy | Protein ADC% | Gross energy ADC% |
| Groundnut cake | 45.8 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 18.1 | 86.6(2.5) | 75.6(2.7) |
| Sunflower oilseed cake | 41.1 | 11.5 | 5.3 | 17.8 | 86.5(2.2) | 79.2(2.6) |
| Soybean cake | 43.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 17.7 | 86.9(2.6) | 77.4(2.2) |
| Cottonseed cake | 41.1 | 6.9 | 12.4 | 17.2 | 83.5(2.4) | 78.6(2.5) |
| Macadamia press cake | 39.5 | 4.9 | 3 | 16.3 | 78.3(2.3) | 68.9(2.6) |
| Benneseed cake | 42.5 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 17.6 | 80.1(2.5) | 64.8(2.4) |
| Menhaden fishmeal | 64 | 9.9 | 1 | 18.5 | 92.8(2.0) | 85.1(2.8) |
| Source: Fagbenro (1998) | ||||||