African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6837

Full Length Research Paper

Growth performance and carcass composition of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus Burchell, 1822) fed on black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758) larvae based diets

General Beven Mundida
  • General Beven Mundida
  • School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 210, 40601 Bondo, Kenya.
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Julius Otieno Manyala
  • Julius Otieno Manyala
  • School of Spatial Planning and Natural Resource Management, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 210, 40601 Bondo, Kenya.
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James Madzimure
  • James Madzimure
  • School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Private Bag 7724, Chinhoyi, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe.
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Kenneth Rono
  • Kenneth Rono
  • School of Spatial Planning and Natural Resource Management, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 210, 40601 Bondo, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 05 September 2022
  •  Accepted: 20 January 2023
  •  Published: 31 March 2023

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