TY  - JOUR
T1  - Flesh Yield, Waste Yield, Proximate and Mineral Composition of Four Commercial West African Freshwater Food Fishes
AU - , Oyedapo Adewale Fagbenro AU - , Mosunmola Olajire Akinbulumo AU - , Oluwayemisi Eunice Adeparusi AU - , Ameenat Abiodun Raji 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 4
IS  - 10
SP  - 848
EP  - 851
PY  - 2005
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2005.848.851
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2005.848.851
KW  - African freshwater fishes
KW  -composition
KW  -nutritive value
KW  -waste yield
KW  -fiesh yields
AB  - Four west African freshwater food fishes namely Clarias gariepinus, Heterobranchus bidorsalis, Gymnarchus niloticus and Malapterurus electricus, were analysed for their flesh yield, waste yield, proximate and mineral composition, with a view to obtain their utilization potentials. Proximate composition revealed their crude protein, crude lipid and ash as 66.66, 18.7 and 6.39% in C. gariepinus; 69.30, 19.67 and 5.96% in H. bidorsalis; 66.66, 18.74 and6.39% in G. niloticus; 66.66, 18.74 and 6.39% in M. electricus, respectively. The total flesh obtainable ranged from 70.57 to 81.62% in C. gariepinus; 75.34% to 84.23% in H. bidorsalis; 70.57 to 81.62% in G. niloticus; and 70.57 to 81.62% in M. electricus. Waste yield was 29.43% in C. gariepinus, 24.67% in H. bidorsalis, 29.43% in G. niloticus, and 24.67% in M. electricus. The sizes of the four fish species did not significantly affect the proximate composition of their flesh.
ER  -