TY  - JOUR
N1  - Department of Biology, College of Science, Yanbu Branch, Taibah University 039, Saudi Arabia; Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Health and Irrigation, Khartoum, Sudan
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85123847275&doi=10.51227%2fOJAFR.2021.31&partnerID=40&md5=1fff2f302e827994fe781b7955e925cd
SP  - 213
Y1  - 2021///
AV  - public
A1  - Sulieman, H.M.A.
A1  - Omer, O.M.
KW  - Body yield; Gymnachus niloticus; Heterotis niloticus; Nile Fishes; Nutritional value
EP  - 218
VL  - 11
SN  - 2228-7701
TI  - NUTRITIVE VALUE OF Gymnarchus niloticus AND Heterotis niloticus
N2  - Major aspects of flesh nutritive value of Gymnarchus niloticus and Heterotis niloticus were studied in present research work. The body yield of H. niloticus followed the following decreasing order; fillet, head, skeleton, skin and viscera while in G. niloticus it is fillet, skeleton, head, skin and viscera. The fillet yield was found to be 46.9 in G. niloticus and 42.3 in H. niloticus. The length weight relationship, body weight and yield weight were significantly correlated in both species. Both species showed relatively high fat content. Significant negative correlations were found between moisture and ash in H. niloticus and between moisture and fat in G. niloticus. On the basis of nutritional value (fat/protein) ratio of H. niloticus recorded 1:11.69, while the calculated caloric value of H. niloticus was found to be 308.572 kcal/g and 253.474 kcal/g for G. niloticus. Present study provides a base line data on yield indices, chemical composition and nutritional value of these species and considered both species as a good source of food with high nutritive value. © 2021. All Rights Reserved.
PB  - Scienceline Publication
JF  - Online Journal of Animal and Feed Research
IS  - 6
ID  - eprints712
ER  -