ATTACHMENT REPORT

PRESENTER:

OGUTA ONYANGO CAVINE

FIS/021/11

Thursday, October 23, 2014.

History of Dominion Company in Kenya (OWNERSHIP)-American-owned, Kenyan-registered

company that operates a modern, irrigated farm

(SIZE) on more than 17,000-acre leasehold in western Kenya.

(LOCATION)-The farm is situated in western Kenya in the delta of the Yala River where the equator crosses Lake Victoria. It is in Siaya County – 18 KM from Siaya Township and 40 miles northwest of Kisumu City.

(DATE OF COMMENCEMENT)- Started in 2002.

(owner)- Calvin Bargers.

DOMINION FARMS

MISION STATEMENT

The Farms is committed to producing the finest quality

foods and agricultural by-products while enhancing the lives

of her employees and the social and physical environments

in which she operates.

This company is dedicated to advancing the capacity of

Kenyans to build better lives through technology, productive

labor, personal integrity and faith.

VISION:

TO BE A LEADING PRODUCER OF FINEST QUALITY FOODS

AND AGRICULTURAL BY-PRODUCTS.

PRODUCTS

O The company’s products include:

O long-grain rice,

O tilapia fish,

O rotation crops and a number of by-products

related to those crops.

OCat fish fries and fingerlings.

OPoultry products-chicken and eggs.

MAJOR PROGRAMS IN DOMINION FARMS

Community Based Rice and Aquaculture Farming

Dominion Training Center

Dominion Sugar cane farm

Major sections

Aquaculture

Rice farms

Sugarcane plantation

Dairy farm and poultry project.

MANAGERIAL ORGANIZATION

DAILY ACTIVITIES AT THE FARM

Monitoring the daily water quality

parameters(temp, DO, pH, ) at specific intervals of

time (6.00am, 9.00am, 12pm, 3pm, 6.00pm,

8.00pm, 10.00pm, 12.00am, 3.00am.)

Feeding of fish

Pond clearing, cleaning and repair.

Harvesting of fish, packing, selling and storage.

Monitoring daily mortalities in the ponds

STUDY-ATTACHMENT PRACTICAL

EXERCISE

(Title) Effects of dietary Aloe vera on Growth Performance- Specific

Growth Rate and Food Conversion Ration in Oreochromis

niloticus (L)

OBJECTIVES OF THE EXPERIMENT

GENERAL

Explore the available knowledge on the use of plant products in aquaculture

SPECIFIC

1. Determine the effects of dietary Aloe vera on growth performance in O. niloticus.

2. Determine the effects of dietary Aloe vera on FCR in O. niloticus.

HYPOTHESIS

H1There is significant difference in growth performance of fish fed with different inclusions of Aloe

vera.

H0There is no significant difference in growth rates of fish fed with different inclusions of Aloe vera.

METHODOLOGY AND MEMTHODS

Diets

Four diets based on a formulation of 38 % protein, 18% lipid, 3% fiber, 0.7% phosphorous was prepared to contain different levels of Aloe vera gel. 0% Aloe vera (control),

0.1% Aloe vera (group 1),

2% Aloe vera (group 2) and

4% Aloe vera (group 3).

Fish and Experimental Conditions

60 fresh Nile tilapia (mean body weight: 68 ± 0.42 g) were obtained from Dominion Farms

RESULTS FCR

FIG. 1 FCR AFTER 6 WEEKS FIG. 2 FCR PER WEEK FOR 6

WEEKS

RESULTS… SGR and WG

CONCLUSION The alternate hypothesis was confirmed by the

findings.

Aloe vera is composed of 75 potentially active

compounds: vitamins, enzymes, minerals,

sugars, lignin, saponins, salicylic acids and amino

acids (Surjushe et al., 2008). Improvement in

growth performance by Aloe vera could be

related to better nutrient digestibility and

absorption, improved digestive enzymes and

maintaining the function and structure of the

small intestine, leading to an increased digestive

capacity of the gut.

RECOMMENDATIONS

More research should be conducted to present more information on the efficacy of medicinal plants in aquaculture.

Farmers should be encouraged to embrace the use of certain medicinal plants tested to be effective in the practice of aquaculture.

Feeding technology should appraise the new revelations in feed formulations, especially the inclusion of dietary natural substances in the feeds fed to fish to enhance utilization of the benefits involved.

Feeding strategies should be developed for each fish species with respect to immunostimulant dose and duration in order to acquire enhanced immune system.