The Adequate Feeding Model for a Farmed Clarias-Gyriepinus (CatFish) using Yate’s Algorithm and the D-OPTIMAL Designs.

Abstract

The adequate feeding models for Clarias-Gyriepinus (Cat-Fish) were studied using the Yate algorithm and D-optimal design. A time frame of one month was used for the experimentation. Four feed types were employed, which serve as the factors for the experiment, namely Vital-Feed (V-Feed), AquaMax (A-feed), BlueCrown (B-feed), and Top-Feed (T-Feed). Analysis of the experiment using the Yate algorithm shows a great variation in the growth of Clarias-Gyriepinus using a combination of a high level of V- Feed, high level of A-feed, high level of B-feed, and low level of T-feed. Also, a full quadratic model that contains all the parameters was considered. The Box-Behnken and the central composite designs were studied for the full quadratic model using the D-optimality criterion. The results show that the D-optimum design for central composite design with the largest determinant produced a better feeding model for the farmed Clarias-Gyriepinus when compared to the Box-Behnsken