| one publication added to basket [68720] | Growth, survival and feed conversion rates of sea bream (Sparus aurata) cultured in earthen brackish water ponds fed different feed types
Sadek, S.; Osman, M.F.; Mansour, M.A. (2004). Growth, survival and feed conversion rates of sea bream (Sparus aurata) cultured in earthen brackish water ponds fed different feed types. Aquacult. Int. 12(4-5): 409-421. https://dx.doi.org/10.1023/b:aqui.0000042131.29346.93
In: Aquaculture International. Springer: London. ISSN 0967-6120; e-ISSN 1573-143X, more
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Aquaculture systems > Extensive culture
Aquaculture techniques > Pond culture
Extruded
Feeding
Floating
Organisms > Aquatic organisms > Animals > Aquatic animals > Marine animals > Fishes > Aquatic animals > Marine fishes > Perciformes > Sea bream
Sinking
Sparus aurata Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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earthen ponds; extensive culture; extruded; feeding; floating-sinking;sea bream |
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- Sadek, S.
- Osman, M.F.
- Mansour, M.A.
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| Abstract |
Sparus aurata were cultured during an 8-month period in brackish water (salinity about 25 ppt) in an extensive culture system comprising eight earthen ponds, each with a water surface of 2.1 ha. Initial mean wet weight of fish in all ponds varied from 13.6 ± 1.9 to 19.2 ± 2.6 g/fish. The eight ponds were randomly allocated one of four experimental treatments (two ponds/treatment). In the first treatment, ponds were fertilized monthly with 100 kg urea and 50 kg triple super phosphate. The other treatments (2-4) were fed a locally produced tilapia pellet feed containing 25% crude protein made using different processes. Fish in the second treatment were fed tilapia feed pelleted by compressing machine, whereas in treatments 3 and 4 the pellets were produced by extruder machine (Wenger). Pellets in treatment 3 were floating and in the fourth were semi-sinking. Fish were fed pellets twice daily at 6% of their biomass. The mean final body weight for each treatment respectively was 104.6, 118.9, 156.8 and 158 g. Specific growth rate (SGR) of 0.8, 0.79, 0.99 and 0.95%/day, were obtained in ponds using only inorganic fertilizer, compressed sinking pellets, extruded floating pellets and extruded semi-sinking pellets, respectively. Feed conversion ratios (FCR) for treatments with the extruded tilapia pellets were 2.2 and 2.6 g feed/g gain, which were significantly (P < 0.05) better than treatments with compressed pellets (3.2 g feed/g gain). Production/ha/year were 1389, 1358, 945 and 682 kg fish for the groups fed with extruded floating, extruded semi-sinking, compressed and natural food, respectively. Under the present experimental circumstances, Sparus aurata fed extruded floating tilapia pellets (25% crude protein and 2,600 kcal/g), showed the best productive performance. |
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