Growth Response of Catla Catla (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) to Soya and Maize Supplemented Traditional Feed Mixture

Autor: P. Keshavanath, Lammata M. Rao, Barlaya Gangadhara, J. K. Manissery, Madhu Priyadarshini
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Acta Ichthyologica Et Piscatoria. 41:159-164
ISSN: 1734-1515
0137-1592
Popis: Fertilizationandartificialfeedingarethetwoimpor-tantmanagementmeasuresadoptedinfishculturetoenhancetheproductionofponds.Feedaccountsfor30%to70%oftheproductioncostinculturefisheries,depend-ingonthetypeofcultureandtheintensityoffeeding(DeSilvaandAnderson1995).Cultureofcarps,whichcontributelargelytoIndianinlandfishproduction,tradi-tionallyinvolvessupplementalfeedingwitha1:1mix-tureofricebranandoilcakewhichisemployedinpow -derform.Thisfeedmixtureisnutritionallyinadequateandalsoalargepartofitgoesunutilizedasitgetstothepondbottomquickly.Improvingthenutritionalqualityofthetraditionalfeedmixtureandprovidingitinpelletformwouldleadtobetterutilizationoffeed.Inrecentyears,plantproteinsarebeingextensivelyusedinfishandprawnfeeds,mainlytoreplacethefishmeal component, in order to reduce the feed cost.Soybean
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