Impact of species composition and artificial Feeds on the Growth of carps
Impact of species composition and artificial Feeds on the Growth of carps
Date
1988
Authors
NANDEESHA, M. C
MURTHY, C. K
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Publisher
Society of Fisheries Technologists (India) Cochin
Abstract
Two trials conducted to demonstrate the suitability of composite carp culture in a
small, seasonal, shallow village pond with varied species composition and stocking
density indicated the possibility of obtaining higher production with reduced number
.of species. During the first trial, the Indian major carps, silver carp, common carp and
fringelipped carp were stocked at a density of 5625 fingerlings/ha in the pond in which
the maximum water spread area was 1600 m 2 • The fish grown over a period of seven
months yielded a production of only 242 kg. However, during the second trial, an
increase in production by 60.33 % was achieved over the same period in the same pond
by stocking only the Indian major carps and common carp at a density of 4687.5 fingerlings/
ha and feeding them daily with silkworm faecal matter based artificial feed at
about 5 % of their body weight. The results indicated that for seasonal, shallow ponds
stocking of only three species of carps, namely, catla, rohu and common carp would
suffice to get optimum yield.
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Keywords
impact,species composition ,artificial feed,Carps
Citation
Fishery Tech 25(1):15-17