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dc.contributor.authorBenitez, Lita V.
dc.contributor.editorJuario, Jesus V.
dc.contributor.editorFerraris, R. P.
dc.contributor.editorBenitez, L. V.
dc.date.accessioned2011-06-08T09:47:47Z
dc.date.available2011-06-08T09:47:47Z
dc.date.issued1984
dc.identifier.citationBenitez, L. V. (1984). Milkfish nutrition. In J. V. Juario, R. P. Ferraris, & L. V. Benitez (Eds.), Advances in milkfish biology and culture: Proceedings of the Second International Milkfish Aquaculture Conference, 4-8 October 1983, Iloilo City, Philippines. (pp. 133-143). Metro Manila, Philippines: Published by Island Pub. House in association with the Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center and the International Development Research Centre.en
dc.identifier.isbn9711007045
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10862/156
dc.description.abstractThis paper reviews major contributions in the field of milkfish (Chanos chanos ) nutrition since the First International Milkfish Aquaculture Conference in 1976. Substantial progress has been made toward understanding the digestion, foods, and feeding behavior of milkfish, which in its natural habitat apparently feeds on planktonic microorganisms and is most frequently designated as a microphagons planktivore. Vision seems to be the most important sensory mechanism for feeding in fry as well as in juvenilles and larger milkfish. There is very scant information on nutrient requirements and other important aspects of milkfish nutrition. A preliminary study on protein requirement showed that a dietary level of 40% protein was required by fry. Other studies showed that fry responded positively and were easily trained to accept artificial diets. The "deep water method" of growing milkfish practised in Taiwan demonstrated that, with the use of formulated diets, productivity in milkfish aquaculture could be increased three-fold over traditional culture methods, which rely on natural food bases.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centeren
dc.publisherInternational Development Research Centreen
dc.publisherIsland Publishing House, Inc.en
dc.subjectChanos chanos
dc.subjectSouth East Asiaen
dc.titleMilkfish nutritionen
dc.typeConference paperen
dc.citation.spage133
dc.citation.epage143
dc.subject.asfaartificial feedingen
dc.subject.asfabrackishwater aquacultureen
dc.subject.asfaDietsen
dc.subject.asfafish cultureen
dc.subject.asfanutritional requirementsen
dc.citation.conferenceTitleAdvances in milkfish biology and culture: Proceedings of the Second International Milkfish Aquaculture Conference, 4-8 October 1983, Iloilo City, Philippinesen
dc.subject.scientificNameChanos chanos


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