Management of feeding aquaculture species
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Abstract
This chapter teaches the reader to: differentiate the different feeding strategies in pond culture; learn feeding management methods such as stock sampling and record keeping, calculating daily feed ration, choosing appropriate feed size, and methods of applying feeds; understand the impact of feeding management on water quality and environment and on the cultured animal’s growth, survival, and feed conversion ratio; and describe the different feeding schemes used to culture fishes (milkfish, tilapia, rabbitfish, bighead carp, native catfish, sea bass, orange-spotted grouper, and mangrove red snapper; and crustaceans (tiger shrimp and mud crab). Other species for aquaculture stock enhancement (donkey’s ear abalone, seahorses, window-pane oyster) are also discussed.
Suggested Citation
Alava, V. R. (2002). Management of feeding aquaculture species. In O. M. Millamena, R. M. Coloso, & F. P. Pascual (Eds.), Nutrition in Tropical Aquaculture: Essentials of fish nutrition, feeds, and feeding of tropical aquatic species (pp. 169-208). Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines: Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center.
Contents
- Introduction
- Feeding strategies in pond culture
- Production of natural aquatic food
- Feeding a supplementary diet
- Feeding a complete diet
- Feeding management
- Sampling and record keeping
- Feeding ration
- Feed particle size
- Feed application methods
- Feeding, water quality, and the environment
- Feeding, oxygen requirements, and water quality
- Fish farm wastes
- Performance measures
- Biomass
- Feed conversion ratio
- Feeding schemes
- Milkfish
- Tilapias
- Rabbitfish
- Bighead carp
- Native catfish
- Asian sea bass
- Orange-spotted grouper
- Mangrove red snapper
- Tiger shrimp
- Mud crabs
- Other species for Stock enhancement
- Donkey’s ear abalone
- Seahorses
- Window pane oyster
- Summary
- Guide questions
- Suggested readings
Subject
feeding 
; Artificial feeding; Feed preparation; live feeds ; Feed efficiency; Feeding equipment; water quality ; Feeding behaviour; Sampling; Eutrophication; breeding stock ; fish culture ; Crustacean culture; mollusc culture ; shrimp culture ; pond culture ; cage culture ; aquaculture ; aquaculture techniques ; Animal nutrition; Milkfish; Tilapia; Carp; Freshwater catfish; Sea bass; Groupers; Snappers; Prawns and shrimps; Crabs; Abalones; Oysters; Chanos chanos; Oreochromis niloticus; Oreochromis mossambicus; Oreochromis aureus; Siganus guttatus; Aristichthys nobilis; Clarias macrocephalus; Lates calcarifer; Epinephelus coioides; Lutjanus argentimaculatus; Penaeus monodon; Scylla serrata; Scylla tranquebarica; Scylla olivacea; Haliotis asinina; Hippocampus kuda; Hippocampus barbouri; Placuna placenta
; Artificial feeding; Feed preparation; live feeds ; Feed efficiency; Feeding equipment; water quality ; Feeding behaviour; Sampling; Eutrophication; breeding stock ; fish culture ; Crustacean culture; mollusc culture ; shrimp culture ; pond culture ; cage culture ; aquaculture ; aquaculture techniques ; Animal nutrition; Milkfish; Tilapia; Carp; Freshwater catfish; Sea bass; Groupers; Snappers; Prawns and shrimps; Crabs; Abalones; Oysters; Chanos chanos; Oreochromis niloticus; Oreochromis mossambicus; Oreochromis aureus; Siganus guttatus; Aristichthys nobilis; Clarias macrocephalus; Lates calcarifer; Epinephelus coioides; Lutjanus argentimaculatus; Penaeus monodon; Scylla serrata; Scylla tranquebarica; Scylla olivacea; Haliotis asinina; Hippocampus kuda; Hippocampus barbouri; Placuna placenta
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