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Assessment of a vitamin and mineral premix in an artificial feed for pla duk oui (Clarias macrocephalus) fry

Programme for the Development of Pond Management Techniques and Disease Control

Year of publication 1981

Pages p.10

Author Krittiya Taechajanta and Prasert Sitasit;Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division

Product type Project

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Clarias macrocephalus fry were reared on two artificial feeds, one with a vitamin and mineral premix and the other without. The fry, 15 day old fish averaging 0.2 grams each, were stocked at the density of 1,000/m2 in fibre glass tanks and were fed at the presumed rate of 5% of their body weight/day. At termination of the trials (33 days) survival in lots fed on food with the premix was 79% and the average size of the fish was 0.65 g. Survival in the opposing treatment was 35.18% and the avera ge size of the fish was 0.48 g. Cost estimates indicated that the diet with the premix could be prepared for about 10ß (US$0.50)/kg and that 1ß (US$0.05) worth of feed would be required to feed 100 fry for 30 days.

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Taechajanta, K.; Sitasit, P. 1981. Assessment of a vitamin and mineral premix in an artificial feed for pla duk oui (Clarias macrocephalus) fry. Bangkok (Thailand). 10 p.

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