Effect of pond aging on natural food availability and growth of the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Correia, Eudes de Souza; Pereira, João R.; Apolinário, Moacir; Horowitz, Arthur J.; Horowitz, Sarah

doi:10.1016/s0144-8609(02)00004-3

Cited by 22 publications

(23 citation statements)

References 7 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Commercially available sinking catfish feed with 28–32% crude protein is an economical diet for giant freshwater prawns recommended by D'Abramo and Brunson (1996). In our experiment in lake‐based cage culture of prawns, feed was given the postlarvae, contrary to the usual practice in pond culture where feeds are provided only after 21 days (Correia et al . 2002) or when the prawns reach sizes >5 g (D'Abramo & Brunson 1996).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…Commercial culture of M. rosenbergii in ponds relies on the natural food available in ponds after appropriate fertilization, supplemented by formulated diets (Correia et al . 2002).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Recent problems encountered by the shrimp industry provided a boost for the culture of freshwater prawns. The culture of Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man 1879) has traditionally been performed in ponds (New & Singholka 1985; D'Abramo, Daniels, Fondren & Brunson 1995; Correia, Pereira, Apolinario & Horowitz 2002; Weimin & Xianping 2002). The potential use of natural inland water bodies such as lakes and reservoirs for the culture of this species has been largely ignored.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Culture of Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man 1879) in experimental cages in a freshwater eutrophic lake at different stocking densities

et al. 2007

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man 1879) juveniles (0.4 g) were cultured in experimental cages (L × W × H: 2.5 × 1 × 1 m) in Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the Philippines. The following stocking densities at four replicates each were used: 15, 30, 60 and 90 prawns m−2 of cage bottom. The mean sizes at harvest after 5 months of culture ranged from 14.3 g for the highest stocking density to 26.3 g for the lowest. The mean size at harvest, daily growth rate and size class distribution were significantly influenced by stocking density, with those at the lowest stocking density showing significantly better growth and overall proportion of larger prawns. Heterogeneous individual growth (HIG) was fairly evident in all treatments. The percentage of blue‐clawed males was not influenced by treatment but the mean weight was significantly higher in the lower stocking densities. Both the percentage and mean weight of berried females were significantly higher in the lowest stocking density. Survival was the highest in the lower stocking densities (55.3%, 54.0%, 52.7% and 36.9% for 15, 30, 60 and 90 prawns m−2 respectively). Feed conversion ratio (FCR) improved with decreasing stocking density, ranging from 2.1 to 3. As expected, yield per cropping increased with stocking density and ranged from 450 to 1089 g m−2 yr−1 of actual cage area. Production values obtained in the cage cultured M. rosenbergii were comparable to or even higher than those reported from pond culture, given that the stocking densities used in this study were generally higher than in ponds. The results show that the farming of M. rosenbergii in cages in lakes is a viable alternative to pond culture and has the potential of improve aquaculture production in lakeshore fish farming communities.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…Commercial culture of M. rosenbergii in ponds relies on the natural food available in ponds after appropriate fertilization, supplemented by formulated diets (Correia et al . 2002).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Culture of Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man 1879) in experimental cages in a freshwater eutrophic lake at different stocking densities

et al. 2007

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Also, the high biological value of proteins of whey (94.6) might have influenced the weight gain of shrimps, compared to the control group, in which the diet was based on egg albumin, with a biological value of 83 [30]. For Macrobrachium rosenbergii prawns cultured for 63 days in new earthen ponds to which artificial feed was offered during the last 42 days of culture, the weight gain was higher [31] than those observed in this work. However, for prawns of the same species, fed for 40 days with a diet rich in casein and supplemented with oleic acid and 3.9% lipids, a mean weight similar to those observed for the groups fed on the diets based on linseed and on whey proteins was reported [14].…”

Section: On the 30mentioning

confidence: 79%

Nutritional Value of Macrobrachium rosenbergii Prawns Fed on Extruded Feeds Enriched with Linseed and Whey Proteins

Fl¹,

Araújo²,

Mcc³

et al. 2017

J Nutr Food Sci

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Three extruded diets were formulated and used to cultivate Macrobrachium rosenbergii prawns. For ninety days, the prawns were fed on the similarly balanced isonitrogeneous and isoenergetic diets, based on albumin and linseed (Linseed diet), on whey proteins concentrate (WPC) and soybean oil (Whey proteins diet), and on albumin and soybean oil (Control diet). Every thirty days, the shrimps were weighed and submitted to analyses. The results showed that the average body weights for the shrimps fed on the Linseed and Whey proteins diets were approximately sixty percent higher than for those fed on the Control diet. No significant differences were found for the protein content and the total lipid content in shrimps fed on the diets. However, the Linseed diet led to the lowest cholesterol level and improved the ratio between the sum of n-6 and the sum of n-3 fatty acids in the whole body of shrimps. WPC was used for the first time as a protein source for shrimp feeds, and may be considered as a component to be used in extruded diets for aquaculture. The results suggested that the experimental diets succeeded to provide shrimps with greater weight gain and nutritional value.

show abstract

“…Nunes and Parsons, 1999) being very important in several steps of shrimp production such as stocking, feeding and harvesting (Nunes et al, 1997;Burford et al, 2004). The enhancement of fertilization of natural pond productivity is also used to minimize the amount of supplemental feed (Correia et al, 2002). Most of information concerning benthic communities in earthen ponds is related to shrimp production ponds and little information is, however, available concerning fish ponds.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Enrichment of aquaculture earthen ponds with Hediste diversicolor: Consequences for benthic dynamics and natural productivity

et al. 2007

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Effect of pond aging on natural food availability and growth of the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Cited by 22 publications

References 7 publications

Culture of Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man 1879) in experimental cages in a freshwater eutrophic lake at different stocking densities

Culture of Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man 1879) in experimental cages in a freshwater eutrophic lake at different stocking densities

Nutritional Value of Macrobrachium rosenbergii Prawns Fed on Extruded Feeds Enriched with Linseed and Whey Proteins

Enrichment of aquaculture earthen ponds with Hediste diversicolor: Consequences for benthic dynamics and natural productivity

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About