Growth, production and food preference of rohu Labeo rohita (H.)in monoculture and in polyculture with common carp Cyprinus carpio (L.) under fed and non-fed ponds

Growth, production and food preference of rohu Labeo rohita (H.)in monoculture and in polyculture with common carp Cyprinus carpio (L.) under fed and non-fed ponds

An experiment was carried out in 18 earthen ponds to investigate the effects of the addition of common carp Cyprinus carpio (L.) and artificial feed on natural food availability, food utilization and fish production in rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton) ponds. Ponds were fertilized fortnightly with cow ma...

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Main Authors: Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur, Verdegem, Marc C.J., Nagelkerke, Leopold A.J., Wahab, Md Abdul, Milstein, Ana, Verreth, Johan A.J.
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2006
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SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
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spelling iium-139052014-09-15T06:26:03Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/13905/ Growth, production and food preference of rohu Labeo rohita (H.)in monoculture and in polyculture with common carp Cyprinus carpio (L.) under fed and non-fed ponds Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur Verdegem, Marc C.J. Nagelkerke, Leopold A.J. Wahab, Md Abdul Milstein, Ana Verreth, Johan A.J. SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling An experiment was carried out in 18 earthen ponds to investigate the effects of the addition of common carp Cyprinus carpio (L.) and artificial feed on natural food availability, food utilization and fish production in rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton) ponds. Ponds were fertilized fortnightly with cow manure, urea and triple super phosphate. Rohu was stocked in all ponds at a density of 1.5 rohu m-2. All treatments were carried out in triplicate. Treatments were: rohu with and without formulated feed, rohu plus 0.5 common carp m-2 with and without feed, and rohu plus 1 common carp m-2 with and without feed. The time period between stocking and harvesting was four and half months. Stocking 0.5 common carp m-2 enhanced natural food availability in the pond, food utilization and rohu growth and production (P<0.05). The effect was less pronounced when stocking 1 common carp m-2. Formulated feed administration did not influence phytoplankton availability (P>0.05) but increased zooplankton and benthic macroinvertebrate availability (P<0.001). Feed administration also enhanced growth of rohu and common carp (P<0.001). Rohu naturally ingests more phytoplankton than zooplankton but in the presence of formulated feed rohu shifted its natural food preference from phytoplankton to zooplankton. Common carp naturally ingests mainly zooplankton and benthic macroinvertebrate and small quantities of phytoplankton. However, when offered formulated feed, the latter becomes the preferred food item. Elsevier B.V. 2006-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/13905/1/MM_Rahman%2C_2006-rohu_and_common_carp.pdf Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur and Verdegem, Marc C.J. and Nagelkerke, Leopold A.J. and Wahab, Md Abdul and Milstein, Ana and Verreth, Johan A.J. (2006) Growth, production and food preference of rohu Labeo rohita (H.)in monoculture and in polyculture with common carp Cyprinus carpio (L.) under fed and non-fed ponds. Aquaculture, 257 (1-4). pp. 359-372. ISSN 0044-8486 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0044848606002171 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.03.020
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topic SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
spellingShingle SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur
Verdegem, Marc C.J.
Nagelkerke, Leopold A.J.
Wahab, Md Abdul
Milstein, Ana
Verreth, Johan A.J.
Growth, production and food preference of rohu Labeo rohita (H.)in monoculture and in polyculture with common carp Cyprinus carpio (L.) under fed and non-fed ponds
description An experiment was carried out in 18 earthen ponds to investigate the effects of the addition of common carp Cyprinus carpio (L.) and artificial feed on natural food availability, food utilization and fish production in rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton) ponds. Ponds were fertilized fortnightly with cow manure, urea and triple super phosphate. Rohu was stocked in all ponds at a density of 1.5 rohu m-2. All treatments were carried out in triplicate. Treatments were: rohu with and without formulated feed, rohu plus 0.5 common carp m-2 with and without feed, and rohu plus 1 common carp m-2 with and without feed. The time period between stocking and harvesting was four and half months. Stocking 0.5 common carp m-2 enhanced natural food availability in the pond, food utilization and rohu growth and production (P<0.05). The effect was less pronounced when stocking 1 common carp m-2. Formulated feed administration did not influence phytoplankton availability (P>0.05) but increased zooplankton and benthic macroinvertebrate availability (P<0.001). Feed administration also enhanced growth of rohu and common carp (P<0.001). Rohu naturally ingests more phytoplankton than zooplankton but in the presence of formulated feed rohu shifted its natural food preference from phytoplankton to zooplankton. Common carp naturally ingests mainly zooplankton and benthic macroinvertebrate and small quantities of phytoplankton. However, when offered formulated feed, the latter becomes the preferred food item.
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author Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur
Verdegem, Marc C.J.
Nagelkerke, Leopold A.J.
Wahab, Md Abdul
Milstein, Ana
Verreth, Johan A.J.
author_facet Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur
Verdegem, Marc C.J.
Nagelkerke, Leopold A.J.
Wahab, Md Abdul
Milstein, Ana
Verreth, Johan A.J.
author_sort Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur
title Growth, production and food preference of rohu Labeo rohita (H.)in monoculture and in polyculture with common carp Cyprinus carpio (L.) under fed and non-fed ponds
title_short Growth, production and food preference of rohu Labeo rohita (H.)in monoculture and in polyculture with common carp Cyprinus carpio (L.) under fed and non-fed ponds
title_full Growth, production and food preference of rohu Labeo rohita (H.)in monoculture and in polyculture with common carp Cyprinus carpio (L.) under fed and non-fed ponds
title_fullStr Growth, production and food preference of rohu Labeo rohita (H.)in monoculture and in polyculture with common carp Cyprinus carpio (L.) under fed and non-fed ponds
title_full_unstemmed Growth, production and food preference of rohu Labeo rohita (H.)in monoculture and in polyculture with common carp Cyprinus carpio (L.) under fed and non-fed ponds
title_sort growth, production and food preference of rohu labeo rohita (h.)in monoculture and in polyculture with common carp cyprinus carpio (l.) under fed and non-fed ponds
publisher Elsevier B.V.
publishDate 2006
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/13905/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/13905/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/13905/1/MM_Rahman%2C_2006-rohu_and_common_carp.pdf
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