Volume 46
A preliminary experiment to observe the effects of two feeds on pond production of macrobrachium rosenbergii in St. Lucia, W. I.
Authors
Felix, M.L. Download PDF Open PDF in BrowserOther Information
Date: 2005
Pages: 165-173
Event: Proceedings of the Forty-Sixth Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
City: Fort Pierce, Florida
Country: USA
Abstract
The preliminary results of a study comparing a sardine diet with a locally produced commercial chicken feed diet on the production of Macrobrachium rosenbergii grown in semi-stagnant water systems are presented. The experiment took place at the government-owned Beausejour Prawn Farro (the BPF), VieuxFort, St. Lucia. The results of the experiment indicate that for shrimp culture in ponds with a non-continuous water flow system, limited water exchange and no artificial aeration, chicken feed was more economic and productive than sardines.