Table 9. Comparison of
pond-culture of juvenile grass carp fed different diets |
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Type of feed |
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Unit |
Raw rapeseed |
Broken pellets |
Pellets |
No. of juveniles of grass
carp |
No. |
15,900 |
26,000 |
30,500 |
Biomass of grass carp |
kg |
668 |
1,555 |
18,500 |
Individual body weight of
grass carp |
g |
42 |
59 |
61 |
Mortality of grass carp |
% |
39 |
65 |
76 |
Biomass of silver &
bighead carp |
kg |
755 |
675 |
680 |
Feed |
kg |
3,500 |
2,240 |
2,520 |
FCR for feeding fish |
|
5.09 |
1.44 |
1.36 |
PER |
|
0.52 |
2.28 |
2.28 |
FCR of the pond |
|
2.46 |
1 |
1 |
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Feed cost |
USD |
444 |
628 |
724 |
Other input cost |
USD |
494 |
494 |
494 |
Income from grass carp |
USD |
625 |
1454 |
1730 |
Income from silver and
bighead carp |
USD |
222 |
198 |
200 |
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Net profit |
Yuan |
-87 |
530 |
712 |
Data source: Shao et al. (2004) |
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