TY - JOUR
T1 - Promotion and contribution of biota in low water exchange ponds farming blue shrimp Litopenaeus stylirostris (Stimpson)
AU - Martinez-Cordova, Luis R.
AU - Campaña-Torres, Alfredo
AU - Porchas-Cornejo, Marco A.
PY - 2002/1/5
Y1 - 2002/1/5
N2 - An experimental study was conducted during 20 weeks in Bahia Kino, Sonora, Mexico, in order to evaluate the feasibility of promoting biota in low-water exchange ponds farming blue shrimp, Litopenaeus stylirostris. The effect of that promotion on the production parameters of cultured shrimp as well as on the water quality parameters was evaluated. Treatments consisted of: (i) ponds fed formulated food (FF), and (ii) ponds fed formulated plus promoted natural food (NFF). Phytoplankton, zooplankton and benthos were effectively promoted during some weeks of the culture period. Growth and feed conversion ratio (15.16 g and 1.79 respectively) were significantly better in treatment NFF than in treatment FF (13.89g and 2.02 respectively). Differences in some of the water quality parameters were observed among treatments. Phosphates (0.15mg/L versus 0.53mg/L), and total ammonia-N (0,09mg/L versus 0.12mg/L) presented greater concentrations in treatment FF than in the NFF.
AB - An experimental study was conducted during 20 weeks in Bahia Kino, Sonora, Mexico, in order to evaluate the feasibility of promoting biota in low-water exchange ponds farming blue shrimp, Litopenaeus stylirostris. The effect of that promotion on the production parameters of cultured shrimp as well as on the water quality parameters was evaluated. Treatments consisted of: (i) ponds fed formulated food (FF), and (ii) ponds fed formulated plus promoted natural food (NFF). Phytoplankton, zooplankton and benthos were effectively promoted during some weeks of the culture period. Growth and feed conversion ratio (15.16 g and 1.79 respectively) were significantly better in treatment NFF than in treatment FF (13.89g and 2.02 respectively). Differences in some of the water quality parameters were observed among treatments. Phosphates (0.15mg/L versus 0.53mg/L), and total ammonia-N (0,09mg/L versus 0.12mg/L) presented greater concentrations in treatment FF than in the NFF.
KW - Biota promotion
KW - Blue shrimp
KW - Litopenaeus stylirostris
KW - Natural food
KW - Shrimp feeding
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U2 - 10.1046/j.1355-557X.2001.00639.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1355-557X.2001.00639.x
M3 - Artículo
SN - 1355-557X
VL - 33
SP - 27
EP - 32
JO - Aquaculture Research
JF - Aquaculture Research
IS - 1
ER -