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Effect of different combinations of initial weights and stocking densities on growth parameters and culture economics of earthen ponds raised Nile tilapia

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Aquaculture engineering

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of both different initial weights and stocking densities on growth performance, productivity and the total economic revenue of Nile tilapia reared in earthen ponds under Egyptian conditions. Twelve earthen ponds with an area of 2 feddans were divided into two groups according to the initial fish weight, fingerlings (10 g) and fry (0.3 g.), Each group had three carrying capacities of 30, 40, and 50 thousand fish / pond. The water quality measurements were sustained at recommended limits, temperature ranged from 23 to 29ºc and the pH from 7.5 to 8.8, while the dissolved oxygen was kept at range from 5.4 to 7.9 mg/l.  The growth measurements revealed that the Fing 50 treatment had superior total production, though the percentage of larger fish were accomplished by both group Fing 40 and Fing 30. This was reflected by economics of production, where the highest return was generated by treatments Fing 40, followed by Fing 50, and the best return on costs was in favor of the Fing 30 treatment. In reference to this study findings, a stocking density of 30 and 40 thousand monosex tilapia fingerlings are recommended for culture in earthen ponds under the similar conditions in Egypt.

DOI

10.21608/eja.2021.64899.1045

Keywords

Nile tilapia, earthen ponds, stocking density, initial weight, production and economical yield

Authors

First Name

Ayman

Last Name

Ammar

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Affiliation

Fish production and Aquaculture systems, Central laboratory for Aquaculture, Agriculture Research Center, Egypt

Email

ayman59_ammar@yahoo.com

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First Name

Abd El Rahman

Last Name

Khattaby

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Affiliation

Fish Production and Aquaculture systems Department, Central laboratory for Aquaculture, Agriculture Research Center, Egypt

Email

a.a.khattaby@gmail.com

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Orcid

0000-0003-2583-0521

First Name

Kareem

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Fish Production Branch, Animal Production Department,Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

kareem_ahmed@agr.asu.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0002-0044-4520

Volume

10

Article Issue

4

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19730

Issue Date

2020-12-01

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2020-07-08

Publish Date

2020-12-01

Page Start

57

Page End

71

Print ISSN

2090-7877

Online ISSN

2636-3984

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https://eja.journals.ekb.eg/article_163835.html

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Research article

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827

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal for Aquaculture

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https://eja.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effect of different combinations of initial weights and stocking densities on growth parameters and culture economics of earthen ponds raised Nile tilapia

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22 Jan 2023