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PRODUCTION OF MEAGRE IN EARTHEN PONDS

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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Fish nutrition.

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The present study investigated the effect  of rearing  the meagre, Argyrosomus regius in brackish-water pond aquaculture without using supplementary feeding in the Mediterranean area near Damietta City during June, 2017 to June, 2018,  Fingerlings  of mean length 13.0cm and 40.0 g weight were stocked in brackish-water pond measuring 1 feddan and 1.25 m deep at a rate of 4000 fish/ feddan in a monoculture system on natural occurring prey (natural spawned tilapia) and small shrimp. Temperature varied from 21.0 – 30.8°C; pH, 7.4– 8.9; Dissolved Oxygen (DO), 4.0 – 5.0 mg /L and salinity, 16.0 – 18.8 ppt during the study. Meagre, attained average final length 40 cm/ fish and average final weight 1500g / fish at harvest with an increment of 1460.0g/ fish and a daily gain of 4.0g/ fish. Average survival rate was 80% and net production was 4640.0kg/ feddan. The results revealed  that the cost of feeds accounted for the largest proportion (68.55%) of the total cost of fish production,then fingerlings (8.56%), rent (3.35%) and labor (12.60%). This is followed by cost of fixed input and variable coast (12%). This experiment demonstrated the possibility of cultivation of A. regius as well as the higher commercial value where better net return (54.48 LE /feddan) was recorded with investment return of 23.33 LE / return LE cost. The results of the study indicated meagre as a promising candidate for the brackish water pond aquaculture.

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10.21608/ejnf.2020.95840

Keywords

Meagre, production, ponds growth, economical analysis

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Eid

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Dept. of Animal and Fish Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522-Egypt

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Badea

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Ali

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Dept. of Animal and Fish Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522-Egypt

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Amal

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Elfeky

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Dept. of Animal and Fish Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522-Egypt

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Walaa

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Bazina

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K.

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Fish Breeding Laboratory, National Institute of Occenography and Fisheries, Hurgada, Egypt

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Heba

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Saleh

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Dept. of Animal and Fish Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522-Egypt

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23

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1

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14440

Issue Date

2020-04-01

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2019-10-29

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2020-04-01

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161

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169

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1110-6360

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Egyptian Journal of Nutrition and Feeds

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PRODUCTION OF MEAGRE IN EARTHEN PONDS

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22 Jan 2023