The experiment was designed to study the effects of different protein sources on reproductive performance and offspring quality of Macrobrachium rosenbergii in a 180-day feeding trial. Each tank was stocked with four females and one male (wet weight: 21-35g). Five isonitrogeneous (40%) and isolipidic (10%) diets were formulated to contain either fishmeal (FM), shrimp meal (SHM), squid meal (SQM), bivalve meal (BVM) or a mixture of SHM, SQM and BVM (MIX). The prawns were fed at 3% of body weight, three times daily (0800h, 1200h and 1700h). Prawn fed with diet MIX attained the highest fecundity (1449.52±64.15 egg/g female) followed by BVM (1308.53±40.41 egg/g female), SQM (1085.73±62.92 egg/g female), FM (924.84±67.75 egg/g female) and SHM (875.74±28.14 egg/g female). The fecundity of prawn fed diets MIX and BVM was significantly higher (P<0.05) than those fed SQM, FM and SHM diets. The largest egg diameter was also found in MIX diet (0.567±0.005mm) and this value was significantly larger (P<0.05) than the FM diets. In general, survival rate of larvae in all diets is very high ranging from 95.06% to 99.71%. The present study revealed that formulated diet based on shrimp, squid and bivalve meal mixture can be successfully used in the breeding program of M. rosenbergii.
Nik Sin, N. N., Seok Kian, A. Y., & Shapawi, R. (2016). Effects of different protein sources in the broodstock diet on reproductive performance of giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii). Int. J. of Aquatic Science, 7(2), 87-94.
MLA
Nik Nurhusna Nik Sin; Annita Yong Seok Kian; Rossita Shapawi. "Effects of different protein sources in the broodstock diet on reproductive performance of giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)". Int. J. of Aquatic Science, 7, 2, 2016, 87-94.
HARVARD
Nik Sin, N. N., Seok Kian, A. Y., Shapawi, R. (2016). 'Effects of different protein sources in the broodstock diet on reproductive performance of giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)', Int. J. of Aquatic Science, 7(2), pp. 87-94.
VANCOUVER
Nik Sin, N. N., Seok Kian, A. Y., Shapawi, R. Effects of different protein sources in the broodstock diet on reproductive performance of giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii). Int. J. of Aquatic Science, 2016; 7(2): 87-94.
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