Culture System for Oreochromis niloticus
 Main ref.
 2491
 Country
 Philippines
 Name of Farm
 Freshwater Aquaculture Center, CLSU
 Year
 1981
 Latitude
 15.68 N
 Altitude (m)
 30
 Longitude
 120.91 E
 Type of culture
 polyculture
 Sex of fish (m)
 mixed sex
 Culture system
 semi-intensive integrated farm pond system
 
 Experiment No.11; Pond 20
 Production units
 1
 Area (ha)
 0.04
 Depth (m)
 0.7
 Volume3
 
 Main water source
 reservoir
 Supplemental water source
 
 
Temp (0C)
Salinity
pH
Oxygen (mg/I)
Oxygen (%)
Alkalinity
(mg/I CaCO3)
 Max
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Min
 23.7
 
 
 3
 
 
 Mod
 
 0
 
 
 
 
 Description of culture system
 
 Nutrient inputs
 Main food
 in-situ production
 Feed quantity
 
 (% BW/D):
 
 Feed quality (% crued protein)
 
 Fertilizer input (N)
 1162
                        (P)
 
 Description of Nutrient input
 Chicken manure from an average livestock biomass of unknown kg/ha of pond area. Average application rate of manure (dry weight) = 20 (kg/ha/d). Number of livestock per hectare of pond area = 1,000.
 Production
 Unit cycle
 
 Production period
 100
 Production cycle
 155
 Comments
 
 
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