Journal
PESQUISA AGROPECUARIA BRASILEIRA
Volume 48, Issue 8, Pages 1088-1095Publisher
EMPRESA BRASIL PESQ AGROPEC
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-204X2013000800039
Keywords
Litopenaeus vannamei; Oreochromis niloticus; aquaculture efficiency; feeding strategie
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- Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (Finep)
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The objective of this work was to evaluate the performance of Pacific marine shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), in a polyculture in tanks subjected to different stocking densities and feeding strategies, in comparison with monoculture. Two experiments were performed, at the same time, in a completely randomized design with three treatments and four replicates each. Treatments for experiment I were: monoculture with 10 shrimp per m(2) (10S:0T); polyculture with 10 shrimp and 0.5 tilapia per m2 (10S:0.5T); and polyculture with 10 shrimp and 1 tilapia per m(2) (10S:1T). Shrimp was the main crop, and feed was provided based on shrimp biomass. Treatments for experiment II were: monoculture with 2 tilapia per m2 (2T:0S); polyculture with 2 tilapia and 2.5 shrimp per m(2) (2T:2.5S); and polyculture with 2 tilapia and 5 shrimp per m(2) (2T:5S). Tilapia was the main crop, and feed was provided based on fish requirements. In the experiment I, tilapia introduction to shrimp culture resulted in lower shrimp growth and poor feed conversion rate. In experiment II, shrimp introduction to tilapia culture did not interfere with fish performance. Polyculture is more efficient with the combination of 2 tilapia and 2.5 or 5 shrimp per m(2) and feed based on fish requirements.
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