Culture System for Oreochromis niloticus
 Main ref.
 106
 Country
 Philippines
 Name of Farm
 BFAR, CLSU, Nueva Ecija
 Year
 
 Latitude
 
 Altitude (m)
 
 Longitude
 
 Type of culture
 monoculture
 Sex of fish (m)
 mixed sex
 Culture system
 experimental ponds
 
 Ponds in Muñoz used.
 Production units
 2
 Area (ha)
 0.13
 Depth (m)
 
 Volume3
 
 Main water source
 reservoir
 Supplemental water source
 rainfall
 
Temp (0C)
Salinity
pH
Oxygen (mg/I)
Oxygen (%)
Alkalinity
(mg/I CaCO3)
 Max
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Min
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mod
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Description of culture system
 Supply of water comes from the reservoir. Ponds received a basal application of 1,500 kg/ha air dried chicken manure (CM) and 100 kg/ha inorganic fertilizer (N:P:K:16-20-0). Dried CM and inorganic fertilizer were applied weekly at an rate of 2,500 and 250 kg/ha/mo., respectively.
 Nutrient inputs
 Main food
 in-situ production
 Feed quantity
 
 (% BW/D):
 
 Feed quality (% crued protein)
 
 Fertilizer input (N)
 
                        (P)
 
 Description of Nutrient input
 Fish were dependent mainly on the natural food organisms produced by the application of organic and inorganic fertilizers. No supplemental feed was provided.
 Production
 Unit cycle
 
 Production period
 75
 Production cycle
 35
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