Improving Catfish Broodstock Management by Manipulating Diet, Stocking Densities and Sex Ratios
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Objective 1. Identify diet formulations to improve reproductive performance (egg biochemical composition, fecundity, egg and fry quality) of catfish and determine associated effects on production costs. a. Manipulate dietary protein concentration and lipid sources and assess reproductive performance and diet effects on production costs (Tank Trial 1). b. Refine dietary protein and lipid sources, add nucleotides, and assess reproductive performance and diet effects on production costs (Tank Trial 2). c. Conduct concurrent pond trials at UAPB and TAMU to assess reproductive performance and diet effects on production costs using a high-performance diet and an economical diet (based on results of subobjectives I a and I b, above) and a standard commercial diet.
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