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Fish Hatchery Management - fisheries & aquaculture

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NUTRITION AND FEEDING 2371.",if:3* *FICURE 74. Bulk storage of pelleted fish feeds. Dust and "fines" are screened outand collected (arrow), and can be repelleted. This type of storage is preferred tobins that require augering the feed up into a truck, because augering breaks upthe pellets. (FWS photo.)throw, walk on, or stand on bagged feed. A motorized belt-type bag conveyorcauses the least damage to bagged feed. close-spaced roller gravityconveyers work well, but the wide-spaced rollers or wheel rollers used forboxes are not suitable for bags and cause breakage of the granules and pellets.For handling bulk feed, a bucket elevator is preferred, followed by airlift systems; screw-type augers are least satisfactory.If proper storage conditions are not maintained, fish feed will spoil rapidly.During storage several factors can cause deterioration of the feed:

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