Farming freshwater prawns

grades the particles and washes the flesh free of blood and excess oil). The meshsizes should be chosen to produce particles of a size relevant to the age of the prawnlarvae (see the main text of the manual);use the fish flesh directly; or form into balls of known weight for storage (it may be kept in the refrigerator for 2-3 days or frozen for longer periods; however, frozen material is less satisfactory thanfresh).1ANNEX 5TABLEIngredients for farm-made larval diets Nos. 2 and 3INGREDIENTSQUANTITY OF INGREDIENTSLARVAL DIET NO. 2 LARVAL DIET NO. 3Fish meal 100 g -Skimmed milk 250 g 9 gWhole (yolk and white) duck eggs 10 eggs -Whole (yolk and white) chicken eggs - 6 eggsFreshwater 250 ml 300 mlWheat flour 250 g -Vitamin C 5 tablets -Vitamins A and D 50 drops -Vitamin B complex 5 tablets -Tetracycline 5 capsules -Calcidol 10 ml -NOTE: TETRACYCLINE HAS BEEN USED IN LARVAL DIET NO. 2; YOU SHOULD READ THE TEXT OF THE MANUAL CONCERNING THE DANGERS OF REGULARLY USINGANTIBIOTICS IN HATCHERIES.SOURCE: DERIVED FROM LAVENS, THONGROD AND SORGELOOS (2000)FRESHWATER PRAWNS168