(J) Present<strong>in</strong>g feed <strong>in</strong> trays:In some <strong>of</strong> the South American countries, shrimp are fed completely on feed trays and this seems to reduce feedwastage considerably. Though <strong>in</strong> Asia check trays are ma<strong>in</strong>ly used to test the feed consumption and health status <strong>of</strong>shrimp, it appears that feed<strong>in</strong>g trays could help <strong>in</strong> reduc<strong>in</strong>g the feed waste and reduce cost <strong>of</strong> production (Suresh,2006).(K) Probiotics and prebiotics:The fish gut micr<strong>of</strong>lora composition; occurrence, dom<strong>in</strong>ance etc appear to be totally different from human gutmicr<strong>of</strong>lora. This is a newly emerg<strong>in</strong>g discipl<strong>in</strong>e to understand the gut micro flora and evolve suitable robotics andprebiotics that can be delivered through feed or application <strong>in</strong> the pond to ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> good heath <strong>of</strong> fish and shrimp andpromote healthy growth. While lack <strong>of</strong> regulation is mak<strong>in</strong>g way for the entry <strong>of</strong> several spurious products, farmersultimately decide on the fate <strong>of</strong> these products susta<strong>in</strong>ability.ConclusionFeed be<strong>in</strong>g the costly <strong>in</strong>put, it is necessary to educate farmers on the way feed cost can be reduced without affect<strong>in</strong>gthe yield. Empower<strong>in</strong>g farmers with practical <strong>in</strong>formation and encourag<strong>in</strong>g them to try various alternatives would help<strong>in</strong> the new <strong>in</strong>novative ways <strong>of</strong> reduc<strong>in</strong>g the cost. The perception <strong>of</strong> farmers to use only high quality expensive feedversus develop<strong>in</strong>g their own feed may be through cooperative efforts with focus on cost factor would help <strong>in</strong> reduc<strong>in</strong>gfeed expenses. While tilapia are known to be effective utilizes <strong>of</strong> natural food available <strong>in</strong> the pond, it is possible togrow tilapia <strong>in</strong> ponds with farm made feeds. In the case <strong>of</strong> groupers and sea bass, several trials have shown that<strong>in</strong>stead <strong>of</strong> us<strong>in</strong>g the trash fish, compounded wet and dry feeds can be used with equally effective results (Sim, et.al.,2005 ; Chang, et.al., 2008). The perception <strong>of</strong> the farmers need to be changed <strong>in</strong> regard to the absolute necessity <strong>of</strong>trash fish use for the growth <strong>of</strong> these carnivore fish to the use <strong>of</strong> compounded feeds. In the case <strong>of</strong> semi-<strong>in</strong>tensiveculture <strong>of</strong> shrimp <strong>in</strong> ponds, there is enormous opportunity to reduce feed cost and grow shrimp by tak<strong>in</strong>g advantage<strong>of</strong> the natural food available <strong>in</strong> the pond coupled with feed conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g nutrients that will provide nutrients <strong>of</strong> what isnot available <strong>in</strong> the pond. If the farmers are able to understand the ecology <strong>of</strong> their ponds and be able to modify thetechnology to suit their ecosystem, there would be susta<strong>in</strong>ability for the technology <strong>in</strong>troduced.References:Chang, C.Y., Chiu, C.C. and John, J.A.C. 2008. Nutrition, immunology and health management <strong>of</strong> groupers. In:I.C.Liao and E.M.Leano (Eds) . The <strong>Aquaculture</strong> <strong>of</strong> Groupers. Asian Fisheries Society, World <strong>Aquaculture</strong> Society,the Fisheries Society <strong>of</strong> Taiwan and National Taiwan Ocean University. 241pp.De Silva, S.S.and T.A. Anderson. 1995. Fish nutrition <strong>in</strong> aquaculture. Chapman and Hall, London, UK.Fox, J and Treece, 2008. Shrimp Nutrition and Feed Management. In: Methods for improv<strong>in</strong>g shrimp farm<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>Central America. 65-89 ppJunes, A.J.P. 2006. Aqua feeds <strong>in</strong> Brazil. Aqua Feeds: Formulation and Beyond, 3(3): 18-19Mishra, S.K. 2006 The effect <strong>of</strong> size <strong>of</strong> pellets on performance <strong>of</strong> shrimps. Aqua International, 14 : 18-19Moss, D.S. and Moss, S. M. 2006. Effects <strong>of</strong> gender and size on feed acquisition <strong>in</strong> the Pacific white shrimp,Litopeneaus vannamei. Journal <strong>of</strong> the World <strong>Aquaculture</strong> Society., 37 : 161-167.Mulsap, N. 2006. 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New, M.B., A. G. J. Tacon and I. Csavas. (1993). Farmmade aquafeeds. Proceed<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>of</strong> the FAO/AADCP Regionalexpert consultation on farm-made aquafeeds. 14-13th, December, Bangkok, ThailandSim, S.Y., Rimmer , M.A., Toledo, J.D., Sugama, K., Rumengan, I., Williams , K.C., Philipps, M.J. 2005. Apractical guide to feeds and feed management for cultured groupers. NACA, Bangkok, Thailand. 18pp.Suresh, V. 2006. Shrimp feed cost reduction. Aqua Feeds : Formulation and Beyond, 3(1) : 15-17.Tacon, A.G.J. 1988. Standard methods for the Nutrition and Feed<strong>in</strong>g or farmed fish and Shrimp. Argent laboratoriesPress, Redmond, Wash<strong>in</strong>gton, USA.Feed<strong>in</strong>g schedule for shrimpsDays <strong>of</strong> cultureAverage bodyweight (ABW)Feed<strong>in</strong>g rate (%<strong>of</strong> ABW)Percent feed <strong>in</strong>check traysCheck<strong>in</strong>gfrequency <strong>in</strong> hrs15-30 1.0-3.00 10.0-8.0 2.0-2.5 3.0-2.531-60 3.0-10.00 8.0-8.50 2.5-2.7 2.5-2.061-90 10.0-20.00 5.0-3.7 2.7-3.0 2.0-1.591-120 20.0-33.00 3.7-4.0 3.5-4.0 1.5-1.0Source: Healthy Environment – Healthy shrimps, <strong>Aquaculture</strong> Foundation <strong>of</strong> India, Chennai, India106
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