International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies
2016, Vol. 4, Issue 2, Part A
Effect of different levels of poultry droppings on growth performance of Indian major carps in the foothills of Arunachal Pradesh, India
Author(s): Vivekanand Safi, Achom Darshan, Budhin Gogoi, Ram Kumar, Rajashree Saikia, Debangshu Narayan Das
Abstract: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different level of poultry droppings on growth performance of Indian major carps (IMC) during May 2013 to April 2014. Three ponds viz. T
0,T
1 and T
2 having an area of 1000 square meters were selected for the study and stocked at the rate of 10,000 fingerling/ha with
Catla catla (Hamilton),
Labeo rohita (Hamilton) and
Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)
in the ratio of 3:3:4. The T
1 and T
2 ponds were supplied with poultry excreta from 70 and 90 numbers of broiler birds respectively, except the T
0 (control) pond. Growth per day of
Catla catla,
Labeo rohita and
Cirrhinus mrigala were 1.59 g, 1.16 g and 0.83 g in T
1; 1.87 g, 1.49 g and 1.15 g in T
2 and 0.70 g, 0.51 g and 0.41 g in T
0 pond respectively. The T
1 (55.24%) and T
2 (66.28%) ponds
showed
higher fish production compared to T
0. Higher yield of the T
2 pond indicated the optimum amount of poultry droppings compared to T
1. The water qualities in all ponds were falling in suitable ranges. Judicious amount of poultry droppings were favoured the better yields of fish by maintaining desired level of water quality for aquaculture in foothills of integrated fish- poultry farming (IFPF) system.
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How to cite this article:
Vivekanand Safi, Achom Darshan, Budhin Gogoi, Ram Kumar, Rajashree Saikia, Debangshu Narayan Das. Effect of different levels of poultry droppings on growth performance of Indian major carps in the foothills of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Int J Fish Aquat Stud 2016;4(2):56-63.
