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Shrimp farming by private enterprise- A case study

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Title Shrimp farming by private enterprise-
A case study
 
Creator Felix, S
Sukumaran, N
Jegatheesan, G
Sundararajan, N
 
Subject Farming/Culture
 
Description In view of the encouraging results shown by the research organisations of India and other
countries in prawn culture on scientific methods, a commercial research and development project on
prawn culture was established by the TATA Oil Mills Co. Ltd., at Pulicat. Experiments were conducted
in aarthern ponds of size ranging from 0.4 to 1.25 ha- Stocking rates ranging from 6.5 to 15
prawns/mz were attempted and production to the tune of 0.5 to 1.0 tonne/ha/crop was achieved.
Survival rate over 80% could be maintained in all the crops. An artificial feed formulated with shrimp
meal, trash fish and vitamin mineral mix along with other usual ingredients, with a protein content
of 40%, proved to be better than the other conventional feed. Effect of design of a pond, aging of
pond, stocking density, stocking size and various hydrobioiogical parameters viz. salinity, dissolved
oxygen and pH were also studied. The intensive stocking rate, the successful feed formula and
the effective water managements adopted were the important reasons for the successful production
of shrimps in this farm. The cost of production of 1 kg of shrimps considering the variable cost,
varied from Ks 20.00 to 34.00 and thus a net revenue of Rg. 8000.00 to 20,000.00/ha/crop was achieved.
 
Publisher CMFRI; Kochi
 
Date 1990
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3089/1/Article_20.pdf
Felix, S and Sukumaran, N and Jegatheesan, G and Sundararajan, N (1990) Shrimp farming by private enterprise- A case study. CMFRI Bulletin-National symposium on research and development in marine fisheries Sessions III & IV 1987, 44 (2). pp. 412-415.