Effects of Nursing Rice-field Crab (Sayamia bangkokensis) with Spirulina (Arthrospira) platensis Supplemented Diets on Growth Performance and Cost
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Rice-Field Crab, Spirulina (Arthrospira) platensis, Nursing, Sayamia bangkokensisAbstract
Effects of Spirulina (Arthrospira) platensis supplemented diets on growth performance and cost of rice-field crab (Sayamia bangkokensis) nursing were investigated. Four treatments with three replications, four experimental diets were T1 control (Pellets feed; PF) T2, T3 and T4 pellet feed mixed with dry Arthrospira 3, 5 and 10% (PFA 3%, PFA 5%, and PFA 10%), respectively. The initial average weight was 0.0082±0.0002 g/crab. Nursing was conducted in round plastic basin, 25 crab/unit or 385 crab/m2 give some information how to feed the crab 60 days. Growth performance in terms of weight, length and carapace width were collected every 10 days. Results showed that juvenile crab fed with PFA 5% had average weight gain (1.2900±0.2011 g/crab) average daily growth (0.021±0.0033 g/crab/day), specific growth rate (2.1500±0.3351%), feed conversion rate (0.9200±0.2007), protein efficiency rate (0.0342±0.0053), and survival rate (87.33±1.2018%) better than other experimental groups (p<0.05). Water qualities and cost of rearing (2.0320±0.4351 - 3.4998±0.2356 Baht/crab), respectively were not significantly different (p>0.05) in all treatments. Therefore, nursing rice-field crab with 5% of A. platensis provided the highest growth performances and its development including acceptable production cost which will be a suitable feed for nursing rice-field in the future.
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