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RECYCLING OF POULTRY WASTE IN INTEGRATED FISH FARMING

Volume : 78
Issue: May-aug
Pages: 200 - 203
Published: August 16, 2023
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Abstract


An integrated fish culture experiment with poultry was carried out at fresh Water Biological Research Station, Bhavanisagar during 1986-87. Poultry droppings were added in the experimental pond at the rate of 8 t/ha/ycar instead of supplementary feeding and manuring. The fish species Viz., Catla, Rohu, Mrigal and Common carp in the ratio of 3:2:2:3 were stocked at the rate of ten thousand numbers per hectare. A total production of 4125 kg of fish/ha/year was recorded in the experimental pond against 3500 kg in control pond. The increase in yield being 18 per cent over control. The production cost per kg of fish was reduced from Rs. 5.75 in the control to 2.00 in experimental pond. In addition, the fertility status of the experimental pond was also improved.

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200 - 203
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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Recycling poultry waste integrated fish farming.
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