Fish feeding

daily ration % of biomass by water temperature, seasonal feed via FCR, cost per kg of gain

Parameters

Current fish biomass, kg

Water temperature

Feed type

Feed price, UAH/kg

Planned gain per season, kg

Result

Daily ration

90,00 kg/day

3% of biomass · 2 700,00 kg/month

Season feed (gain × FCR)9 000,00 kg

Season feed cost252 000,00 UAH

Cost per kg of gain50,40 UAH

Re-estimate biomass with control seining every 2–3 weeks — the ration is set on current mass. Carp stops feeding below 10°C. Feed at fixed spots and times; leftovers at feeders mean overfeeding. Grain FCR is high, but cheap grain can still give a lower cost per kg of gain.

About Fish feeding

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