Table 8. Harvest of three tested ponds fed different diets for grass carp | |||||||||
Pond area | Grass carp | Mortality | Silver carp | Bighead carp | Total production | Total productivity | Production of grass carp | Profit | |
m2 | production (kg) | (%) | production (kg) | production (kg) | (kg) | (kg/ha) | (kg/ha) | USD/667m2 | |
Fed with grass | 1,200 | 620 | 91.3 | 81 | 18 | 719 | 5,992 | 5,167 | 159 |
Fed with raw ingredients | 1,333 | 772 | 82.5 | 125 | 25 | 922 | 6,917 | 5,791 | 77 |
Fed with pellets | 1,267 | 1,073 | 92.5 | 112 | 23 | 1,208 | 9,534 | 8,469 | 234 |
Data source: Duan et al. (2005) |