Table 7. Feed schedule for Penaeus monodon
Age (d)	Feed increase per day (g)	Feed per day (as kg per 100,000 PL15)�	Feed code2
1	��	2	#01
2�10	400	2.4�5.6	#01 & #02
11�30	600	6.2�17.6	#02 & #03
31�50	500	18.1� 7.6	#03 &  #04s
Feeding scheme for shrimp farming
Age (d)	MBW (g)3	Feed (%BW/day)	Feed code2	Feed place in feed tray4 (%)	Time of checking5  (h)	Feeding frequency (times)	Shrimp size (pcs/kg)	Feed as per this document1	Grams6 as per this document
50�55	6 �  7	5.5�5.3	#04s	1�2.4	2	4	200�143	5.7	6
5�60	7�8	5.3�5.1	#04s	1�2.6	2	4	143�125	5.3	7
60�65	8�9	5.1�4.9	#04	1�2.6	2	4	125�111	5	8
65�70	9�10	4.9�4.7	#04	1�2.8	2	4	111�100	4.7	9
70�77	10�12	4.7�4.5	#04	1�3	2	4	100�83	4.5	10
77�83	12�14	4.5�4.2	#04	1�3.1	2	4	83�72	4.2	12
83�90	14�16	4.2�4.0	#04	1�3.2	2	4	72�63	3.9	14
90�97	16�18	4.0�3.7	#05	1�3.3	2	4	63�56	3.7	16
97�104	18�21	3.7�3.4	#05	1�3.4	2	4	56�48	3.5	18
104�110	21�24	3.4�3.2	#05	1�3.6	2	4	48�42	3.2	21
110�117	24�27	3.2�3.0	#05	1�3.7	2	4	42�37	3.1	24
117�124	27�30	3.0�2.7	#05	1�3.9	2	4	37�33	2.9	27
124�131	30�33	2.7�2.5	#05	1�4	2	4	33�30	2.8	30
131�133	33�36	2.5�2.3	#05	1�4.1	2	4	30�29	2.6	33
1Feed percentage = 100 � (10^(-0.9 - 0.446 � LOG (shrimp average weight in grams))).�
2Manufacturer's feed code used on the feed bags supplied to customers.
3MBW: mean body weight of shrimp
4Percentage of feed ration placed in each feed tray; to be checked if consumed after period of about 2 hours. Higher value�
is from the CP feed table, but the amount varies with farm manager methods, number of feed trays used and feed tray size.
5Time after feeding that trays are checked to see if the feed is consumed.
6Shrimp average body weight in grams.
Data source: Feeding Program, CP Aquaculture India (Pty) Ltd