| Table 9. Comparison of pond-culture of juvenile grass carp fed different diets | ||||
| Type of feed | ||||
| Unit | Raw rapeseed | Broken pellets | Pellets | |
| No. of juveniles of grass carp | No. | 15,900 | 26,000 | 30,500 |
| Biomass of grass carp | kg | 668 | 1,555 | 18,500 |
| Individual body weight of grass carp | g | 42 | 59 | 61 |
| Mortality of grass carp | % | 39 | 65 | 76 |
| Biomass of silver & bighead carp | kg | 755 | 675 | 680 |
| Feed | kg | 3,500 | 2,240 | 2,520 |
| FCR for feeding fish | 5.09 | 1.44 | 1.36 | |
| PER | 0.52 | 2.28 | 2.28 | |
| FCR of the pond | 2.46 | 1 | 1 | |
| Feed cost | USD | 444 | 628 | 724 |
| Other input cost | USD | 494 | 494 | 494 |
| Income from grass carp | USD | 625 | 1454 | 1730 |
| Income from silver and bighead carp | USD | 222 | 198 | 200 |
| Net profit | Yuan | -87 | 530 | 712 |
| Data source: Shao et al. (2004) | ||||