Table 6. Feed formulations (ingredient composition) and proximate composition of commonly used farm-made feed for different life stages of milkfish in modified extensive and semi-intensive farming systems**
Ingredient/proximate composition (% dry matter)	Life stages/size class
	Fry/fingerling/grower	Grower	Grower
Ingredient composition (%)
Fishmeal		25	4
Rice bran*	100		42
Biscuits		75
Soybean meal			20
Copra meal			33
Dicalcium phosphate			1
Binder**
Proximate composition (%)
Dry matter	9.2	8.5
Crude protein	13.3		20.7
Crude lipid	14.1		12
Ash	10.7		9.7
Crude fibre	8.5		6.7
NFE	53.4		50.9
Gross energy (kJ/g feed)	17.9		18.4
Cost (US$/kg)	0.2	0.2	0.3
*Rice bran serves as binder in farm-made feeds
**Complete feed is provided for milkfish broodstock
Data source: Sumagaysay et al. (1991)