| Table 11. Advantages and disadvantages of farm-made feeds in carp culture | |||
| Farm-made feed | Advantages | Disadvantages | Moisture (% max) |
| Dry | Pellets may be made by hand with a meat mincer | Starches not cooked and not well | Dry pellet (10%) |
| and then sun-dried; vitamins preserved. Feeds� | digestible. Low water stability. | ||
| Moist | available on site. Easy to make. Utilize local waste� | Shorter storage period; low FCR; | Moist diet (30%) |
| products. Dry feeds last longer than moist feed | large surface required for drying. | ||
| Moist feeds can not be stored� | |||
| and need to be used� | |||
| immediately | |||