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FAO. 2009. Rana catesbeiana. In Cultured aquatic species fact sheets. Text by Flores Nava, A. Edited and compiled by Valerio Crespi and Michael New. CD-ROM (multilingual).
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Rana catesbeiana |
Nursery tank, attached to a tadpole rearing tank (Guatemala)
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Controlled-environment breeding pen (Yucatan, Mexico) |
Semi-natural bullfrog breeding pen (Central Brazil) |
Although production of this species is reported to FAO by only two countries, commercial farms also exists in Mexico, Guatemala, Salvador, Panama, Ecuador, Argentina, Thailand, Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Viet Nam and Malaysia, while experimental farms exist in the USA, Cuba and Puerto Rico. It is likely that production from the other commercial farms is reported to FAO under the more general statistical category 'frogs (Rana spp.)'.
Main producer countries of Rana catesbeiana
(FAO Fishery statistics, 2006)
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System | Main physical characteristics | Countries |
Aquaterrarium | Earthen or concrete, shallow, narrow, long open canals with sloped, grass-covered banks and terraces | Brazil, Mexico |
Tank-Island | Square 20-30 m2 walled, roofless, grass-covered floor, with a central concrete platform (10% surface area), surrounded by a shallow (<0.10 m) canal | Brazil, Taiwan Province of China |
Confinement Rooms | Square, 12 m2, concrete floored, walled rooms. Floor is a ramp with its lower part under a water layer and roofed | Brazil |
Amphifarm | Concrete, closed buildings containing 8-12, 20-25 m2, concrete floored on-growing rooms. Floor has two narrow canals, pre-fabricated shelters and feeding troughs | Brazil, Ecuador |
Greenhouses | Wooden or concrete 4-8 m2 tanks with partially flooded floor. Tanks are placed in wooden or metallic-framed, plastic or tarpaulin-roofed building | Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, México, Guatemala |
Ranabox | Vertical array of wooden or fibreglass, heated boxes with water and feed trays | Brazil, Argentina |
Wet surface area | 30-50% of total bottom area of fattening tank | 100% of total bottom area of fattening tank |
Water dynamics | Static | Flow-through |
Nursery stage | No | Yes |
Average yield | 12-16 kg/m2 | 14-22 kg/m2 |
Type of feed | Supplementary + live (fly larvae) | 100% supplementary feed |
Functional versatility | Limited | High |
DISEASE | AGENT | TYPE | SYNDROME | MEASURES |
'Red leg' disease. | Occurrence of several bacteria, either synergistically or mono-specifically. The most common genera are Aeromonas, Pseudomonas, Klebsiella, Edwardsiella, Myma, Streptococcus | Bacteria | Red legs; red anus | Antibiotics; biosecurity; movement of non-infected organisms only |
General oedema | Most common causative genera are Streptococcus and Staphylococcus | Bacteria | General swelling | Antibiotics; biosecurity; movement of non-infected organisms only |
'Swirling' disease | Most commonly found genera in diseased organisms are Aeromonas, Streptococcus and Staphylococcus | Bacteria | – | Antibiotics; biosecurity; movement of non-infected organisms only |
Tuberculosis | Mycobacterium spp. | Bacteria | Tuberculosis; surface ulcers may appear | Antibiotics; biosecurity; movement of non-infected organisms only |
Mycosis | Achlya spp., Saprolegnia spp. | Fungus | Ulcers, sometime with visible mycelia; skin reddening | Fungicides; biosecurity |
Environmental | Various (congenital, nutritional, environmental) | – | – | Good management practices |
Global aquaculture production of Rana catesbeiana
(FAO Fishery statistics) |
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Externality | Risks | Mitigation strategies |
Organic discharges | Eutrophication and ecological alteration of surrounding waters; organic pollution of water used for human consumption | On farm wastewater treatment; wastewater re-use in agriculture; use of low-polluting feeds |
Release of antibiotics | Stimulation of natural bacterial resistance | Discourage use of antibiotics; replace drugs with efficient management and prophylaxis |
Introduction of exotic species | Introduction of non-native pathogens; out-competition of local species; unwanted hybridization | Implement preliminary ecological impact studies; adopt strict bio-security measures to prevent escapes; quarantine introduced organisms |
Resources use conflicts | Water or land that is or can be used in a more efficient way to generate more social benefits | Make a comparative cost/benefit analysis with other economic or social activities already in place or potential |
Collection of eggs and tadpoles from the wild | Diminishes recruitment of commercially important frog fisheries | Carry out population dynamics studies; use aquaculture to re-stock natural fishing grounds |
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