FEEDING FREQUENCY ITS ACTION ON VIABILITY OF PRODUCTION AND PARASITE LOAD IN Pterophyllum scalare

Autores

  • Rodrigo Yudi Fujimoto Embrapa Tabuleiros Costeiros- Av Beira Mar 3250 Caixa Postal 44 - CEP 49025-040 - Aracaju/SE - Brasil
  • Rudã Fernandes Brandão Santos Universidade Estadual Paulista, CAUNESP, Laboratório de Patologia de Organismos Aquáticos/LAPOA. Via Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, s/n, Jaboticabal-SP-Brasil. CEP, 14884-900
  • claucia Aparecida Honorato Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Centro Universitário da Grande Dourados (Unigran), Rua Balbina de Matos 2121, Jardim Universitário, Dourados, MS 79824-900
  • Henrique Malta Dias Universidade Federal do Pará/Bragança. Alameda Leandro Ribeiro, s/n, CEP 68600-000, Aldeia, Bragança-Pará
  • Fabrício Menezes Ramos Universidade Federal do Pará/Bragança. Alameda Leandro Ribeiro, s/n, CEP 68600-000, Aldeia, Bragança-Pará
  • Derlan José Ferreira Silva Universidade Federal do Pará/Bragança. Alameda Leandro Ribeiro, s/n, CEP 68600-000, Aldeia, Bragança-Pará.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/avs.v20i2.37469

Palavras-chave:

Pterophyllum scalare, feed management, ornamental fish.

Resumo

Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare) is a very important species in Brazil’s domestic market, enjoying feeding managements that differ from fish breeders to aquarists, so the cost of feed and labor become relevant items when cultivating the species. Thus, the objective of this work was to assess feeding frequency and feed deprivation based on growth performance, parasite infestation and cost-benefit in farming the species. The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design in a 3x2 factorial scheme with 3 daily feeding levels, 4 meals, 2 meals and 1 meal; with and without feed deprivation and two repetitions. Feed deprivation consisted of offering feed 5 days a week only. Considering the performance, we observed that feeding once a day is the management of choice when the objective is maintaining fish weight. Feeding twice a day without deprivation and four times a day with or without feed deprivation resulted in higher growth performance than feeding once a day. Monogenean and nematode loads were not influenced by feeding management. The cost-benefit analysis enabled us to observe that the treatment with the best benefit was the one involving two feedings a day with no deprivation. Thus, considering the parameters mentioned above, we concluded that the treatment consisting of two daily feedings with no feed deprivation is the most adequate for farming this specie.

Publicado

2015-09-21

Como Citar

Fujimoto, R. Y., Santos, R. F. B., Honorato, claucia A., Dias, H. M., Ramos, F. M., & Silva, D. J. F. (2015). FEEDING FREQUENCY ITS ACTION ON VIABILITY OF PRODUCTION AND PARASITE LOAD IN Pterophyllum scalare. Archives of Veterinary Science, 20(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/avs.v20i2.37469

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Seção

Medicina Veterinária Preventiva