ZOOTECHNICAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE USE OF BIOFLOC TECHNOLOGY IN NILE TILAPIA FINGERLING PRODUCTION AT DIFFERENT DENSITIES
The effect of producing and culturing Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fingerlings in biofloc technology (BFT)-based systems was investigated in terms of zootechnical performance, aiming to define the best culturing density for 64 days. A completely randomized design was used, with four replicat...
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| author | Rafael Bittencourt Vieira Leopoldo Melo Barreto Karina Zanoti Fonseca Mauricio Santana Lordelo Fabiana Ribeiro de Souza Norma Suely Evangelista-Barreto |
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| description | The effect of producing and culturing Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fingerlings in biofloc technology (BFT)-based systems was investigated in terms of zootechnical performance, aiming to define the best culturing density for 64 days. A completely randomized design was used, with four replications totaling 24 experimental units. The weight gain of each batch of animals per experimental unit (E.U.) was evaluated at densities of 200, 400, 600, 800, and 1,000 fingerlings m-3. For controls, a Water Recirculation System with 248 fingerlings m-3 was used. The fingerlings were fed commercial feed containing 35% protein and brown sugar as a carbohydrate source at a C:N ratio of 20:1. Dissolved oxygen, total ammonia nitrogen, pH, and temperature were monitored daily, and nitrite and alkalinity were monitored weekly. The analysis of weight gain data obtained a linear function y = - 0.0017X2 + 3.724X – 87.77, with r2 = 0.864, coefficient of variation = 14.23%, and correlation coefficient = 0.91. At the end of the cultivation period the system’s planktonic community presented high diversity, dominated by rotifers and diatoms. The data of survival, density management demand, and physicochemical parameters variations of the water suggested an optimal density of 800 fish m-3, since this resulted in an average weight gain per E.U. of 1,891.25 ± 151.24 g, with a productive efficiency index of 274.96 that is approximately three times that of the control treatment (87.43). Biofloc technology can be employed in two-phase super-intensive Nile tilapia culture systems, with a stocking density in the rearing stage of 800 fish m-3. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7cee52d6f0014719b130d9bba3526d322025-08-20T01:57:44ZengInstituto de PescaBoletim do Instituto de Pesca0046-99391678-23052019-11-0145410.20950/1678-2305.2019.45.4.505ZOOTECHNICAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE USE OF BIOFLOC TECHNOLOGY IN NILE TILAPIA FINGERLING PRODUCTION AT DIFFERENT DENSITIESRafael Bittencourt Vieira0Leopoldo Melo Barreto1Karina Zanoti Fonseca2Mauricio Santana Lordelo3Fabiana Ribeiro de Souza4Norma Suely Evangelista-Barreto5Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia – UFRB, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciência AnimalUniversidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia – UFRB, Centro de Ciências Agrarias, Ambientais e Biológicas – CCAAB, Núcleo de Estudos em Pesca e Aquicultura – NEPAUniversidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia – UFRB, Centro de Ciências da SaúdeUniversidade Estadual de Feira de Santana – UEFS, Departamento de Ciências ExatasUniversidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia – UFRB, Centro de Ciências Agrarias, Ambientais e Biológicas – CCAAB, Núcleo de Estudos em Pesca e Aquicultura – NEPAUniversidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia – UFRB, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciência AnimalThe effect of producing and culturing Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fingerlings in biofloc technology (BFT)-based systems was investigated in terms of zootechnical performance, aiming to define the best culturing density for 64 days. A completely randomized design was used, with four replications totaling 24 experimental units. The weight gain of each batch of animals per experimental unit (E.U.) was evaluated at densities of 200, 400, 600, 800, and 1,000 fingerlings m-3. For controls, a Water Recirculation System with 248 fingerlings m-3 was used. The fingerlings were fed commercial feed containing 35% protein and brown sugar as a carbohydrate source at a C:N ratio of 20:1. Dissolved oxygen, total ammonia nitrogen, pH, and temperature were monitored daily, and nitrite and alkalinity were monitored weekly. The analysis of weight gain data obtained a linear function y = - 0.0017X2 + 3.724X – 87.77, with r2 = 0.864, coefficient of variation = 14.23%, and correlation coefficient = 0.91. At the end of the cultivation period the system’s planktonic community presented high diversity, dominated by rotifers and diatoms. The data of survival, density management demand, and physicochemical parameters variations of the water suggested an optimal density of 800 fish m-3, since this resulted in an average weight gain per E.U. of 1,891.25 ± 151.24 g, with a productive efficiency index of 274.96 that is approximately three times that of the control treatment (87.43). Biofloc technology can be employed in two-phase super-intensive Nile tilapia culture systems, with a stocking density in the rearing stage of 800 fish m-3.https://www.pesca.sp.gov.br/boletim/index.php/bip/article/view/1481aquaculturefish farmingproduction systemsweight gain |
| spellingShingle | Rafael Bittencourt Vieira Leopoldo Melo Barreto Karina Zanoti Fonseca Mauricio Santana Lordelo Fabiana Ribeiro de Souza Norma Suely Evangelista-Barreto ZOOTECHNICAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE USE OF BIOFLOC TECHNOLOGY IN NILE TILAPIA FINGERLING PRODUCTION AT DIFFERENT DENSITIES Boletim do Instituto de Pesca aquaculture fish farming production systems weight gain |
| title | ZOOTECHNICAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE USE OF BIOFLOC TECHNOLOGY IN NILE TILAPIA FINGERLING PRODUCTION AT DIFFERENT DENSITIES |
| title_full | ZOOTECHNICAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE USE OF BIOFLOC TECHNOLOGY IN NILE TILAPIA FINGERLING PRODUCTION AT DIFFERENT DENSITIES |
| title_fullStr | ZOOTECHNICAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE USE OF BIOFLOC TECHNOLOGY IN NILE TILAPIA FINGERLING PRODUCTION AT DIFFERENT DENSITIES |
| title_full_unstemmed | ZOOTECHNICAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE USE OF BIOFLOC TECHNOLOGY IN NILE TILAPIA FINGERLING PRODUCTION AT DIFFERENT DENSITIES |
| title_short | ZOOTECHNICAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE USE OF BIOFLOC TECHNOLOGY IN NILE TILAPIA FINGERLING PRODUCTION AT DIFFERENT DENSITIES |
| title_sort | zootechnical performance evaluation of the use of biofloc technology in nile tilapia fingerling production at different densities |
| topic | aquaculture fish farming production systems weight gain |
| url | https://www.pesca.sp.gov.br/boletim/index.php/bip/article/view/1481 |
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