Effects of Using Rice Bran and Cottonseed Meal as Organic Fertilizers on Water Quality, Plankton, and Growth and Yield of Striped Bass,<i>Morone saxatilis,</i>Fingerlings in Ponds

Ludwig, Gerald M.; Tackett, Dewey L.

doi:10.1300/j028v01n01_07

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“…the production of 50,000 hybrid striped bass fingerlings because these production-unit sizes would produce substantially more than the target levels at the stocking rate used. Pond production and costs.-Detailed management information is available on hybrid striped bass (Ludwig and Tackett 1991;Ludwig 1993Ludwig , 2002Ludwig , 2004 and white bass (Denson and Smith 1996) fingerling production in ponds. The stocking rate used in the budget analyses was 370,500 hybrid striped bass fry per hectare and the initial assumed survival rate was 35% (Ludwig 2004(Ludwig , 2006.…”

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Comparative Cost Analysis of Hybrid Striped Bass Fingerling Production in Ponds and Tanks

2012

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Year-round production of hybrid striped bass (female white bass Morone chrysops × male striped bass M. saxatilis) fingerlings would allow food fish growers to sell their product throughout the year, which would improve the consistency of market supply and cash flow for the farm. However, pond production of fingerlings is seasonal and precludes year-round supply. Tank culture methods have been developed to produce hybrid striped bass fingerlings indoors throughout the year, but the associated costs have not been estimated or compared with pond production costs. Economic engineering techniques were used to estimate production costs for phase I hybrid striped bass fingerlings in ponds (0.4, 1.2, or 2.4 ha) and tanks (945, 2,457, or 5,670 L) for production scales of 50,000, 100,000, 250,000, 500,000, 1,000,000, or 2,000,000 fingerlings per year. The results demonstrated that there are economies of scale in terms of the volume of production and the size of the production unit. Overall, pond production per 1,000 fingerlings was substantially less expensive than tank production, even accounting for the increased number of annual production cycles in tanks. Production costs were sensitive to survival rates and can be reduced by 7-14% and 5-11% for each 5% improvement in survival in ponds and tanks, respectively. Substituting microcyst brine shrimp for rotifers Artemia spp. in the diet may have the potential to reduce the tank costs of producing hybrid striped bass depending on fingerling survival beyond 14 d posthatch. Additional research is needed to improve overall fingerling survival both during the early fry rearing stage and after training to dry feed.

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Comparative Cost Analysis of Hybrid Striped Bass Fingerling Production in Ponds and Tanks

2012

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“…Several studies have compared cottonseed meal to other organic materials, such as chicken manure and chicken litter (Geiger et al 1985), rice bran (Ludwig and Tackett 1991), and rice bran and distiller's dry grain (Mims et al 1991), to determine its effectiveness in fish production. However, a side-by-side comparison between cottonsecd meal and alfalfa meal has not been adequately investigated, especially in plasticlined ponds.…”

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Effects of Cottonseed and Alfalfa Meals as Fertilizers on Production of Palmetto Bass (Morone saxatilis×M. chrysops) Fingerlings in Plastic-Lined Ponds

Buurma

Barkoh

Alexander

1996

Journal of Applied Aquaculture

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Effects of cottonseed meal versus alfalfa meal fertilization on water quality, zooplankton density, and production of phase I palmetto bass, Morone saxatilis x M. chrysops, were compared in plastic-lined ponds. Cottonseed meal promoted better (P < 0.05) water quality, timing of high zooplankton density development, and growth and yield of palmetto bass. Cost of cottonseed meal toward fish production was $0.75/kg of fish, while that of alfalfa meal was $1.74/kg of fish.

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“…We found significantly larger sunshine bass in ponds fertilized with cottonseed meal than in other treatment ponds, leading to significantly higher fingerling production rates. Conversely, Ludwig and Tackett (1991) concluded that cottonseed meal was an inferior and more costly fertilizer than ground rice bran for striped bass production. After 82 d of culture, striped bass fingerlings produced in ponds fertilized with rice bran were significantly larger than fingerlings reared in ponds fertilized with cottonseed meal, and no differences in overall survival were noted (Ludwig and Tackett 1991).…”

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“…Conversely, Ludwig and Tackett (1991) concluded that cottonseed meal was an inferior and more costly fertilizer than ground rice bran for striped bass production. After 82 d of culture, striped bass fingerlings produced in ponds fertilized with rice bran were significantly larger than fingerlings reared in ponds fertilized with cottonseed meal, and no differences in overall survival were noted (Ludwig and Tackett 1991). However, up to day 47 of culture, the striped bass fingerlings were significantly larger in cottonseed meal treatment ponds than in rice bran treatment ponds.…”

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Influence of Organic Fertilizer Source on Fatty Acid Composition of Zooplankton and Sunshine Bass Fingerlings

Lane

Kohler

2007

N American J Aquac

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We evaluated the influence of three organic fertilizers—cottonseed meal, ground rice bran, and ground flaxseed—on the fatty acid composition of zooplankton and fingerling sunshine bass (female white bass Morone chrysops × male striped bass M. saxatilis). Flaxseed contains about 10‐fold greater lipid and percent α‐linolenic acid (18:3[n‐3]); values relative to the other two organic fertilizers. Five 0.04‐ha nursery ponds were randomly selected per treatment; 5 d before fish stocking (4 d posthatch; 150,000 fish/ha) and again at day 20 poststocking, ponds were individually fertilized at a rate of 350 kg/ha. After 27 d of culture, zooplankton in the flaxseed treatment contained significantly more 18:3(n‐3) than those in the other fertilizer treatments (10.5% versus ∼7.0%). Likewise, after 40 d of culture, sunshine bass fingerlings reared in ponds fertilized with flaxseed possessed almost twofold higher 18:3(n‐3) (10.7%) than those reared in rice bran (4.7%) and cottonseed (5.8%) treatment ponds. Fish reared in cottonseed meal ponds, however, possessed the highest mean weight (8.2 g versus 6.0 g for flaxseed ponds and 4.8 g for rice bran ponds). We provide evidence that fatty acid composition of organic fertilizers, specifically 18:3(n‐3), significantly influences fatty acid composition of resident zooplankton and sunshine bass fingerlings in nursery ponds.

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Effects of Using Rice Bran and Cottonseed Meal as Organic Fertilizers on Water Quality, Plankton, and Growth and Yield of Striped Bass,Morone saxatilis,Fingerlings in Ponds

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Comparative Cost Analysis of Hybrid Striped Bass Fingerling Production in Ponds and Tanks

Comparative Cost Analysis of Hybrid Striped Bass Fingerling Production in Ponds and Tanks

Effects of Cottonseed and Alfalfa Meals as Fertilizers on Production of Palmetto Bass (Morone saxatilis×M. chrysops) Fingerlings in Plastic-Lined Ponds

Influence of Organic Fertilizer Source on Fatty Acid Composition of Zooplankton and Sunshine Bass Fingerlings

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