Growth and Survival of the Australian Red Claw Crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus at Three Densities in Earthen Ponds

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society - Tập 27 Số 2 - Trang 187-193 - 1996
Gerard F. Pinto1, David B. Rouse1
1Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures, Auburn University, Alabama, 36849, USA

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AbstractAustralian red claw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus were cultured in nine 0.02‐ha earthen ponds at densities of l/m2, 3/m2 and 5/m2 for 158 d. Average weight at stocking was 3.2 g. All ponds were provided with a combination of hay and corn silage at a rate of 500 kg/ha per month and a commercial crayfish ration fed at 5%, decreasing to 2% of estimated biomass/d during the growing season. Overall survival rate was 72%, and did not differ among treatments. Final yields and average weights varied significantly with stocking density. Red claw averaged 67 g with an average pond yield of 475 kg/ha at l/m2. At 3/m2 and 5/m2, red claw averaged 48 g and 38 g, respectively, and yielded 1,020 kg/ha and 1,422 kg/ha, respectively.

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