The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different protein levels in diet on the growth and survival rate of black apple snail (Pila polita) in grow-out period. There were 3 replicates in each treatment and snails were fed with protein levels at 15% (P15); 20 (P20); 25 (P25); 30 (P30); 35 (P35). Two month old juveniles with initial body weight, shell height and shell width of (2.52 g; 23.26 mm and 16.42 mm) were reared in the tarpaulin tanks (1 × 1 × 1 m; 40 cm water depth) at the density of 100 ind./tank. After 4 months of rearing period, the average body weight, shell height and shell width of the snail reached highest value in P20 (28.36 g; 54.59 mm; 39.74 mm, respectively) and that was significant difference (pcompared to the remaining protein contents (P15, P25, P30, P35). The survival rate of snails in P25 (75.3%) was higher than in P15 (74.7%), P20 (74.3%), P30 (73.3%) and P35 (71.7%). However, the survival rate was not significant difference among treatments (p>0.05). Snails in P20 obtained the highest productivity (2.79 kg/m2) and it was significant difference (pkg/m2) and P35 (2.31 kg/m2). The results of this study showed that the growth rate and productivity of black apple snail were highest when feeding diet contained 20% protein. The requirement of protein for the black apple snail in grow-out period was 22.12%.
Tạp chí khoa học Trường Đại học Cần Thơ
Lầu 4, Nhà Điều Hành, Khu II, đường 3/2, P. Xuân Khánh, Q. Ninh Kiều, TP. Cần Thơ
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