Larviculture of the painted river prawn Macrobrachium carcinus in different culture systems

The objective of this study was to evaluate different hatchery systems used for the larviculture of the Macrobrachium carcinus based on survival, larval development and production of post-larvae. The experimental culture was carried out in three phases designated as Phase I (Zoea VI to VIII – Z_{VI – VIII}), Phase II (Zoea VIII to X – Z_{VIII – X}), and Phase III (Zoea X to PL – Z_{X – PL}), with densities of 30, 27.5 and 25 larvae / L, respectively. The M. carcinus larvae (Z_VI) were reared in four culture systems, two being open (Greenwater – GW and Clearwater – CW) and two being closed (Biofloc – BFT and Bio-filter – RAS), distributed in twelve 10 L plastic containers, filled with 20 ppt brackish water, equipped with constant aeration, and water circulated by air lift and heated with thermostat (∼30 °C). The GW treatment was maintained with Chlorophyceae algae in the density of 3–5 × 10⁵ cells/mL. In the CW, the water was previously filtered through a 5 μm mesh screen, sterilized with 10 ppm active chlorine and, dechlorinated with vitamin C and subjected to aeration for 24 h. The BFT received water rich in bioflocs that was matured prior to the experiment and used molasses as a source of organic carbon. In the RAS, the culture water circulated through an external “Dry-Wet” biological filter. The feeding was carried out ad libitum four times daily, alternating a wet diet formula with a commercial diet, which was supplemented with newly hatched Artemia nauplii at a rate of 40–50 per larvae/day. Temperature, dissolved oxygen and pH were monitored daily and the salinity two times per week. Total ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, orthophosphate, alkalinity, total suspended solids, chlorophyll-a, COD and BOD were also analyzed. The best water quality (P < 0.05) was obtained in the RAS, with 0.49 (±0.38), 0.23 (±0.22), and 9.0 (±1.5) mg/L of TAN, NO₂-N and NO₃-N, respectively. In the GW, the nitrogen species showed high fluctuations and higher concentrations at 2.32 (±1.68), 3.53 (±3.53) and 18.2 (±12.9) mg / L of TAN, NO₂-N and NO₃-N, respectively. Considering the three phases (Z_{VI – PL}), the overall survival was 0.03, 1.97, 2.23 and 17.32 % for the BFT, CW, GW and RAS, respectively. When considering the phases separately, the survival in Phase I (Z_{VI – VIII}) was highest in the GW system at 58.7 % while the RAS was the highest in Phases II (Z_{VIII – X}) and III (Z_{X – PL}) at 70.6 % and 60.3 %, respectively. The BFT showed 8.4 (±3.5) PL/L, which was higher (P < 0.05) than that obtained in the RAS (2.8 ± 1.2 PL/L) and the GW (1.3 ± 1.1 PL/L) and similar to that obtained in the CW (5.6 ± 2.0 PL/L). Thus, the larviculture for the M. carcinus may be optimized by adopting a multiphase management strategy, which the intermediate larval stages (Z_{VI – IX}) are reared in the GW system and the final stages (Z_{X – PL}) are reared in the BFT system.     

Calibration and validation of optical chlorophyll‐measuring devices for use in predicting crude protein concentration in tropical grass herbage

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the Fieldscout CM 1000 NDVI and Yara N‐Tester as easy‐to‐use and cost‐effective tools for predicting foliar chlorophylls (a, b and total) and crude protein (CP) concentrations in herbage from three tropical grass species. Optical chlorophyll measurements were taken at three stages (4, 8 and 12 weeks) of regrowth maturity in Guinea grass (Panicum maximum) and Mulato II (Brachiaria hybrid) and at 6 and 12 weeks maturity in Paspalum spp (Paspalum atratum). Grass samples were harvested subsequent to optical measurements for laboratory analysis to determine CP and solvent‐extractable chlorophylls (a, b and total) concentrations. Optical chlorophyll measurements and CP concentrations were highly correlated (Yara N‐Tester: r² = 0·77–0·89; Fieldscout CM 1000 NDVI: r² = 0·52–0·84). Crude protein prediction models from the Yara N‐Tester and Fieldscout CM 1000 NDVI accounted for 70–89% and 44–73% CP variability, respectively, in Mulato II and Guinea grass. The Yara N‐tester produced more accurate and reliable CP estimates based on very high concordance correlation coefficient [CCC (0·73–0·91)] and low rMSPE, mean and regression bias. It is concluded that the Yara N‐Tester produces more accurate and reliable CP estimates of tropical pastures.     

湟源县草地资源基本特点及开发利用

湟源县草地面积有 85 1 85 .1 3hm2 ,占全县土地总面积的 5 6.45 % ,草地资源丰富 ,牧草种类较多 ,农业生产秸秆来源广泛 ,但由于利用不当 ,造成了草地严重破坏和秸秆的浪费 ,如何合理利用草地和秸秆资源 ,扼制草地退化 ,是促进该县畜牧业发展的重要因素     

硝酸稀土在优良牧草生产中的应用研究

稀土是牧草生产中一种重要的生长促进剂,在一定的有效浓度范围内对种子萌发、植株生长以及豆科牧草根瘤发育有明显的促进效果。通过以硝酸稀土(纯度为38％)为试验材料的研究表明,在河南省自然气候条件下,对禾草有效的稀土浓度为500 mg/kg,平均增产幅度为8.5％;对豆科牧草有效的稀土浓度为500-600mg/kg,平均增产幅度为8.8％,施用方法以浸种法最佳。     

五种豆科牧草耐盐临界值、极限值的研究

针对黄淮海２０００ｋｍ２内陆盐碱地，经２年时间，用盆栽实验方法进行研究，确定出五种豆科牧草耐盐临界值和极限值。其中保定苜蓿、猎人河苜蓿、红豆草这三种豆科牧草耐盐临界值为０．４％，极限值为０．５％。草木樨耐盐临界值为０．３％，极限值为０．４％。沙打旺耐盐临界值０．２％，极限值为０．３％。     

气象条件对天山北坡中山带牧草生长发育及产量形成的影响

用1987～1990年乌鲁木齐牧业气象试验站天然牧草生育期和产量与气温、降水、日照时数观测资料,分析了气象条件对天然牧草生长及产量的影响,结果表明:不同品种牧草春季返青的温度指标不同,喜凉牧草为-1～-2℃,喜温牧草为4.6℃;黄枯期温度指标为6.3～9.1℃;热量条件可满足牧草生长发育及产量形成的需要;干草重与气象条件的相关性比鲜草重与气象条件的相关性好,不同要素中,降水量的相关性最好,积温居中,日照时数最差;用积温、降水量及日照时数可预测天然草场牧草干草重。     

天山北坡中山带野生牧草种质资源评价

通过对新疆３８野生种牧草种植试验，证明许多野生牧草不但在产量、质量上高于栽培牧草，在抗逆性能方面也为许多载培牧草所莫及，对建设新疆中山带的优质人工草地具有重要意义。     

南美白对虾淡水养殖试验报告

采取人工调兑淡水盐度，定点投喂颗粒饲料，调节水质及病害预防措施，在667m^2淡水池塘中养殖南美白对虾，经107天的饲养管理，共产南美白对虾160．2kg，平均体长达13．5cm/尾，体重20g/尾，成活率达到80．1％，共获利润5732．5元，投入产出比1：2．47。     

中国草鱼和泰国草鱼利用牧草作食饵的比较

通过对中国草鱼（Ｃｔｅｎｏｐｈａｒｙｎｇｏｄｏｎｉｄｅｌｌａ）和泰国草鱼（Ｐｕｎｔｉｕｓｇｏｎｉｏｎｏｔｕｓ）分别在常规的尼罗罗非鱼（Ｏｒｅｃｈｒｏｍｉｓ，ｎｉｌｏｔｉｃｕｓ）、鲤鱼（Ｃｙｐｒｉｎｕｓｃａｒｐｉｏ）和黑鱼（Ｃｈａｎｎａｓｔｒｉａｔａ）混养体系中养殖７个月，比较两者对牧草（Ｂｒａｃｈｉａｒｉａｍｕｔｉｃａ）的利用效果。试验结果表明，中国草鱼与泰国草鱼相比，无论是每尾体重，还是每尾体长、平均每尾日增重都有明显优势（Ｐ＜０．０５）．而且，放养３个月后，中国草鱼每尾体重和每尾日增重均极显著地优于泰国草鱼（Ｐ＜０．０１）．中国草鱼和泰国草鱼的年产量分别为２１８６ｋｇ／ｈｍ￣２，１２３３ｋｇ／ｈｍ￣２．中国草鱼的成活率比泰国草鱼低，两者分别为３８％和８６％。