The Rainy Season, Do not be Lazy to Feed for Shrimps

During the rainy season, the feeding programs (mainly related to the daily feeding) is usually disrupted both the feeding frequency and the level of prevalence of feed distribution in the pond. This condition is more influenced by human resource factor, mainly who is responsible for providing feed on shrimps.

Shrimp Plasticity Level

Shrimp plasticity as one of an indicator of shrimp condition is a factor that very determine to shrimp culture process successfully mainly for shrimp quality that be produced, so that indirectly influential towards its sell price.

Shrimp Uniformity and Its Alternatives Management

At discussion before have explained the basic understanding related to shrimp uniformity level. As have explained, the shrimps population within pond mainly can be grouped on 3 (three), there are: (i) uniform shrimp, (ii) medium shrimp uniformity level, and (iii) serious shrimp uniformity level.

Shrimp Uniformity Level

Shrimp size on a population at pond is very affected on to technically shrimp culture management process especially at feeding management to be applied. At the age of shrimps come near to normally harvest, shrimp size is very affected on to its price or equally shrimp size have an important value on determining the financial profit level to be obtained.

Be Loyal To One of Shrimp Feed Brand

On shrimp farming (especially on intensive scale) artificial feed have an importance, because needed to fulfill feed requirement of shrimp population a pond. This condition then stimulating feed producers/companies to use much kind of marketing strategies to offer their product to be used on shrimp farming.

Practical Recognizing To Quality of Shrimp Feed

At discussion before there have been mentioned that knowledge concerning parameter of shrimp feed quality is a matter which important to know by shrimp farming actors, because the feed is a biggest contributor of shrimp farming production cost.

Practical Parameters of Shrimp Feed Quality

Shrimp feed is one of the important parameter on shrimp farming, because it is a biggest contributor of production cost than other parameters (especially on intensive shrimp culture). In connection with that logical basic hence it is on the right track to shrimp farming actors have a knowledge concerning shrimp feed quality parameter in order to avoid a failed decision in determining shrimp feed to be used.

How To Reach An Optimal Value of FCR ( Food Conversion Ratio)

An optimal value of FCR can be interpreted as FCR which owning an optimal advantage value (profit value) either through technical of shrimp culture and financial that obtained passing management of feeding program as according to shrimp requirement level in one period cycle of shrimp culture.

Don’t Be Trapped With FCR (Food Conversion Ratio) Target

At former discussions have been explained regarding with FCR (Food Conversion Ratio) that is comparison (ratio) between weights feed which have been given at one period cycle with shrimps total weighting (biomass) that harvested at that moment.

Management of Shrimp Farming in the First Months Phase 03 – Feeding Management

Regarding financial, shrimp feed (especially in intensive shrimp farming) is a very important factor for being the largest contributor in terms of production costs. Feeding programs that are not prepared carefully by following the shrimp need level, its can reduce the level of benefits to be obtained in one period of shrimp culture.

Fresh Feed for Shrimp

The fresh feed is one of the ways commonly used to treat shrimp which is decreased appetite and it is used incidentally. Fresh feed is a type of feed derived from animal / aquatic biota that have been processed and provided to the shrimsp on still fresh conditions with its aim is to improve quality and condition of shrimp to boost appetite indicated affected to certain problems.

Artificial Feed for Shrimps

As described in the previous discussion, an artificial feed for shrimp can be interpreted as feed made on an industrial scale with nutrition and nutritional composition in accordance with the requirements of shrimp and provided to supply of feed in a pond with natural feed availability level has thinned / completely empty.

Shrimp Feeding Frequency

Shrimp feeding frequency is one part of a feeding program that has a strategic role in determining the success of a feeding program at a cultivation period. Feeding frequency can be interpreted as the number of times a given feeding activities in one day.

Shrimp Feeding Program

Basically, a feeding program is a method of shrimp feeding at a single cycle of cultivation. This program also determines a success level of a shrimp culture system as a whole, especially its association with a level of production costs which have been released, so that in arranging is need precision and accuracy in determining the level of shrimp demand to feed.

Natural Feed for Shrimp - 02

One fundamental thing to note is natural feed in ponds is a feed source of main choice for shrimp during its availability is still insufficient for the population of shrimp in a pond. Conditions like this can be interpreted as follows: if the shrimp facing a choice between artificial feed with natural feed, then that will be chosen first is a natural feed in the waters.

Natural Feed for Shrimp - 01

Provision of natural feed for shrimp is mostly done on a traditional shrimp culture pattern with a characteristic low-density and use of cultivation technology was minimal. Feeding program on the cultivation of this pattern is more depend and rely on natural feed availability in the pond, while use of artificial feed limited on their own made feed with frequency of feeding is very limited.

Determination of Shrimp Feed

In the foregoing discussion has explained that based on the type of feed, shrimp are omnivores that is a biota which consume all types of food on the waters especially those living at water bottom (demersal). In the natural habitat, feed types that consumed by shrimp are very varied ranging from detritus, plants and small aquatic animals until carcasses of other biota.

Shrimp Feeding Management Program – Rationale

Knowledge and understanding of feeding habit and food habit and shrimp digestive organ is an absolute factor to control in preparing feeding program that will be applied in the shrimp farming activities in order to create efficiency and an effectiveness of feed that can produce shrimp with favorable conditions and quality in terms of production.

Shrimp Feeding Management Program – Background

Shrimp as a living creature, in its life need food as a source of energy and nutrients needed to conduct its activities that include growth and reproduction what its did. In its natural habitat there is an open water, a necessary food source of shrimp have been available by itself on the conditions related to existing patterns of food chain in these waters.