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<p>The aim of the present paper is to present the results of a study on the impact intensive carp (<italic>Cyprinus carpio</italic> L.), feeding with extruded commercial feed has on the quality of cooling waters. The feed studied had varied fat and carbohydrate contents. The study also revealed the optimal hydrochemical conditions of cooling waters for carp farming. Cage farming caused growing loads of organic matter, nitrogen, and phosphorus in the water. Experimental extraction of feed from the water revealed that high fat fish feed was more stable in comparison to high carbohydrate fish feed. Intensive carp farming with these two feeds led to considerable fish weight gain in both feed groups, but the weight gain for the carp fed with high fat feed, in comparison with that of carp fed with high carbohydrate fish feed, was significantly greater (p&lt;0.01).</p>
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The aim of the present paper is to present the results of a study on the impact intensive carp (Cyprinus carpio L.), feeding with extruded commercial feed has on the quality of cooling waters. The feed studied had varied fat and carbohydrate contents. The study also revealed the optimal hydrochemical conditions of cooling waters for carp farming. Cage farming caused growing loads of organic matter, nitrogen, and phosphorus in the water. Experimental extraction of feed from the water revealed that high fat fish feed was more stable in comparison to high carbohydrate fish feed. Intensive carp farming with these two feeds led to considerable fish weight gain in both feed groups, but the weight gain for the carp fed with high fat feed, in comparison with that of carp fed with high carbohydrate fish feed, was significantly greater (p<0.01).

The influence of intensive fish nutrition on the quality of cooling waters

Department of Hydrochemistry and Water Protection

Department of Marine Biological Resources

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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The aim of the present paper is to present the results of a study on the impact intensive carp (Cyprinus carpio L.), feeding with extruded commercial feed has...

The influence of intensive fish nutrition on the quality of cooling waters

Published Online: Sep 30, 2009

Page range: 51 - 59

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10009-009-0031-7

Keywords
carp, cooling waters, extruded fish feed, water quality

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The influence of intensive fish nutrition on the quality of cooling waters

Published Online: Sep 30, 2009

Page range: 51 - 59

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10009-009-0031-7

Keywordscarp, cooling waters, extruded fish feed, water quality

This content is open access.

Keywords
carp, cooling waters, extruded fish feed, water quality