Growth and survial of Thai-native frog tadpole fed with different levels of protein diets
Pratuk Tabtipwan (Kasetsart Univ., Bangkok (Thailand). Faculty of Fisheries. Dept. of Aquaculture)
The experiment was conducted to determine the effects of different protein levels diets on growth and survival of the Thai-native frog tadpoles in concentrate ponds. The protein levels in the feed were 13, 15, 20, 25 and 30%. The highest survival rates of the tadpoles were found in ponds fed rice bran (13% protein content) with in the first 2 weeks of experiments and slightly better survival rates were found in pounds fed different protein levels diets (15-30%). The metamorphosis period of the frog tadpoles in all treatments was 42 +- 7 days. There were no significant differences in growth rate among the tadpoles fed the 5 levels of protein diet, nor in metamorphosis period among the 5 treatments
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