COMPUTATIONS IN

AQUACULTURE
MIGUEL D. VISCA, JR., PhD aka “Goryo”
Asst. Prof. I
RSU-Santa Fe Campus
Feed Conversion Efficiency
Weight gained
FCE = ------------------ x 100
Feed consumed

1. Determine the feed efficiency of the feed utilized, if the feed

consumed is 1 kg and the weight gain after 1 month is 250 g.

2. The ABW of the initial stock is 10 g and after 1 month the weight
obtains is 50 g with 0.5 kg feed utilized. Compute for the FCE.
Feed Conversion Ratio
Amt. of feeds
FCR = ------------------
Weight gained

1. Compute for the FCR of your cultured species if the current ABW is
200 g compared before which is 170 g and your 1000 pcs stocks fed
30 kgs for that duration.
2. A giant freshwater prawn farmer stocked 5,000 PL in pond with an
initial average weight of 0.1 g/PL. At harvest the survival rate was
60 % and the average size of prawn was 20 pieces/Kg. Nine bags
(25kg/bag) of feeds were consumed during the culture. What is the
estimated FCR of the produced prawn (adapted: sample question
from PRC).
Daily Feeding Rate
# of Stocked x ABW x FR x SR
DFR = --------------------------------------
1000

1. Compute the daily feed allowance of a 70, 000 tilapia stocked in a

one hectare pond. The average body weight after 45 days is 100 g.
The estimated survival is 90 %. The feeding rate is 3 %.
2. Referring to no. 1, how many bag of feeds are needed for 2 months
culture period and how much is the total cost of feeds if 1 bag costs
P980.00
3. What is the daily feed requirement of your 2000 pcs stocks with 10
% feeding rate and 20g ABW with the assumption of 90% survival?
Volume of the Dike
A+B
Vol. of the dike = ------- H x D
2
1. What is the dike volume if the base is 4m, height of 1.5m, l0m
distance and with 2m crown?
Feed Formulation

• is a process that involves combining various feed ingredients,

which contain different amounts of nutrients, so that the
resulting composition would meet the specific requirement of
the cultured species.

Methods in feed formulation

1. Pearson’s square technique
2. Algebraic equation method
3. Trial and error method
4. Linear programming
Feed Formulation

• is a process that involves combining various feed ingredients,

which contain different amounts of nutrients, so that the
resulting composition would meet the specific requirement of
the cultured species.

Methods in feed formulation

1. Pearson’s square technique
2. Algebraic equation method
3. Trial and error method
4. Linear programming
Pearson’s square technique
Pearson’s square technique
Pearson’s square technique
Pearson’s square technique
Pearson’s square technique