Unit 4: Aquaculture - Selection of Desirable Species
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- Selection of Desirable Species for Aquaculture
- Rapid growth rate e.g. grass carp, mussels
- Easily controlled life cycles e.g. tilapia
- Tolerance of fluctuating environmental conditions
- Low down the food chain - cheaper to feed - herbivores and omnivores
- Efficient food conversion
- Low susceptibility to disease - less use of antibiotics
- Tolerance to overcrowding
- Available brood stock
- Rapid breeding rate
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