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Nursery Pond

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Nursery Pond 

a summer pond for growing fry transplanted from spawning or breeding ponds up to the fingerling stage. The area of the pond is 5-10 (up to 20) hectares, with fertile soil. The average depth is 60-80 cm, with 1.5 m near the floodgate. The pond fills with water in 10 days, and there should be a change of water in not more than 5-10 days. A constant flow of water is desirable.
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An integrated program will, however, require more research on the infection events occurring in the nursery pond, particularly the regulation of snail populations, fish risk behavior, and on methods to inactivate FZT eggs in manure intended for fertilizer use.
Freshwater aquaculture nurseries and infection of fish with zoonotic ... by Van Thi Phan; Ersboll, Annette Kjaer; Nguyen, Thanh Thi; Nguyen, Khue Viet; Nguyen, Ha Thi; Murrell, / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Materials and methods The present experiment was carried out for 8 weeks from 30 April to 25 June 2007 in 9 earthen nursery ponds at the Freshwater Station, Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
Effect of different stocking density on growth, survival and ... by Rahman, M. Aminur; Marimuthu, K. / Advances in Environmental Biology
Byline: DAVID HALL IN what could be a major breakthrough in coarse fishing management locally, the clubs that make up the Tyne Anglers Alliance have now received the agreement of Northumbrian Water to establish the far west settling pond at Whittle Dene as a nursery pond.
Spawning pond given go-ahead by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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