EFFECT OF COMMERCIAL FEEDS ON GROWTH AND PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE OF SHRIMP (PENAEUS MONODON) IN BAGERHAT COASTAL PONDS OF BANGLADESH

The experiment was conducted over 120 days from March to June 2019 in Bagerhat sadar upazila, Bagerhat. The study was categorized into four treatments indicated as T1 (ACI feed), T2 (Quality feed), T3 (Mega feed) and T4 (control) with three replicates. The experimental ponds were stocked with shrimp PL at same density of 4 nos./m2. Ponds were treated with agricultural lime based on soil and water pH and fertilized with urea and Triple Super Phosphate depending on water transparency and depth. Different water quality parameters were determined at ten-day intervals. Parameters of water were within acceptable ranges of shrimp culture. Higher growth (30.36 g) of shrimp was achieved in T2 compared to T1 (28.53 g), T3 (27.43 g) and T4 (22.85 g). Growth and survival rate of shrimp were comparatively lower in T4 at the same stocking density. Significantly (p