| FEEDING RECOMMENDATIONS
In order to optimise feed intake, food conversion and minimise food wastage the correct sized food should be fed to the appropriate sized fish. As a guide the following table indicates when the various Barra food should be fed.
| FEED |
FISH LENGTH (mm) |
FOOD DIAMETER |
| Barra 4 |
110 - 165 |
4 mm |
| Barra 6 |
165 - 250 |
6 mm |
| Barra 10 |
250 - market |
10 mm |
The growth rate and feed conversion of barramundi will vary according to several factors. These include stocking density, diet, water temperature, feeding regime, disease status, batch size variability and husbandry.
Other Fish Species
The high nutrient specification of Barra food makes it ideal to feed to a number of fish species such as Trout, Murray Cod and Silver Perch.
INGREDIENTS Barra Feed is manufactured from a selection of the following ingredients:
Cooked cereals, fishmeal, soybean meal, canola meal, meat and bone meal, blood meal, wheat, triticale, sorghum, rice, barley, oats, peas, lupins, beans and by-products derived from the above. Lysine, methionine, threonine, tryptophan, antioxidant, limestone, dicalcium phosphate and salt.
Vitamins and trace minerals as follows:
Vitamins: A, D3, E, K, thiamine(B1), riboflavin (B2), pyridoxine (B6), B12, C, niacin, pantothenic acid, folic acid, biotin, inositol, choline chloride.
Minerals: calcium, phosphorus, cobalt, copper, iron, iodine, manganese, selenium, zinc.
This feed has been manufactured specifically for animals as described, do not feed to any other species of animal.
This product contains restricted animal material – DO NOT FEED TO CATTLE, SHEEP, GOATS, DEER OR OTHER RUMINANTS. |