Detailed Explanation of Key Points for Scientific Artificial Scallop Farming Techniques
The scallop is a shellfish with two shells that close against each other. Scallops have consistently ranked very high among seafood and aquatic products over the years, with extremely high edible value and popularity, and scallops can be seen everywhere in restaurants along the coast. The nutritional value of scallops is also very high. Today, artificial scallop farming techniques have made great breakthroughs, and artificial farming is becoming more and more widespread. So here, the editor will introduce scallop artificial farming techniques to everyone!
I. Select good parent scallops for artificial seedling breeding
No matter what you farm, the first step is always seedling breeding. The rules for scallop seedling breeding are: the shell height must be greater than 5 cm, and the shell thickness must be greater than 2 cm. Eliminate scallops with many attachments on their shells, and screen out and eliminate dead and spoiled scallops. The remaining superior scallops are used as scallop seedlings for breeding.
II. Carry out temporary rearing and selection in advance
At the beginning, when selecting parent scallops, that is, when doing the first step, the selected parent scallops must first be temporarily reared for a short period. This is done to wash, brush and disinfect the parent scallops, making them cleaner and healthier. Then carry out another round of screening, and after screening, carry out selection again. Eliminate any necrotic scallops and other problematic scallops found during this step, ensuring that all the scallops that finally enter the farming cages are healthy, disease-free, and free of any problems, improving the survival rate and quality of commercial scallops.
III. Disinfect the water used for seedling breeding
Because scallops are aquatic organisms, we must ensure that the water quality is clean and hygienic for their farming. Before farming, the water used for farming scallops must first be disinfected to ensure that the water source is free from invasion by pathogens and other substances, reducing the disease rate of scallops in the later stages of farming. Generally, the method for treating water during the seedling stage is to first filter the water used for seedling breeding. After preliminary filtration treatment, use ultraviolet light or ozone to disinfect it. Although ozone has a very strong sterilizing effect, it cannot kill some pathogens, so we can purchase some sterilizing and disinfecting drugs on the market for deep disinfection treatment.
IV. Use good feed
Once the farming environment is settled, the next step is feed handling. There are many choices of feed for farming scallops. In addition to special scallop feed, we can also make some feed ourselves in daily life, such as combining it with some other nutritional components. Low-quality feed and feed carrying viruses and pathogens must be removed, and expired and deteriorated feed must be filtered out, to avoid mass mortality after feeding.
V. Monitor water quality and control water temperature
Temperature is an important environmental variable in scallop growth. There are many factors that affect water temperature. In addition to natural seasonal effects on temperature, anything that can be adjusted manually should be adjusted manually as much as possible. In addition, regular monitoring of water quality is necessary to ensure that the water quality is hygienic and clean, and the water should be changed regularly.
VI. Strictly disinfect scallop attachment substrates
Scallop attachment substrates must be disinfected regularly in a timely manner. If a large amount of waste material and bacteria attach to the attachment substrate, accumulation will cause scallops to become diseased. Therefore, we must regularly disinfect the scallop attachment substrates, and also strictly control water quality.
VII. Strengthen daily management and inspection work
Managers of scallop farms must manage the scallops diligently every day and conduct regular sampling inspections to ensure that every scallop grows healthily, eliminate some hidden dangers and hidden diseases, and handle problems promptly when found. Because scallops are farmed in large patches, an abnormality in one place will affect other scallops, especially infectious diseases.
The above are scientific artificial scallop farming techniques. Have you learned them? Those who live by the sea or have farming sites can try investing in farming. Scallop farming is also a relatively profitable project, with market demand every year, and sales are very good. To learn more related information, please continue to follow Qinnong Web!