Effect of time-restricted feeding and refeeding regimes on compensatory growth, body composition, and feed utilization in prawn<i>(Macrobrachium rosenbergii)</i>culture system

A 14-week feeding experiment was conducted to determine the effect of a time-restricted feeding and refeeding regime on compensatory growth, body composition, and feed utilization in improved traditional prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) culture systems. Three groups of prawn were used in which the control group (C) received feed regularly at ad libitum and the other two groups, Treatment 1 (T1) and Treatment 2 (T2), consumed feed 4 and 5 days per week respectively throughout the first 9 weeks. After feeding restriction, satiation of feed was given in the last 5 weeks. At the end of the experiment, the final weight of prawn in C, T1, and T2 were found to be 17.23 ± 6.56g, 16.04 ± 6.18g, and 15.64 ± 6.34…