Definition
Feeds - refers to foods utilized in the pond/hatchery. It maybe in the form of natural food (lab-lab, lumut), supplemental feeds (trash fish, rice bran, bread crumbs), commercial formulated pellets produced by Vitarich Corporation, B-Meg, Robina, Purefoods, etc. In hatcheries, feeds given are the following: planktons (phytoplanktons and zooplanktons), Artemia, and formulated commercial feeds.
Commercial feed - any of a number of commercial feed brands, usually in pelletized form, formulated according to the nutrient requirement of the species being reared. Artificially formulated diet produced by feed manufacturers to supplement the nutritional requirement of cultured species.