%0 Journal Article %T Probiotic in feeding of juvenile matrinx£¿ (Brycon amazonicus): economic viability %A Dias %A Danielle de Carla %A Furlaneto %A Fernanda de Paiva Badiz %A Ayroza %A Luiz Marques da Silva %A Tachibana %A Leonardo %A Romagosa %A Elizabeth %A Ranzani-Paiva %A Maria Jos¨¦ Tavares %J Acta Scientiarum. Animal Sciences %D 2012 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %R 10.4025/actascianimsci.v34i3.13257 %X this study aimed to analyze the economic feasibility of supplement probiotics bacillus subtilis to "matrinx£¿" brycon amazonicus, raised in cages. the experiment was conducted at the polo regional vale do ribeira, in pariquera-a£¿u municipality, s£¿o paulo state, brazil, from february to july 2009. a total of 960 juvenile matrinx£¿ were stocked in twelve 2.7 m3-net cages (1.5 x 1.5 x 1.2 m), in ponds with a total area of 600 m2 and an average depth of 1.50 m. the tests were conducted with a control treatment (t1) and two probiotic doses (t2 = 5 g and t3 = 10 g kg-1 of diet) with four replicates. results showed that t2 produced better economic performance for matrinx£¿ at the juvenile stage in intensive rearing system. %K fish farming %K growth promoter %K production cost %K economic indicator. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1807-86722012000300004&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en