Interdependent Modeling: Aquaculture and Cuniculture

by Adam Kowaleski

Submitted : Spring 2014

Abstract: The body of work surrounding the use of rabbit excreta to fertilize tilapia ponds strongly suggests a higher yield of fish when compared to traditional farming methods. Interdependent models can be used by agricultural engineers to plan and refine integrated farming systems. By adapting the Lotka-Volterra equations this project seeks to model the production and harvest of rabbits and tilapia (a commonly farmed meat fish) wherein the tilapia are dependent on rabbit excreta for subsistence and reciprocally rabbits are fed from the proceeds of tilapia sold.

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