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1. Availability and utilisation of free lysine in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). 2. Comparison of L-lysine . HCl and L-lysine sulphate

Author:
Rodehutscord, M.; Borchert, F.; Gregus, Z.; Pfeffer, E.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 v.187 no.1/2 pp. 177-183
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Oncorhynchus mykiss; lysine; free amino acids; bioavailability; hydrochloric acid; sulfates; feed intake; body composition; excretion; feed supplements; liveweight gain; body weight; feed conversion; feces composition

2. Bovine growth hormone treatment of channel catfish: strain and temperature effects on growth, plasma IGF-I levels, feed intake and efficiency and body composition

Author:
Silverstein, J.T.; Wolters, W.R.; Shimizu, M.; Dickhoff, W.W.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 no.1/2 pp. 77-88
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
feed conversion; strain differences; water temperature; feed intake; Ictalurus punctatus; blood plasma; body fat
Abstract:
... Channel catfish from two strains, USDA-103 and Norris, were reared in circular 800-l tanks and injected once weekly with 2.5 microgram recombinant bovine growth hormone (rbGH) per gram body weight, or the saline vehicle. In addition to the rbGH, and strain treatments, half the tanks were supplied with well water of 26.0 degrees C and the other half received water of 21.7 degrees C. Growth rate, pl ...

3. Compensatory growth in hybrid tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus x O. niloticus, reared in seawater

Author:
Wang, Y.; Cui, Y.; Yang, Y.; Cai, F.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 no.1/2 pp. 101-108
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Oreochromis niloticus; Oreochromis mossambicus; seawater; hybrids; compensatory growth; satiety; body weight; feed intake; liveweight gain; repletion; digestibility; feeds; feed conversion
Abstract:
... Hybrid tilapia weighing 4.34 +/- 0.03 g (mean +/- SE) were reared in seawater at 23.8 to 27.0 degrees C for 8 weeks. The control group was fed to satiation twice a day throughout the experiment. The other three groups were deprived of feed for 1, 2, and 4 weeks, respectively, and then fed to satiation during the refeeding period. At the end of the experiment, fish deprived for 1 week had similar b ...

4. Dietary lipid level but not L-carnitine affects growth perfomance of hybrid striped bass (Morone chrysops females x M. saxatilis male)

Author:
Gaylord, T.G.; Gatlin, D.M. III.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 v.190 no.3/4 pp. 237-246
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
hybrids; carnitine; dietary fat; liver; feed conversion; muscles; Morone saxatilis; body composition; dextrins; feed supplements

5. Dietary manipulations affecting growth and nitrogenous waste production of red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus. II. Effects of energy level and nutrient density at various feeding rates

Author:
McGoogan, B.B.; Gatlin, D.M.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 v.182 no.3/4 pp. 271-285
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Sciaenops ocellatus; nutrient intake; energy intake; fish feeding; nitrogen; ammonia; liveweight gain; body composition; digestible energy; digestible protein; feed conversion; blood glucose; metabolism; enzyme activity; feces

6. Dietary protein requirement of juvenile American eel (Anguilla rostrata) fed practical diets

Author:
Tibbetts, S.M.; Lall, S.P.; Anderson, D.M.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 v.186 no.1/2 pp. 145-155
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
protein requirement; dietary protein; fish meal; crude protein; liveweight gain; feed conversion; nutrient availability; digestibility; nutrient retention; digestible protein; energy content; carcass composition; feed intake; fish feeding

7. Differing nutritional responses to dietary soybean meal in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Author:
Refstie, S.; Korsoen, O.J.; Storebakken, T.; Baeverfjord, G.; Lein, I.; Roem, A.J.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 no.1/2 pp. 49-63
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Salmo salar; interspecific variation; dietary fat; soybean meal; nitrogen; digestible energy; feed conversion; Oncorhynchus mykiss; fish meal; liveweight gain; digestibility; fish feeding
Abstract:
... This study was carried out to compare the responses of rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon to being fed defatted soybean meal. Two extruded experimental diets containing either low-temperature (LT)-fish meal as the sole protein ingredient or 32% fish meal and 30% soybean meal, were each fed to triplicate groups of 0.1 kg trout or 0.2 kg salmon maintained in 7 degrees C freshwater. The experiment las ...

8. Effect of growth rate on quality traits and feed utilisation of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)

Author:
Rasmussen, R.S.; Ostenfeld, T.H.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 no.3/4 pp. 327-337
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Salvelinus fontinalis; feed conversion; dressing percentage; Oncorhynchus mykiss; lipids; water content; feed intake; protein content; fish feeding
Abstract:
... Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) of initial average weight 150 g and brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) initially weighing 124 g on average, were reared at different growth rates by feeding either a high (H, close to satiation) or low (L, half of H) ration of a commercial diet. Fish were reared for 6 to 15 weeks in order to reach same size class. Fast growth increased whole body lipid and dry ...

9. Effect of stocking density on water quality, survival, and growth of larvae of the matrinxa, Brycon cephalus (Characidae), in ponds

Author:
Gomes, L.C.; Baldisserotto, B.; Senhorini, J.A.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 v.183 no.1/2 pp. 73-81
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Characiformes; larvae; fish ponds; stocking rate; water quality; mortality; length; body weight; feed conversion; yields; biomass production

10. Effects of ammonia on juvenile silver perch (Bidyanus bidyanus)

Author:
Frances, J.; Nowak, B.F.; Allan, G.L.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 v.183 no.1/2 pp. 95-103
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
ammonia; water quality; fish ponds; fish culture; quantitative analysis; mortality; toxicity; histopathology; salinity; pH; nitrites; feed conversion; feed intake; application rate; dissolved oxygen; ammonium nitrate; freshwater fish

11. Effects of dietary carnitine on growth rates and body composition of hybrid striped bass (Morone saxatilis male x M. chrysops female)

Author:
Twibell, R.G.; Brown, P.B.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 v.187 no.1/2 pp. 153-161
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Morone saxatilis; hybrids; carnitine; body composition; fish feeding; dosage; feed intake; body weight; liveweight gain; feed conversion; liver; lipids; chemical composition; carcass composition; muscles; blood chemistry; esters; Morone chrysops

12. Effects of feeding frequency and dietary moisture content on growth, body composition and gastric evacuation of juvenile Korean rockfish (Sebastes schlegeli)

Author:
Lee, S.M.; Hwang, U.G.; Cho, S.H.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 no.3/4 pp. 399-409
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
liver; feed conversion; feeding frequency; muscles; Sebastes; pelleted feeds; body composition; liveweight gain; lipids; water content; feed intake; protein content; fish feeding; gastric emptying
Abstract:
... A 7-week feeding experiment was conducted to determine the optimum feeding frequency for growth, body composition and gastric evacuation of the juvenile Korean rockfish. Three replicate groups of the fish (average weight of 5.7 g) were fed to visual satiety either dry pellets (DP) or moist pellets (MP), at different feeding frequencies (two meals a day, one meal a day or one meal every 2 days). At ...

13. Effects of grinding, steam conditioning and extrusion of a practical diet on digestibility and weight gain of silver perch, Bidyanus bidyanus

Author:
Booth, M.A.; Allan, G.L.; Warner-Smith, R.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 v.182 no.3/4 pp. 287-299
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
extrusion; milling; body weight; particle size; pelleted feeds; feed conversion; feed intake; palatability; freshwater fish

14. Effects of water temperature and dissolved oxygen on daily feed consumption, feed utilization and growth of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)

Author:
Buentello, J.A.; Gatlin, D.M.; Neill, W.H.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 v.182 no.3/4 pp. 339-352
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Ictalurus punctatus; feed intake; feed conversion; liveweight gain; water temperature; seasonal variation; photoperiod; fish feeding; dissolved oxygen

15. European sea bass growth and N and P loss under different feeding practices

Author:
Paspatis, M.; Boujard, T.; Maragoudaki, D.; Kentouri, M.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 no.1/2 pp. 77-88
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
nitrogen; phosphorus; nutrient content; fish feeding; feed conversion; feed rations; feeding frequency; mortality; liveweight gain; Dicentrarchus labrax
Abstract:
... This study was performed to assess growth rate, feed efficiency, and N and P loss of sea bass (initial body weight 3.5 g), held in 500-l tanks under ambient temperature and natural light, and fed according to the following methods: by automatic feeders that released feed continually in daylight according to feed manufacturers' recommendations (AF100%); half of the above continually in daylight (AF ...

16. Feather meals and meat and bone meals from different regions as protein sources in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) diets

Author:
Bureau, D.P.; Harris, A.M.; Bevan, D.J.; Simmons, L.A.; Azevedo, P.A.; Cho, C.Y.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 v.181 no.3/4 pp. 281-291
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Oncorhynchus mykiss; fish feeding; feeds; feather meal; meat and bone meal; protein sources; ingredients; nutritive value; corn gluten meal; blood meal; fish meal; digestibility; energy; nutrient availability; feed conversion; nitrogen; nutrient uptake

17. Fish meal replacement by plant meals in extruded feeds for Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L

Author:
Carter, C.G.; Hauler, R.C.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 v.185 no.3/4 pp. 299-311
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Salmo salar; fish meal; extrusion; feeds; fish feeding; soybean meal; liveweight gain; feed intake; feed conversion; dietary protein

18. Growth and protein turnover in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.); the effect of dietary protein level and protein particle size

Author:
Sveier, H.; Raae, A.J.; Lied, E.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 v.185 no.1/2 pp. 101-120
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Salmo salar; dietary protein; fish feeding; particle size; protein sources; feed conversion; nitrogen; digestion; body weight; RNA; DNA; metabolism

19. Growth of juvenile southern rock lobsters, Jasus edwardsii, is influenced by diet and temperature, whilst survival is influenced by diet and tank environment

Author:
Crear, B.J.; Thomas, C.W.; Hart, P.R.; Carter, C.G.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 no.1/2 pp. 169-182
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Jasus; feeds; water temperature; mortality; tanks; mussels; feed conversion; dietary protein; molting
Abstract:
... The growth and survival of juvenile (2-15 g) southern rock lobsters (Jasus edwardsii) were examined under various culture regimes. In Experiment 1, lobsters held at ambient (13-18 degrees C) or 18 degrees C were fed either fresh mussels, a commercial prawn diet or a moist diet. Growth (specific growth rate (SGR) = 1.2-1.32% BW day-1), survival (98%) and food conversion ratios (FCR = 1.26-1.29) wer ...

20. Growth rate, body composition and feed digestibility / conversion of growth-enhanced transgenic Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Author:
Cook, J.T.; McNiven, M.A.; Richardson, G.F.; Sutterlin, A.M.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 v.188 no.1/2 pp. 15-32
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
energy content; somatotropin; feed conversion; body weight; transgenic animals; body composition; digestion; lipids; genes; feed intake; digestibility; protein content
DOI:
10.1016/S0044-8486(00)00331-8

21. Inclusion of an extruded dehulled pea seed meal in diets for juvenile European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

Author:
Gouveia, A.; Davies, S.J.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 v.182 no.1/2 pp. 183-193
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Dicentrarchus labrax; nitrogen metabolism; feeds; feed conversion; fish meal; extrusion; digestibility; fish feeding; carcass composition

22. Influence of dietary soy and phytase levels on performance and body composition of large rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and algal availability of phosphorus load

Author:
Vielma, J.; Makinen, T.; Ekholm, P.; Koskela, J.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 v.183 no.3/4 pp. 349-362
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
lysine; feeds; soy protein; soybean meal; dietary fat; nutrient availability; feed conversion; algae; Oncorhynchus mykiss; fish meal; liveweight gain; crude protein; methionine; feed intake; phosphorus; feed supplements; fish feeding; mortality

23. Interaction between dietary levels of iron and vitamin C on growth, hematology, immune response and resistance of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) to Edwardsiella ictaluri challenge

Author:
Lim, C.; Klesius, P.H.; Li, M.H.; Robinson, E.H.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 v.185 no.3/4 pp. 313-327
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
hematocrit; fish feeding; nutrient intake; Edwardsiella ictaluri; iron; macrophages; liveweight gain; disease resistance; antigens; erythrocyte count; feed conversion; nutrient deficiencies; Ictalurus punctatus; immune response; mortality; ascorbic acid; chemical composition; liver; nutrient-nutrient interactions; hemoglobin; dosage

24. Partial nutrient budgets for semi-intensive shrimp farms in Honduras

Author:
Teichert-Coddington, D.R.; Martinez, D.; Ramirez, E.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 no.1/2 pp. 139-154
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
shrimp culture; farms; stocking rate; aeration; ponds; wet season; dry season; feed conversion; yields; nitrogen; biochemical oxygen demand; estuaries; chlorophyll; water quality; alkalinity; feeds; phosphates; Honduras
Abstract:
... Shrimp farms in Latin America typically have relatively low stocking rates and are managed without aeration. Nutrient budgets for these farms have not been well established. Intake and discharge from 21 ponds on six shrimp farms located on estuaries or embayments of the Gulf of Fonseca in Honduras were characterized during rainy and dry seasons. Mean shrimp stocking rate, yield, and feed conversio ...

25. Reduced growth and feed consumption of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) fed fish meal made from stale fish is not due to increased content of biogenic amines

Author:
Opstvedt, J.; Mundheim, H.; Nygard, E.; Aase, H.; Pike, I.H.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 no.3/4 pp. 323-337
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Salmo salar; fish meal; feed intake; storage; duration; feeds; cadaverine; histamine; putrescine; tyramine; tyrosine; feed conversion; liver; intestines; histopathology; palatability; toxicity; processing technology
Abstract:
... Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) smolts were fed for 11 weeks a diet based on fish meal made from fresh herring (Diet 1) or a diet based on fish meal made from herring stored until stale (Diet 2) in addition to three diets made by adding to Diet 1 combinations of biogenic amines to a level comparable to that found in Diet 2: cadaverine, histamine, putrescine plus tyrosine (Diet 5) and cadaverine p ...

26. Replacement of fish meal in diets for Australian silver perch, Bidyanus bidyanus. III. Digestibility and growth using meat meal products

Author:
Stone, D.A.J.; Allan, G.L.; Parkinson, S.; Rowland, S.J.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 no.3/4 pp. 311-326
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
digestible protein; dietary protein; lamb meat; feeds; feed conversion; nutrient availability; digestible energy; freshwater fish; meat and bone meal; beef; ingredients; digestibility; sulfur amino acids; protein content; fish meal; fish feeding
Abstract:
... Apparent digestibility and availability coefficients for beef and bone meal, lamb and bone meal, a high protein meal from mixed species (mixed meat meal, reduced ash, no bones) and from Provine, a high protein meal based on selected ingredients, were determined for juvenile silver perch. Experimental diets comprised a reference diet plus meat meal products at either 15% or 30% inclusion. Silver pe ...

27. Replacement of fish meal in diets for Australian silver perch, Bidyanus bidyanus. V. Least-cost formulation of practical diets

Author:
Allan, G.L.; Rowland, S.J.; Mifsud, C.; Glendenning, D.; Stone, D.A.J.; Ford, A.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 no.3/4 pp. 327-340
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
stocking rate; feeds; body weight; feed conversion; costs and returns; freshwater fish; mortality; ingredients; digestibility; fish meal; fish feeding; fish ponds; plant proteins
Abstract:
... Silver perch fingerlings (80.7+/-1.2 g) were stocked at a density of 15,000 fish ha(-1) in earthen ponds (0.1 ha) and cultured for six months to a market size of >350 g fish(-1). Fish were fed a reference diet (SP35; 27% fish meal) or one of two test diets formulated using a least-cost linear feed formulation program and digestibility coefficients for a range of Australian agricultural products (m ...

28. Replacement of fish meal in practical diets for the Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei

Author:
Davis, D.A.; Arnold, C.R.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 v.185 no.3/4 pp. 291-298
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
poultry meal; feeds; body weight; feed conversion; fish meal; liveweight gain; extrusion; soybean meal; mortality

29. Size-related feeding and gastric evacuation measurements for the Southern brown shrimp Penaeus subtilis

Author:
Nunes, A.J.P.; Parsons, G.J.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 v.187 no.1/2 pp. 133-151
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Penaeus; feed conversion; body weight; appetite; feces; mortality; feed intake; shrimp culture; gastric emptying

30. Use of hempseed meal, poultry by-product meal, and canola meal in practical diets without fish meal for sunshine bass (Morone chrysops x M. saxatilis)

Author:
Webster, C.D.; Thompson, K.R.; Morgan, A.M.; Grisby, E.J.; Gannam, A.L.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 no.3/4 pp. 299-309
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
energy intake; feeds; lipids; fish feeding; hybrids; poultry meal; liveweight gain; interspecific hybridization; weight; feed conversion; body weight; Morone saxatilis; water content; feed intake; rapeseed meal; fish meal; mortality; liver; body composition; oilseed cakes; protein content; carcass composition
Abstract:
... In an effort to reduce fish meal (FM) use in diets for sunshine bass, a feeding trial was conducted. Four practical floating diets were formulated to contain 40% protein, similar energy levels, and without FM. A fifth diet was formulated to contain 30% FM and served as the control diet. Ten fish were stocked into each of 20 110-l aquaria and were fed twice daily (0730 and 1600 h) amounts of diet s ...

31. The dietary arginine requirement of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) is influenced by endogenous synthesis of arginine from glutamic acid

Author:
Buentello, J.A.; Gatlin, D.M. III.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 no.3/4 pp. 311-321
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
feeds; aspartic acid; blood chemistry; feed conversion; arginine; liveweight gain; crude protein; casein; nutrient requirements; Ictalurus punctatus; glycine (amino acid); amino nitrogen; amino acid metabolism; mortality; glutamic acid
Abstract:
... Previous studies with young mammals have established that arginine synthesis from glutamate-derived citrulline can be a major endogenous source of arginine. Therefore, an experiment was conducted to re-assess the dietary arginine requirement of juvenile channel catfish and to determine the metabolic effects of including glutamate or glycine to maintain isonitrogenous levels among diets. Two sets o ...

32. The effect of dietary feeding stimulants on growth performance of striped bass, Morone saxatilis, fed-a-plant feedstuff-based diet

Author:
Papatryphon, E.; Soares, J.H. Jr.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 v.185 no.3/4 pp. 329-338
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Morone saxatilis; fish feeding; feeds; dosage; feed intake; duration; liveweight gain; feed conversion; palatability

33. The effect of temperature on survival, growth, feeding and metabolic activity of the southern rock lobster, Jasus edwardsii

Author:
Thomas, C.W.; Crear, B.J.; Hart, P.R.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 v.185 no.1/2 pp. 73-84
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
mathematical models; metabolism; Jasus; feed conversion; oxygen consumption; water temperature; feed intake; biological development; ammonium nitrogen; mortality; excretion

34. The influence of nocturnal vs. diurnal feeding under winter conditions on growth and feed conversion of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax, L.)

Author:
Azzaydi, M.; Martinez, F.J.; Zamora, S.; Sanchez-Vazquez, F.J.; Madrid, J.A.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 v.182 no.3/4 pp. 329-338
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
fish feeding; feeding frequency; diurnal variation; winter; feed conversion; automated feeders; Dicentrarchus labrax

35. The influence of replacing fish meal partially in the diet with soybean meal on growth and body composition of juvenile tin foil barb (Barbodes altus)

Author:
Elangovan, A.; Shim, K.F.
Source:
Aquaculture 2000 no.1/2 pp. 133-144
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
feeds; soybean meal; feed conversion; body weight; aquarium fish; liveweight gain; crude protein; fish meal; body fat
Abstract:
... Juvenile Barbodes altus (0.90 +/- 0.02 g body weight) were fed 42% crude protein diets in which dietary protein was supplied by brown fish meal (FM) (60% crude protein) or an isonitrogenous mixture of soybean (defatted, with hulls, 44% crude protein) and FM. Diet 1 was a control diet containing 73% FM (100% fish meal protein (FP)) as a protein source and without any soybean meal (SP). Diets 2-4 co ...