ISSN:
1365-2109
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Abstract. Three weaning diets, with identical nutrient composition but different water content (0%, 30% and 50%), were fed to two size groups of juvenile Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua L., averaging 108 and 16mg respectively. Survival was above 90% after 3 weeks among the large cod and about 40% among the small cod, and was not affected by dietary water content. Specific growth rates (about 8% per day), however, increased with increasing dietary water content among the large size group, but no significant differences could be demonstrated among the small fish. Ingestion rates, estimated by feeding 14C labelled diets, were low among the smaller size group and this probably was the main reason for their low survival. The large size group on the other hand easily accepted the weaning diets.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2109.1994.tb01353.x
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