Effect of body size on growth and food conversion of juvenile striped bass reared at 16–28 °C in freshwater and seawater

• Published in: Aquaculture Vol. 234; no. 1-4; pp. 589 - 600
• Main Authors: Duston, J, Astatkie, T, MacIsaac, P.F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 03.05.2004; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: ANCOVA; Animal aquaculture; Animal productions; Biological and medical sciences; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Pisciculture; Repeated measures; Salinity; Somatic growth; Temperature preference; Vertebrate aquaculture; ANCOVA; Repeated measures; Somatic growth; Temperature preference; Salinity; Temperature; Growth; Environmental factor; Freshwater environment; Marine environment; Body size; Food; Aquaculture; Seawater

We conducted two experiments on Shubenacadie River stock of Morone saxatilis fed trout pellets. Experiment 1 compared juveniles of ca. 40 and 550 g initial body weight in hard freshwater (FW) for 73 days at either 20, 24 or 28 °C. Experiment 2 lasting 115 days compared 40, 300 and 800 g fish in eith...