Effect of feeding regime and fish size on weight gain, feed intake and gastric evacuation in juvenile Australian snapper Pagrus auratus

• Published in: Aquaculture Vol. 282; no. 1; pp. 104 - 110
• Main Authors: Booth, M.A., Tucker, B.J., Allan, G.L., Fielder, D. Stewart
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 30.09.2008; Amsterdam: Elsevier Science; Elsevier Science; Elsevier Sequoia S.A
• Subjects: Agnatha. Pisces; Animal aquaculture; animal growth; Animal productions; Aquaculture; Biological and medical sciences; Diet; Evacuation time; feed conversion; feed intake; Feeding frequency; feeding methods; Feeding time; fish culture; fish feeding; Fish hatcheries; Fish husbandry; Fish production; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Hatchery practices; Pagrus; Pagrus auratus; snapper; Studies; Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution; weight gain; Australia; Oceania; Feeding time; Evacuation time; Feeding frequency; Fish husbandry; Hatchery practices; Hatchery; Weight gain; Young animal; Feeding; Marine environment; Vertebrata; Food intake; Evacuation; Pisces; Rearing; Aquaculture

We investigated the interactive effects of nine feeding regimes (1 feeding early, 1 feeding late, 2 feedings early, 2 feedings late, 4 feedings, 4 feedings early, 4 feedings late, 6 feedings or 8 feedings per day; hereafter IFE, 1FL, 2FE, 2FL, 4F, 4FE, 4FL, 6F or 8F, respectively) and two fish sizes...